“Are you all alone?” 

“No, I just stepped out. I am visiting a relative next unit.” 

“Do you want to watch Monday Night Football?” 

I step into an ICU room, a smiling man.

“Thought you’d give me company. I am alone. My girlfriend has not even visited once.”

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It took me four years to write again 55 words of flash fiction (or maybe, partial fiction).  More on flash fiction.

Every university and college around the world always has number of places within their vicinity - that become friendly hub for students there, and has profound effect on the daily life of young students, and might also color their view of life afterwards.

IIT Roorkee campus has Bhatia ji. Bhatia runs an almost 24 hour dhaba (Hindi for cafe) at the gates of the institute. Be 6:00 AM in the morning, you can get your chai and bun omelette.

Bhatia ji here taking a quiet moment between his almost 24 X 7 business. He is a living institution.

I once used his dhaba setting for a 55 flash fiction: Me, Me, Me

PS: Cornell University has "Hot Truck Bob", Chapter House; Louisiana State University has Chimes, Highland Coffee; Oregon State University has Beanery........What did your school had/ has? Leave your answer with possibly a link to a picture.