Freeloaded. - Late Bloomer

Howdy folks!

I am, as Prateek calls me, the Late Bloomer.

There is a story behind the tag late bloomer. I had no real friends in school and the only time I used to be surrounded by peers was the exam time when even slender acquaintances would approach me for help with study materials and teaching.  So, I disconnected from the mesh and would briefly connect at times for ‘business’. I had earned myself the tag of ‘snobby’ in school for my response would be too condescending and sophisticated to peers trying to pull me back into the network.

Even today, a valued acquaintance refused helping me because they had been drained out by asking me for help, which had been catered to immediately, just a few minutes ago. But this time I could neither careless nor was my response condescending to the valued acquaintance. In fact I even thanked them for advising me an alternate person to reach for help, all because of my true buddies-The One and MM, whom I met in college. All thanks to Prateek who introduced me to them.

The Late Bloomer is still in demand for his skills in academics and knows a lot of people who claim to be his friends for academic benefits. But amongst boisterous expectations of the pseudo friends I am lucky to know the two aforementioned idiots who expect nothing but me.

Well, what can I say about Prateek?  All of you read Prateek’s ‘rants’ and his excellent, inventive and to-the-point writing has earned him many admirers. The One, who rants about Prateek’s blog in college, has been infatuated. People, who keep themselves in a constant state of utter confusion, should read this blog which is witty and shares everyday common yet even experiences.

Reading the Rants is one of the most refreshing change of pace I experience and it has been a real treat to write for Prateek’s blog in the ‘Guest Week’.

Now, I have got to go and attend to a sudden surge of great warm feeling- a pizza box on my lap.

Adios.