1.01 Looser’s Day Out - Beats

Part 1.01 of a multipart fiction about college life.

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Note: The spelling and grammar mistakes are intentional.
Extra Note: Any kind of mistake is intentional.

I entered BITS with a high head, after all I had got admission to the bestest college in the country.

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At the reception.

At the reception counter the official asked us to line up. He demanded everyone to take out some document. I fumbled in my folder. Luck was on my side. I got the paper out first. Partly to jump the queue and partly to impress the beautiful girl in front, I held the paper high above my head. The official looked impressed. He took my paper. As he read it the smile on his face changed to a frown. He pointed at the board above, ‘Can’t you read? Yours is the next counter!’

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At the orientation.

I was gaping with awe at the grand Auditorium. The girl in front of me turned back to talk to someone, he was not there. She saw me and said, ‘You don’t wear braces. Why is your jaw hanging?’

The VC was explaining about the flexibilities. I was sitting at the back. He said, ‘You all have got this timetable booklet. Didn’t you?’ I instinctively raised my timetable and shouted, ‘Yes, Sir!’ Everyone around me turned to look at me as if I had done something funny. Luckily, the VC hadn’t heard me, he was too far. I sunk lower in my chair.

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At the mess.

There was a long queue. I so much hate queues!!! :( As I approached the food the queue turned into a crowd. To escape out I held my tray higher, was a bad idea though. My sambhar fell on the guy in front. I was lucky it didn’t fall on me. But, not much he was a senior.

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Three brilliant strokes of luck in a day. I had never been luckier. Still I messed up. I wished I didn’t get lucky anymore.