Mehal
One of my oldest friends. We're part of the legendary "palashybggaurandmehal_09" group chat with Palash and YBG Gaur -- that group name alone tells you we go way back. We've been talking since December 2022 -- almost three and a half years of never losing touch.
How We Met
Same school, same circle as Palash and the rest of the crew. The friendship formed naturally -- when your world is basically your school and your neighborhood, you get close with people fast. And Mehal was always there.
The Group Chat
The palashybggaurandmehal_09 group is its own universe. It's where the boys lived. Everything went through that chat -- plans, jokes, rants, the works. Having a group chat with a name that's literally just everyone's usernames mashed together? That's pure 2022 nostalgia and I love it. It's still active. We're still in it. Some things don't die.
The Real Conversations
What makes Mehal special is that we actually talk about real stuff. Not just memes and "lol" -- actual life. "Bro you should see my parents they think nothing is happening" -- that kind of honesty. When things are tough at home, when parents don't get it, when everything feels like too much, Mehal is someone I can vent to without it being weird.
And the reverse is true too. Mehal hits me with "But yall have so many ppl you know here also why dont yall just come here for a bit" -- that open invitation, that "just come," that willingness to have you around. When you're missing your people, that kind of message means the world. It's always "come back" or "just visit" or just... knowing that you're wanted somewhere.
Mehal is also the kind of friend who doesn't judge your worst moments. You can send a rant at 2am about your parents or school or life in general, and he'll respond like it's the most normal thing in the world. That level of emotional safety is something most people don't find until they're much older.
What Mehal Means to Me
Mehal represents the kind of friendship that doesn't need maintenance to survive. We've been talking since December 2022, through exams and stress and life changes, and it's never felt forced. The palashybggaurandmehal_09 group keeps us connected even when individual chats go quiet. It's the safety net -- you always know your people are right there.
Years of conversations and counting. That's not just a friendship, that's a whole chapter of my life documented in DMs.