Road in front of MH leading to canteen and mech workshop was the one of the most scared pathway for us when we were in S1S2. There were numerous occasions when loud calls for “Attention”, “Fire” etc were heard from MH and we had to stand in attention and use our mini drafter as AK 47 guns to fire towards the mens hostel. Sight of MH was frightening and we never had a neat look of MH till we had our first year university exams.
Year 2000 witnessed some of the beautiful girls join RIT. Lured by this fact I and Jerry went to Civil block to see some of the girls on their first day at RIT. By the time we reached Civil block, it was lunch time and the classes were stopped for lunch. There were no classes for seniors and we were the only seniors in Civil block at that time. While we stood near the steps, somebody put his hand on Jerry’s shoulder and asked “Ethu Brancha...” It was a fresher moderately built, taller than both of us. I could see Jerry was about to explode on him.
Suddenly I intervened and said “Mechanical. Nammal interview inu kandayirunnu ormayille…?”
Jerry understood my intentions and he told “Njyan Jery… Jery Panalell. Thaan Ethu Brancha..?”
“Ohh !! Interview inu kandayirunno? enikku ormayilla.. Ente peru Nishad. Electronics and Communication Engineering. Jyoli kiitan ippol scope ithinaanu”. Fresher introduced himself.
“Alla Mechanicalum athra purakottalla. Athu potte entha peru?” Fresher was eager to meet us.
“Joseph Alex” I tried to copy the mannerism of Mamootty in the movie King as I told this name.
“Evida Veedu”
“Pampadiyil” Jerry answered.
“Randu perum?” Fresher inquired.
“Alla ente veedu pangada -ill aanu. Ee College inte backil aayittu varum”. I told him. There was a toddy shop in Pangada and we used to refer pangada shaap as our ‘tharavaadu’.
“Oh appol ningal Locals aanalle..? Ethayalum ragging ine pedikendallo..!”
“Hey ivide bhayangara ragging aanu ennanu kettathu. Localsineyum veruthe vidilla.” Jerry told
“Enthonnu? Nammal strong ayittu ninnal mathi. Ente tharvadu Kottayathanu. Venamenkil njyan aale irakkum.!. Nammal orumichu ninnal seniorsinu nammale onnum cheyyan pattilla.” He seemed confident in his words.
“Ningal locals support cheyyanam. Nammukku ella Juniors inum orumichu nadakkanam. Appol seniors onnum cheyyilla” Fresher chocked out the strategy.
“Njyan lead cheyyam. Enikku ivare onnum pedi illa” Fresher informed his readiness to be the leader.
“Athupotte evide poya lunch kazhikunne” I asked.
“Ningal alle locals.. ningalku ivide okke ariyamallo. Nedunkuzhiyil onnum nalla hotels illa” Fresher said.
“Ivide thazhe oru nalla sthalam undu. Homely food aanu. Angottu pokaam” Jery told.
We started walking towards the hostel. Fresher told us how he tackled his seniors in SN College where he joined for BSc last year. We really felt impressed. Slowly we came near MH
“Ithu MH alle” fresher inquired.
“Athey, nammukku athinte sideiloode pokaam” Jery told.
“Alla athu veno? Senors aarenkilum nammale kandalo?” fresher seemed nervous.
“Athinentha, ente veedu athinte purakilanu. Pedikenda”. I tried to console him.
After some time we reached in front of MH. Fresher seemed slow in walking. We pulled him towards the MH.
“Nammakku sideiloode pokaam. Nere poyal MH il ethum.” Fresher told
“MH ilekku poyale alle food kittuu” I told him
Fresher’s face became pale. He realized that we were seniors and the saddest part was that he was now in front of MH.
“MH ile food vendenkil nammuku Thampi chettante kadayil pokaam. Pakshe nee cash kodukkanam.” Jery put across an option.
Thus he became the first one of his batch to treat his seniors. Needless to say, we both had a superb lunch with fish fry and beef curry discussing his other heroic deeds in SN College..
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