Cheers for our Bright Future.

It was the time, when we were fresher. We all completed our master degree in business administration. I and my friend Mithun came to Bangalore in search of job. Meanwhile in Bangalore my other four friends were in waiting, three of them had completed their MBA and another B. Tech. We two had joined them as their room mates. They all are my college (+2) mates. Binayak, Sunil and Manoj had completed MBA from Bangalore IIPM, Reva Management College and Bangalore University orderly. During their time they had no campus recruitment, so they were unemployed. They lived together in a one BHK. Samir had completed his B.Tech from NIST, Berhampur and staying with his family at Bangalore. We joined them and became six in the house. That house was a little congested for six of us but we were job hunters at that time. We could never afford a flat by that time.

We were five MBAs and a B.Tech fresher. Looking out for job very seriously. We were very much eager to start our professional career. Most of the time we were together. Some time we had been out here and there to release the stress. We were looking at people, enjoying their lives in various ways at different places. But by that time we had simply watched them and thought about the futures. All my friends are more or less alcoholic in nature. In the college day they had regular drink parties. But by that time they were undergone in a resolution that, ‘We won’t drink until and unless one of us get a job. We will do a party after each one’s successes.’ That was very pathetic time for them, as they were restricted to touch their most adorable thing.

Time went by, after a month I got an offer letter. My joining was on 21st November 2007 in Denave India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore as a HR Executive. I became very happy and shared my feelings with my friends. By that time they were dying for the party. They said they need a huge celebration as that was our first successes. Soon they rushed to the Oasys market complex and purchased four litters of Ardbeg whiskey, 8 kingfisher beer bottles, and snacks for drink, cigarettes and chicken. From the afternoon they had started cooking & preparations. Binayak cooked the chicken so tasty, I can never forget in my life time. At six o’clock evening we sat together. Sunil made pegs for us, as I am non-alcoholic so for me it was soft drink. Sameer asked Binayak for chicken kassa, lemon and onion to taste as snacks. Every thing was ready, they were very thirsty to drink the alcohol but Mithun had to come. He had been out to bring the curd for raita.

Now every thing has ready, Mithun joined and we cheered. Mithun said, “Cheerers for our better future.” And we followed the same word and started drinking. Soon those five were lost their sense and vomited all the emotional truths. One was supporting to other, I was enjoying the scene by sitting on the chair as I had to play the music for them, because I was the DJ for them. I was directed to play all senty songs and I followed their orders. Soon the evening turned to night and I forced them to eat some Paranthas and chicken curry. They looked at me and for my shake they had one parantha each. After the dinner they had started again. I had already cleaned the floor before they had their last peg. I floored mats and beds on them, asked them to sleep. We all slept on the hall. They were continuing their emotional discussion but that was very late so I slept.

In between their discussion one of them had been to the kitchen for water and came back with half closed tap. There was continues of water flow for the whole night. In the late night I felt my bed wet. I thought some one vomited, so I switched on the light. What I saw, the whole kitchen was filled with water and after the kitchen water had covered us at hall, completely. I shouted but they were senseless. I called all of them but no one gave a reaction. They had no idea that they were sleeping on the water. We had some extra mats for the guests; I floored them in the bed room, luckily that was not attacked by the devil water. I removed their clothes, made them dress less and dragged them to the bed room one by one. After placed them in a dry place I tried to make a way the water out. The night was completed and day arrived, I was not done yet. After some time I dried up the kitchen and the hall. As that was 8 o’clock morning, I prepared breakfast for them and I had mine. I started to the office for my first day at 9.30 AM. And joined the office and started my professional career.

All my friends got up in afternoon and shocked by seeing them nude. They phoned me and I explained every thing. We laughed; they threw those sunken beds, which I had kept near to the dustbin. In the evening they purchased beds and I purchased beers. In the evening we again cheered for our bright future. Soon they were also engaged in different company. Now Sameer and I are in Bangalore. We are hanging out together in every weekend at my venue. Sunil is in Baroda, speaks over phone. Manoj is in Pune. Binayak is in Delhi and Mithun is in Mumbai. Today also whenever someone drinks, he brings all of us in conference and says, ‘Cheerers for our bright future.’