Just one simple sentence — yet it carried an entire universe within it.No questions, no planning, no coordinates.A voice full of familiarity, and we already knew the answer.Bas nikal padte the. That was friendship.There was always that one place — our unspoken gathering point — where life happened slowly and honestly. We sat together for…

My three besties and I had sleepovers for our birthdays from the age of 10 to 21 years. These happened four times a year and were the highlight of our social life. There was no dressing up or make-up involved.In fact the real party began only after the parents went to bed and we changed…