Genesis

They met by chance. The gang.

One day the universe just shook up the lives of a bunch of people. This was not destiny, not a part of an intricate web of design woven by the long and sinewy fingers of a higher power tweaking the threads of fate in the fabric of life.
It was random.

Someone started an initiative called JKC, and the afore- mentioned bunch of people signed up, and made a decision that gave their course of life a new direction. Some of them did well in the IBM recruitment drive, and that sealed their fate.

A few years back, in another part of the world, another random guy invented a social networking site called the Orkut. And one random tall skinny guy form the bunch started a new group in that site, and invited the others. Some people turned . A few were excited, to meet their future colleagues, some hated their current friends and were despo to meet new people, while others had nothing better to do.

The ones who were to form ‘the gang’, gravitated towards each other. Randomly. One guy didn’t even turn up. He was to come into the picture later. Meanwhile the gang was slowly forming. They met again, and were getting to know each other better, through Orkut. I think they liked what they saw.

An year later, summons came, they packed their bags and left for another place. Most of them travelled together, finding comfort and excitement in being together, and stayed together. Limping Lucy joined them later, and they all stayed together. But one guy was still oblivious to the fact that he’d be joining them, and what tumultuous journey lay ahead.