On Wrapping Amal Diaries

I had been waiting for this day for a while now; for the fellowship to end and for me to relax. Coupled with my university classes going on, constant fear of pandemic and exhaustion from waking up really early all weekends, yes I have to admit that this day was very much awaited.

While rest of the fellows would share their feelings in Whatsapp group chat that how sad they feel about an era to come to an end, the same moment I could feel sheer bliss through my veins thinking about the same moment. I wasn’t sure if this was because of me being more prepared for it or was it due to the fact that I had detached myself (the second thought, no doubt, gave me criminal guilt).

And then the final day arrived. I have to say I had very mixed feelings. A part of me was sad, a part of me was excited and another part of me felt relieved at last. The fellows had decided to follow black theme. My lazy self woke up at 8:45 to attend the online session which had to begin at 9 o’ clock. So i just wrapped a black scarf around my neck (it did fine, at least that’s what I think.

When the session formally began I was looking at the faces of all fellows thinking probably it’s the last time we all are here together. The usual puns kept coming and entertaining us. The fun part began when we were divided into groups to do an Amal challenge. I became the silent brain of team and took the mission of solving riddles and telling teammates the answers and what picture they had to take. (Oh I love solving riddles). The thrill and excitement we all felt had no match. And this eventually became one of my favorite moments at Amal.

Next to it the sweetest part came. Our PM and PA gave each one of us farewell compliments. And well, I admit this part got me emotional as well. One by one a slide was passed on screen with each fellow’s picture. Sir Ghazi and Ma’am Aleena gave the compliments and the rest of the fellows also shared their departing comments in the chatbox. It was an especially beautiful scene. At that time I felt that I was a very fortunate person to have met such amazing people through my Amal journey. Clocks were literally quicker that day.

We all promised to stay in touch with each other and not to let go of this beautiful bond that we were able to experience.