Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it
MY EXPERIENCE OF AN
INCIDENT...
In a hostel, the experiences and the journeys through the night of students are unique. Some fall asleep studying, some wake up worrying about their exams. Some fall asleep after their tea, some start their studies with their tea củp in hand.
I keep my ears open when I start my rounds through the hostel during the night. All the friends congregate within their own rooms. While unwinding at the end of the day, everyone was fully engrossed in merriment and revisiting the day's events. These cherished experiences only happen in a place like this.
On a beautiful night like this, one experience stood out. That night, I had gone to sleep at 10:30pm. All of a sudden, I heard the screams from the girls room. My eyes opened, I ran outside and saw the girls yelling "theif, theif!". I noticed two girls were extremly scared and the
other girls were taking them to another room. . Both those girls were in tears - I consoled both of them and gave them water. One of the girls attempted to tell her story -naturally, I was curious to know what she had to say.
7. These two girls were roommates, they were close friends who supported each other through
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