Friends For Life

Life has always been a roller coaster ride for Sanjana. Sanjana lived in a one room kitchen room with her parents in a housing society in Virar. Her parents used to work in government offices at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, known as VT( Victoria Terminus) during those days.

Sanjana's father even though physically challenged was very lively and hardworking man. Her father was her role model since then. Her mother was a strong hearted woman who had not spoken with her beloved brothers since her marriage as they didn't agree with her decision of marrying a man who was physically challenged.

Both the parents working for the entire day, they left Sanjana at a day care centre nearby. She was a baby of 6 months small kid when her mother left her at the centre and joined her office. As days passed she became introvert and wouldn't talk with anyone. She liked spending time her time sitting in the balcony waiting for her parents to receive her and take her back home every evening.

When she was four years old her parents got her admission in one of the best schools in Virar. As she was forced to leave her comfortable atmosphere and go to school she became more introvert and quiet. One day her teachers called her parents in school complaining and asking, "Your child doesn't communicate with anyone in the school. She sits quietly in one corner the entire day and leaves as soon as the school hours get over. Does she have any speaking disability?" Her parents were surprised on receiving such different complain form her teachers and requested them to engage her in various group activities and encourage her to make friends. By the time she was comfortable with all the new friends and her best friend Aditi she became talkative and started enjoying her time with them doing mischief and troubling other students who used to mess up with her and her friends. She started carrying a wooden scale and used to hit the students who would occupy her bench. She started being mischievous and talking during the lectures which would disturb the students and teachers. She had started loving her school and all the teachers and friends. Even if she was talkative she was a bright student and used to score well in her exams since kindergarten. Along with playing and being a troublesome, She had started loving art and mathematics.

Years passed by and she was joined her school in first standard. Her parents were happy that their princess had started enjoying and was engaging herself in various activities. But they were unaware of the coming storm in their life. After spending many years travelling from Virar to VT everyday her father used to be extremely tired after returning home. It was becoming difficult for him to travel by the local trains of Mumbai which were the lifeline of the entire city. They decided to shift from Virar to some another city, from where travelling would be easier. They started searching for a new house. After a search of around 6 months, they found the perfect house in Thane.

The family shifted from Virar to Thane and settled in the new home. The apartment was in a huge housing society. Sanjana, who was sad for few days because of leaving her friends behind was amused by seeing the society and house. She met many new people, many new friends. Days passed by and keeping alive all the happy memories of friends from Virar, she started making new friends, discovering new places in the city. Now after many years, she has kept her old memories fresh in her mind, and is happily creating new memories in her new life and once new but now her home city. Her everyday is amazing, adventurous and full of new experiences and people.