Welcome Rascals
By: Changa Hettiarachchi
Tags: Friends, Sad, Love, Best Friends Day, Friendship

It was 30 minutes before the university interview. Clara was nervous about her university entrance because that was a military university and she never had a military background in her life time. She was almost uncomfortable for another reason. Clara was wearing a saree at that time and she felt awkward that dress. The military staff came to the hall where Clara and her family were and took all the interviewers there. Clara said bye her family and went with the strangers.

This is her first interview in her life and she is here because she was selected as an undergraduate of software engineering after passed the university exams and today is that interview. Now the military officer align the interviewers according to the given number. Clara’s number was number 3 and a thin, tan color girl was sat before her. She was looking at her file and when Clara looked at her, she said hi to her. That moment Clara felt really relax because she was tension to face for the interview.

“Hi, I’m Sarah and nice to meet you” Sarah was friendly girl with a straight hair. That’s how Clara met her ever lasting friend Sarah. “Yup…I am little bit nervous to face for this but I am happy, you are going before me for the interview” Clara said that with a smile in her face. Then Clara and Sarah had chat with them. Both of them faced the interview well and they have shared their number. They left from that place with a hope to meet soon.

Then It was January, Clara is packing her good to stay at a boarding place and her first experience living without her parents. “ Clara, be friendly with your friends always, You want to listen to them and you can’t be as you were at the home and make sure don’t stay inside the bathroom for a long time. If you were like that you may have to face lots of troubles ok” Clara’s dad was giving her advices because he really loves her little girl and he is the only one knows about how mischievous girl she is. “Ok daddy, I know how to live with other…mom please tell father to stop this nonstop chatting” Clara said to her mother. “what is your dad is telling right. We want to teach you how to be at a boarding place. Otherwise blame will come to us. You can’t spread your power at there either you are the youngest” her mother replied to her. Clara and her sister made an insulting laugh at her mother to stop her advising speech. Clara only has a sister and she means her lot. Both loves each other and her sister is really sad and upset of saying good bye to her little sister. Then Clara had her first night at the boarding place without her family and she felt alone when her family went to home by leaving her at the new place.

It was 7.45a.m and Clara’s phone was ringing. It was Sarah. “ Hey we are getting late for the lectures, I am in front of the gate. Come quickly.” “Ok, Give me 5 minutes and I’ll be there” Clara answered to her. Then both of then went to the lecturer hall with other 7 friends were there at the interview. When they have arrived to the hall it was filled with new students whom were selected from another interview in another day. Clara and Sarah were difficult to find a place to sit at the hall and luckily there was 2 chairs empty at the 4th row of the lecturer hall. That was the moment of the unbelievable friendship began. “Excuse me Is there anyone in this two seats” Clara asked from the tall girl after that empty chairs. “No, you can sit here”. She answered to Clara and took her bag which was on that chair. Then Clara and Sarah sat there but two of the wanted to sit at the front row in the first day of their university lectures. But this is how the rascals met in the university.

This group of rascals are with 6 girls. That number is small but when they have gathered with together that doesn’t seem like small. There was a small interval in the middle of the lecture. “Hi I’m Sarah and this is Clara and nice to meet you all” Sarah began the conversation to know about the person left to her and the others also. “Hmm…Hi…Nice to meet you both and I am Yumi” She spoke short and turned at the fair and chubby girl next to her. “I am Alisa and this is Mona and Sofia. Can you please give the note book because I was unable to complete the note as she was speed”. Alisa was a talk active girl. Then Sarah took my book and gave it to her without asking me. That much friends we were because Sarah was a relaxed girl with a good heart. Then 6 of us went to the cafeteria to have our lunch. Most of the times still they are together at the cafeteria and have a great time with others.

“Hey, It vacation we will go to Sofia’s home town. That was pretty much cool men”. Yumi started the conversation like that. After the exams, they were having two weeks vacation and with the stress of the exams they are planning about a picnic. “Yha men, I can come by train and I will pick you all from there. You can stay at our house but you all have only my room. It s not a problem. I guess” She smiled at us and continue describing her place. “Ah I forgot to tell you guys, There is a tiny rainfall and really nice location and we can go there too” Sofia was a really cool person with a different qualities. When she hates a person, she tell that to the person directly. So as we arranged, we went on that picnic at Sofia’s place.

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Mona was the most creative girl in the team. She was designing cards with papers and pictures by rolling papers and those were really nice and that needs patient to complete that whole work. Mona was like a soda bottle. She was quickly getting angry and getting cool down as much fast. But she was really sensitive girl in the team. “Clara don’t ask for the last piece of my ice cream. I will not give that to you. Don’t look like that I don’t give that for sure” Mona was running at the park which was only the place university students can hang on with the friends. That place is surrounded with long mango trees and calm and quiet place with benches. Clara was running after Mona to get that last piece of her ice cream and finally she won and took the ice cream. “Ok this is the last time. I won’t give you again” while Mona is telling like that Clara was laughing loudly. “You have to finish that before she came here” Yumi told sarcastically because she has eaten her ice creams before. “Hey we are having an assignment. so we will leave now. There were 60 slides in a one lecture note” Alisa spoke to all to remind that they were getting an assignment tomorrow. Alica is bit of frighten for exams and she was taking things serious most of the times. When any one in the team has a trouble, No doubt, all of them were getting advices from her and she was a good secret keeper.

Alica and Yumi were roommates. When Yumi was talking others can’t stop there laugh. It was the day of the fair well night. 6 of these girls also went there to have a fun. Sarah is the person whom has bring them to the party. The dj was started after photos were taken. “Shall we go and dance there. We have come here to have a fun. Then why are we sitting down and watching what others doing at the dancing floor. If you people can’t then I will go alone and dance” Yumi said to others because she wanted to have some fun.

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Then there were so many things happened in there lives with happy, funny, sorrow, guilty, curious, romantic and hilarious. But these 6 rascals were still together to share those with them.