Struggle for Existence

ROHAN

ROHANALARM Sounds… (clirrrrr clirrr)

‘Shut that bloody s**t, Diwa off that noisy metal stuff.’

‘Wake up you Asshole, chatting up to 12 and barking in the morning like a dog.’ Diwaker shouts at Punithan.

‘Morning as usual classes at 8, it is so bored Rohan can we bunk?’

‘No Puni, only today and tomorrow we are going to stay here, tomorrow after exam we will go back to our homes and only 2 hours classes for today so it’s better we can attend.’

‘Arrey 2 hours dude, I am not going to come, that to it is early morning 7:30’ Puni sleeps again in the bed.

‘Puni if you don’t get up now, I am going to get you showered in your bed.’ Sham shouted at him coming back from jogging.

‘Sham even you’re doing like this, please buddy let me sleep or else I will die with a brain tumour.’ he mumbled covering the bedsheet again.

‘What??’ everyone shouted with confusion.

‘If u disturb a person in deep sleep his brain will stop working and he will get a brain tumour.’ Everyone started to laugh and together pulled his bedsheet.

‘Okay okay leave me I will get up.’ Goes to the bathroom, with his lazy ass.

(WHILE GOING TO CLASS)

‘So guys have you prepared for the exam?’ I asked pulling my watch from my jacket.

‘Somewhat bro.’ Kannan replied looking at the watch.

‘No bro only eagerly waiting to go home and eat mom’s handmade food, this f*****g hostel food has ruined my mouth.’ Puni blabbers.

(EVERYONE LAUGHS)

‘What about you Diwa?’ I asked Diwa, he looked a little stressed.

‘Yes, somewhat.’ His tone was very low and unconfident.

‘Don’t worry, we have only the Biology exam left, we can make it easier, just be confident’ I tried to console him.

‘Hmm ok’ Looking a little confident.

‘Then Chandan, what are your plans for these holidays?’

‘Nothing bro just going to stay at home and going to see all the missed movies and web series.’

‘Wow, that’s cool.' 'Then pavan?’

‘No Rohan, I don’t have any plans, whatever you say we can go with it.’

‘Well, actually, I don’t have plans, my dad planned to take us for a trip, but I was not interested so I said I am not coming, You know right, about my condition!’ I said a little worried.

‘Okay, then we both can go together somewhere?’

‘I will try, my mind was not good so I didn’t like to go anywhere, anyhow let’s see.’ I said looking at the notice board, near our class.

(ENTERED CLASS)

‘Hello hello without us where will you guys go?’ Kannan rushed in between pavan and me.

‘Haa yes, wherever you go even we will come with you!’ Chandan words rock hard.

‘Okay okay guys if I am coming, I will inform you before 2 days.’

Everyone shouted and patted my back.

‘Hmm ok then today let’s read for some time after lunch anyhow we don’t have class, we can go to play cricket, our friends were planning this yesterday.

Everyone shouted happily “yes” “yes”. After entering the class, no i***t allowed me to read and even they didn’t read, everyone played and made fun of our junior lecturer and passed the time, then after 2 periods, we ended up without reading. The class was finished at 11:30, we all went to have lunch, thereafter finishing went back to our rooms and changed our clothes. Later after 10 minutes, everyone gathered on the ground…

LEGENDARY CRICKET:

Everyone gathered at the ground, my team was my best friends and the opponent team was our seniors the strongest team ever, the team has 3 state players, and a district player, we never won a match against them, because of the team and the team captain Dhruva Gowda (FORMER ANDHRA PRADESH STATE TEAM CAPTAIN), A handsome looking, a professional athlete and for god sake, he is my best friend. Then after team selection was over, captains came together for the toss.

The umpire was our NEET long-term batch super senior Sekar Sriwatsava. He tossed the coin and Dhruva asked me to call the toss, as his wish I asked the toss ‘Heads’. And it was head, in the history of our batch, this is the 1st time we won the toss.

‘Thanks, Bro, because of you I won the toss and even without your concern, I will win the match.’ I mocked him.

‘I am hearing this dialogue for the past 8 months, but never saw the words you made!’ he mocked me and my team.

‘Fine then, let’s see and don’t forget who I am! In the past matches, you guys never made me get out, did you forget?’

‘This time that will not repeat brother, we have a new bowler from my state, we will shake your ass!’ his words were so confident.

‘Let’s see man, I am gonna f**k you all!’ I laughed and mocked him.

‘Let’s see!’ he gave a cunning smile.

As I won the toss we both shook our hands in respect to each other and I selected to bowl 1st and decided to chase the target, but Dhruva’s smile at my decision didn’t comfort me, it was like ‘anyhow we are going to win the match, who cares if these skunks win the toss or not!’ his smile was arrogant, but anyway I didn’t care it, soon after both the batsmen arrived at the ground my friends rounded up and discussed few things before starting the match, as usual captains stuff to the team I did the same, then I gave the ball to Kannan to bowl the first over. The field has been set to the batsman, he was looking so confident like hitting the 1st ball to the six, he showed off himself and he flexed the bat to the boundary line, but his confidence went in vain, because though he is a state player he has to say goodbye because an i***t with a plan can beat a genius without a plan. Kannan was the only opening bowler since we played cricket in our hostel and Sanjay is the only opening batsman on the opponent side, both have their tricks but this time Sanjay’s plans were wasted he said goodbye so early. My team rocked this time we took 9 wickets it was a great record for our batch, but the only wicket we couldn’t make out was Mr CAPTAIN Dhruva he alone scored 73 runs in just 31 balls including 5 sixes and 3 fours, now the team score is 168 off 15 overs. It was hard because of the team score but it was happy that we took our seniors nerves out, after 1st inning was over we took some 5 minutes break, and in that 5 minutes we made many master plans, we decided that whatever happens we should win, this time for a change I’ve sent our team hard-hitter ‘Pavan’ for opening the team. Pavan and Sasi entered the ground with massive sounds and encouragement from my team, by looking at the new opener Dhruva changed the fieldset and tried to confuse our batsmen but they were not scared of them, the positive side of any hitter is that for him there is no directions or any systematic batting stuff, they only know how to hit the ball to the boundary, the match started.

The 1st ball was faced by Sasi and he played that over very carefully, he managed to score 6 runs in the 1st over and in the next over Pavan came to the strike and everyone started to shout “ we want sixer”, but for a change, Pavan just defended the 1st ball and smiled at our teammates, and the very next ball it went to the boundary line like a tracer bullet, and the 1st four of the match comes up, Pavan continued his power hitting, bowlers were fed up by his hard hit, he blasted the bowler like hell, and scored 22 runs in 2nd over and made the team so happy, Dhruva was disappointed by Pavan’s hard-hit, that he came from out of syllabus, and after 8 overs both managed to make a big score. At 9th over 3rd ball we lost Pavan’s wicket he scored 42 off 30 balls one of his best innings and our team lion Kannan went to bat and without a second thought, he hit continuously 3 sixes in a row that too in a state player’s bowling, he hit him so hard that he made him forget he is a state player, everyone encouraged him for his mind-blowing hit, after the over he went to the non-strike, my team cheered so loudly that even made the neighbours watch our match in the ground and at 11th over last ball, Sasi got out for 43, batsmen were just nailing the match, Kannan stayed for long with Sasi and made a well deserved 50 with just 33 balls, and this time to kill the ball myself I’ve entered the ground when the team needed 33 runs in 4 overs, the stress reached the peak, my team, everyone started to shout my name, literally, it was a goosebumps scene. After my arrival there was a field change, I noticed it. Then the strongest bowler comes to bowl, MR. ANANDH SHAURYA Karnataka’s state main wicket-taker, in many situations he made his team win with his tricks, even once when he played with the Australia club single-handedly he took 5 wickets in that match, that minute I remembered Dhruva mentioned this guy as the new bowler during the toss, I never played with him before, I just heard who the hell is he! though he is a champion I forgot who he is, I focused on my game, the 1st ball came like a sniper bullet that I couldn’t even touch. The opponent players cheered the bowler, but my team was so quiet. Then I prepared myself to face the next ball, the 2nd ball was so slow that it came directly to the stump I just defended it, this ball was so difficult than the last one, my friends were disappointed, now I warmed up and flexed my bat to the boundary line, the very next ball I came down the track and hit the ball so hard that it went out of the ground, it was my 1st six and longest six in the innings, the captain opened his mouth so wide, I smiled at him the way he smiled at me during the toss, and my friends shouted like hell and especially Puni he threw everything he got in his hand and encouraged me like heaven, it disturbed the opponents very much and we just nailed them. In the last, over we need 8 runs, everyone started to bite their nails, the opponent team lost their hopes on winning, but Dhruva didn’t seem like he lost the hope, he was continuously supporting his team, the 1st ball I faced it with a defence and the very next ball I’ve hit it for the boundary it was a six, the moment the ball reached the boundary everyone started to dance, and celebrated the win in advance, we need 2 runs of 4 balls and the next ball I just flicked it in the gap between 2 players and scored 2 runs. We won the match with 3 balls left, and everyone rushed to me with joy and happiness, they started to tease our seniors, our seniors, they were not happy with the loss, especially Dhruva he was sad and frustrated, so my boys everyone together went to them and asked us to join the treat, some didn’t agree but Dhruva and his best friends Sanjay, Rathode and Sekar joined us, while walking to the Canteen, Dhruva came closer to me and whispered,

‘I know that you would win, your team played so nice today especially Pavan, and Kannan was sparkling, and I don’t want to comment about you bollock, many know who you’re, but whatever I have to say this, you nailed it, dude’.

‘Whatever, you won't stop calling me like that, aren’t you?’

‘How can I stop!’ he mocked me.

‘Fine, get lost, you bastard!’ I laughed at him, in return even he laughed.

It was so nice to see Dhruva like this, he was so nice that day after the match after everything was over, it was night 7, I was tired so I just informed my friends and went back to my room without eating and just laid on my bed, though the day was so nice, my heart was still aching, that fake smiles and fake reactions reminded me an incident, gently I just closed my eyes, there was a beautiful girl, like an angel who directly came to my head from heaven, she wore a white churidar and a white dupatta, her smile was like night time blooming flower, her eyes were like even the moon and stars don’t get compared to her, her earing was like a shining pearl which added more shine to the shining beautiful angel, every time she smiles her dimples was highlighting her face, suddenly the killing smile was stopped and a drop of tear came from her eye…