when last did you say hello to your friend?

How are you guys doing? I hope fine, though honestly, these days fine, feels like a rare thing. While writing this, one face keeps coming back to me again and again. We all have someone like that, right? Without them, the day feels half empty. For me, that person is Rahul.

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Who is your friend? Why do you choose him/her as your friend ?

The way I met him still makes me laugh. Imagine a movie scene: me, the quiet backbencher, barely speaking a word. And him? The loudest voice in the class. Joking, teasing, making everyone laugh. I was honestly scared of him. Thought he would make fun of me too.

But he didn’t. Instead, he came and sat next to me. Just like that. No questions, no “why are you so quiet?” Nothing. He simply sat there, sharing the silence. That one small act changed everything. Maybe that’s what friendship really is — no judgment, just being there.

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How do you feel when you do not hear from your friend?

Now that I live abroad, I don’t get to see him every day. And trust me, when his call doesn’t come, the day feels off. Like my energy has drained out. Strange? Maybe. But that’s how it is. He’s the one person I can call for no reason and just say, “What’s going on? Still alive?” No other bond feels quite like this.

What are those qualities you look at before calling someone your friend?

Friendship is not complicated for me. This is someone who laughs even in my worst jokes. No person who talks when I do not feel like talking, just sit next to me. A person in front of whom I do not have to show off. Rahul has accepted me as I am, and it is rare.

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Appreciate your friend with some pleasant words.

Hey, listen! You may not see this article. If you see it, you will definitely laugh and make fun of me. But today I really want to say something. The word thank you is too small for you. You are the chapter of my life, without which my story would not be complete. I don't want anything else, just that even in my old age I can call you and say, What's up, are you alive?

And yes I’d love to invite @@@adeljose @solperez @ninapenda to join this little challenge.

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