1: The Strangers Who Unexpectedly Stayed
S (storm): Days passed.
Conversations happened.
Personalities were revealed,
And slowly, the three of us
started fitting together like mismatched puzzle pieces
That somehow made complete sense.
That's when I realised something surprising,
V was moody.
Just like me.
The same anger issues,
same overthinking,
same coconut personality,
hard outside, soft inside.
Honestly, I thought she would be arrogant
because she was treated like a princess.
I assumed spoiled, rich-kid energy.
But no.
She was way better than my expectations,
soft, sweet, simple,
a coconut with attitude.
But enough about V.
Let's talk about us.
We were exactly like those ordinary classmates
You see in Bollywood movies,
strangers who accidentally become important.
Enemies to friends,
irritation to comfort,
strangers to soulmates.
And that's exactly what we became.
We started making memories,
a lot of them.
Some sweet, some sour,
But all beautiful in their own chaotic way.
And that's how SVS was born.
A storm,
a devil,
and a self-proclaimed god,
in one unbelievably perfect mess.
And here's the biggest irony of all:
I hated that college.
I didn't want to be there.
I cried when life forced me into a place I didn't choose.
But these two idiots…
They made that horrible college
feel like the best days of my life.
Some places don't become special because they're good,
They become special because of the people sitting beside you.
And that's exactly what happened to me.
2: My two idiots
V: There are a lot of college incidents I still love to reminisce about.
And honestly, some of them deserve a special place in history.
Like the nicknames, oh my God, the nicknames.
We used to call Truth "Burnt Noodles"
because her hair was naturally curly and looked roasted,
like overcooked noodles that accidentally fell into a frying pan.
And Storm?
She was "Angry Bird". No explanation needed.
You didn't talk to her when she was in that mood, you just survived.
Jokes apart, looks apart, attitude apart,
There was one thing they both had in common.
"genius brains"
One thing I was always jealous of?
Their brains.
Making fun of them was easy…
But competing with their brains?
Yeah, that was never my department.
I swear, every single time a teacher asked a question in class,
These two would already have the answer.
Not "thinking about it".
Not "maybe".
Straight-up answer ready.
And there was me,
sitting right behind them,
staring at the back of their heads,
wondering what the answer even looked like.
The textbook would be right in front of me. and still…
no clues.
Blank brain.
Full confusion.
These two were the definition of serious bookworms.
Perfect in academics.
Good students.
Silent.
Mind-their-own-business types.
Teachers were proud of them.
Proper attendance.
No bad comments.
Good marks in every subject.
Never missed an assessment.
Never crossed deadlines.
Basically…
They were the genius kids of the class.
Teacher favorites.
Gold-standard students.
And now let me show you the real difference between them and normal humans like me.
So imagine this:
A teacher finishes explaining a topic.
As soon as the teacher walks out of the class,
What do normal students do?
We collapse.
Heads on the bench.
Half asleep.
Half irritated.
Fully confused.
Because honestly, half the time we didn't even understand what just happened.
That's the normal student life.
At least for me.
But these two idiots?
The moment the teacher steps out…
Boom.
They immediately take out their assessment books.
Pens out.
Pages open.
Serious faces on.
And they start writing the assessment immediately,
while the rest of us were still trying to process the topic name.
They'd continue writing till the next teacher entered the class.
And I'd be sitting behind them like,
"Are you both even human?"
I still don't know what I should call them:
geniuses, robots, or just my personal academic nightmare.
For now, I'll stick with
My two favourite idiots.
3: ME – The Truth You Didn't Notice
S (God): And, yeah, before starting, let me make one thing very clear:
Assignments are meant to be written, okay?
Don't listen to V's influence; children are watching.
Anyway, while these two were busy being storms and devils in their own brains, my college life was a whole different genre.
Yes, I was the easygoing girl who talked to everyone…
But what people don't know is that inside, I was actually a very quiet soul.
Not silent, quiet.
There's a difference.
These two?
They were powerful speakers.
They always knew how to talk, when to talk, and how to sound confident doing it.
Meanwhile, I would be sitting there thinking:
"Should I say my point?
Should I wait?
Should I run?"
Sometimes I'd swallow my thoughts so fast that even my brain didn't get a chance to process them.
Not because my point was bad…
But because I'd overthink everything.
"What if they don't like it?"
"What if these two go against me?"
Especially V, her aura was so intimidating sometimes, I felt like one wrong sentence, and she'd send me to emotional detention.
So yes, I used to just agree.
To almost everything.
But that wasn't right.
Because by agreeing too much, I wasn't letting them know me.
And honestly?
They also never asked,
"S, what do YOU think?"
It was always,
"We're doing this" instead of,
"Is it okay with you?"
But look, I'm not trying to be emotional here.
Just saying facts.
And also saying it in a funny way, so no one cries.
Because the truth is,
Decision-making has always been hard for me.
So really, we were all wrong together.
Perfect trio logic.
Anyway…
Let's get back to the fun part.
Because the best part of college wasn't the whole class,
It was our two benches.
Those benches had more life than half the students in the building.
The rest of the class were busy attending lectures.
But we?
We were living chapters.
Whispers during class,
silent laughs,
snacks passed like illegal transactions,
scribbling notes,
sharing secrets,
pretending to study but actually not even trying,
Those two benches saw everything.
And yes, we were probably the only group who actually lived college life instead of just attending it.
Now for the funniest part.
Whenever I talked to ANYONE these two didn't like,
Drama would start immediately.
"Ohhh, look! Your best friend, eh?"
"Wow, S found her soulmate again!"
"Go, go, spend time with your favourite person!"
Like, please…
I have a social battery that works with more than two people.
Relax, my jealous toddlers.
And honestly, whoever is reading this,
I know you've experienced this too.
When your friends hate the person you casually talk to for no reason.
Universal rule.
But that's the beauty of us.
We teased each other. We pulled each other's legs. We complained. We annoyed each other. And still…
We chose to sit together every single day.
Some people find friends.
Some people become friends.
And some people, without planning anything,
accidentally build a mini-family on two benches.
And that's exactly what we did.