We had the school sleepover/ overnight camp yesterday, where we actually camped out in school under the stars, watching movies till 4:00 am and pigging out on food like there's no tomorrow. If I hadn't participated in it myself, I wouldn't have believed such a thing to be possible. Having close to 400 children sleep in school without supervision of teachers? (there were parents there, but that's beside the point). Well, we didn't actually sleep, opting to stay awake and watch all the movies they were playing on the big screen instead - which is why I am all cranky and reluctant to study (Okay, I'm always reluctant to study) now.
We danced to classic party hits like 'Tik tok' and 'Sheela ki Jawani'. At least, I tried to dance, but ended up looking up like a chicken with fits; while others who'd memorised Katrina Kaif's every step in 'Sheela' were doing an amazing job on setting the dance floor (figuratively - we were actually dancing on mud) on fire. While many of us tentatively wiggled a bit now and then when we thought no one was looking, these people moved to the centre of the circle and partied hard - they were awesome beyond belief. If only I were blessed with that kind of talent and guts :)
We sang karaoke too, all 400 of us belting out numbers at the top of our voices. I actually sang to 'Baby', and it was amazing fun, though a friend of mine kept muttering into my ear, "You actually like this song? You actually like this song? YOU ACTUALLY LIKE THIS FREAKING SONG?" until I explained that I did not in fact like that song, that I totally agreed with her that Justin Bieber is gay, and that I was only singing to it because the lyrics were up on the screen and I just felt like crooning.
I didn't sleep throughout the night - only at 3:30 am which was practically morning anyway. I can safely say there's nothing in the world better than waking up to a new dawn under the open sky, and to steaming cups of hot chocolate. To people who did not gather it already, I really like hot chocolate :)
It was so beautiful. When I woke up at five am, it was still dark out, and each time I looked up, the sky was just a smidgen of a shade lighter. In one hour, the sky was a bright sunny blue, as if it had been so all along. If that is not magic, I don't know what is.
I almost forgot to mention a probably very typical thing I did - I lost my sleeping bag. I put it down very carefully on one of the benches, and wandered off with my friends, and when I came back just one hour later, it had inexplicably disappeared. I looked for it everywhere and I am ready to stake my life it wasn't anywhere. And yet, when I went to the lost and found office the next day, it was right among the other odds and ends in all its glory. Even the water hadn't been drunk. I am convinced it was a conspiracy.
It is during times like these I truly feel sad this is my last year in school. *sniff*
