I knew that the farewell would begin with handing over the mementos and greeting cards to the departing batch. That would mean the announcement of the names and then a special appearance of few seconds on the stage. But I didn't want it. I didn't want to get myself noticed to her. I had an urge to leave the farewell bash and go back home but then I decided against it. My subconscious mind asked me to stay there. The reason behind it though was not clear. Certainly the things won't be getting a turn of 180 degrees here within a span of 150 minutes.
"Vidhan Kapoor" the anchor called out. I could here her voice quite clearly even in the toilet. I stood there for a couple of minutes more as my name was announced again. I came out of the toilet only after the distribution of mementos had ended. Having the penultimate roll no. of the class has its advantages. Walking into the toilet outside the hall few minutes before the announcement of the name was a good way to escape from that special appearance on the stage.
Next one hour was spent in a no. of weird but amusing competitions. A group of juniors was roaming among the seniors and jotting down the names of the interested persons. A guy came in the last rows too but I showed no interest in giving my name for any competition. The guys were rolling in their chairs watching their peers engaging themselves in weird activities. For me though, it was a strict time pass. I wanted it to end soon.
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