FriYay!?

2015-2018 straight, I would peep out of room 427 on Friday nights to the long balcony of Lakshmi Pg The balcony would overlook the ORR, connecting Marathalli to Airport to Hyderabad. There was a long green banner too that said Hyderabad, Pune and Airport with directions and Kms and back then, all I wanted was to be at either of those 3 places (the reasons changed over the 4 years).
Right before this peeping out would have either been a Ladies night that was attended or long Bacardi and footpath thela’s kebab session, depending on the positioning of month end with Friday. Black smoke was recently introduced; Imran would have given me a session of how I am not smoking it right. Nivs would have judged him, then me and still loved us nonetheless. Prajakta would have laughed, Smita would have participated in the banter and soon, all would either sleep or get back to laptops over that 2X6 iron beds which had fairy lights for as backdrop.
The ORR would shine so bright with hundreds of cabs and long running sleeper buses one after the other, one after the other, endless, tireless. 4am. Prayers. Drunk prayers. Tired. So tired.

2024, Another Friday.
No rush to buy the drinks.
Making Fun Friday forms for office colleagues like a moron.
Took a long walk to buy medicines.
MBA exams in a week.
Period cramps’ sudden entry in life.
Tired. Still so tired.