Marching In The Rain

And another one by the one and only - Jini. Nimms, u had better catch up.

“The drum rolls started. We all formed a line, our heart beats increasing. The students gathered there to witness the ceremony started cheering. The moment had finally come! After weeks of waiting, it was finally here – the march to be sworn in! All of us were in perfect attire – hair left open stylishly, skirts 2 inches shorter than the prescribed height, pants worn WAY too low, shirts loosely untucked, girls wearing Kohl, guys wearing streaks…ya ya, I know this was not the ‘perfect’ image we were supposed to be portraying, but god help us, this was OUR moment in the spotlight and NOBODY and NOTHING was gonna steal it from us.

How wrong we were.

The drums stopped suddenly. The cheering died down and was replaced by shrieks instead, as everyone ran for cover. It was raining. Heavily. Again. This was the fourth time this had happened. The ceremony was once again postponed because of the rain.
We stood there, our hair and clothes soaked, the rain drenching not only our bodies but our spirits as well. It always came to this. After weeks of excruciating practice, it was all going to be postponed.

As we stood there dejected, we all of a sudden heard a commotion. Looking up, we saw all the students standing in the balconies, standing there and cheering for us again! The drum rolls started again. Was this for real? We formed our lines once again and proceeded, the raindrops splattering on our cheeks, the cool wind carrying the sounds of the drum. And there, surrounded by rain, amidst all the cheering, we marched! We marched and took our places as the new council of Navrachana!”

This was 2 years ago. I still remember that day, and the year following it when I acted as the General Secretary of my house. That day, I had been given a choice – to become the General Secretary or to be an editor of the school newsletter The Scanner. I chose the former. I have never regretted my decision since. I have many good memories of that year, some bad ones as well admittedly, but all in all, it was a very enriching experience. I learnt a lot being the General Secretary and one of the most important decisions I learnt was to try new things, so as to have new experiences, new memories that I can cherish forever. And that is why this year when the Swearing In Ceremony march will take place, I will be among the people cheering, cheering the new council as the new Chief Editor of the Scanner.