EP05: Summer Vacations...the betrayal of adulthood
🌻 Summer Vacations Are Coming… But So Is Work There’s a certain sound that echoes in the soul of every desi adult around May-end. It’s not a koel. It’s not a plane. It’s your inner child whispering: “Beta… June aa gaya. Suitcase nikaal.” But plot twist: I’m no longer a school kid. I’m no longer a college student. I’m a full-time, salaried, tax-paying corporate prisoner— Sorry, I mean “professional.” And this June-July? It’s not summer vacation. It’s just... two months of heatstroke, heartbreak, and work emails. Last year was my first summer as a working adult. And let me tell you—it hit harder than a chalk duster hurled by an angry mathematics teacher. What even happened !? There was a time when “summer” meant freedom. Like actual, Constitution-approved freedom. The last day of school felt like a climax scene—shirt untucked, bag dragging, hair sweating, heart dreaming. You walked out like a Bollywood hero exiting a blast. Except the explosion was just sweaty kids and t...