Well, Friday, the 19th of September was the day the red bricks got plastered with art and the ground became a battlefield. Don’t worry no swords or arrows were used but the weapons in disguise were the 'dhol walay'. Yes, folks. Apparently, what I observed was that whichever candidate had the dhol waley standing next to them had the most supporters at that time. Sadly, they were the neutral party and I saw them swaying from one candidate’s side to the next. Shamefully, I would like to admit that I too found myself moving along with them, despite the fact that I had two of my very close friends standing up for the post of Headgirl and Headboy. *THE MIGHTY POWER OF THE DHOL* ! Another star of the campaign was the red mega phone which became everyone’s sweetheart. Trust me, when I say 'everyone', I literally mean EVERY SINGLE PERSON! I saw one junior slyly stealing the little sweetheart from someone’s hand, only to get robbed from him a second later. *sigh*
Rasool Naseer (aka bhai bhai)
Symbol: Ace Of Spades
Well, rumour has it that this lad was stuck in the office, battling his way with an Accounts' test, during the campaign time. My handy spies confirmed this. *A big salute to them*
He eventually won that battle, uhhm, I hope so, and was greeted by his trusty supporters in the ground. One major stand-out of his campaign was that distinctive chant of one of his supporters which no one, not even he himself understood. Overall I feel Mr bhai bhai, (okay I really need to stop probing him with this) had the most energetic crowd and his panaflex won the imaginary panaflex battle. One thing which I noticed is that this guy definitely likes to keep everyone together, which I suppose, is a good thing.
Sabeeh Mohiuddin
Symbol: Hammer
I mostly saw him mounted on someone’s shoulder and taking into account his physique, I don’t think it was that big of a problem for many of his supporters. I half expected him to show up with a hammer, but oh well, he did say his intention was not to bang people. Mr Mohiuddin is known for his preposterous, yet highly entertaining actions. He initiated a new tradition of asking for votes while riding a bicycle. Sadly, he didn’t have a proper cloth to form his cape and in the end had to use Injila’s dupatta, which he now has to pay for. Sabeeh's campaign also included the Train Ride for his supporters, which not only proved to be fun but also an important highlight for the day!
Salman Saeed
Symbol: Basketball
Personally, I felt that his campaign was the only one which was properly organized and his supporters did not leave his side. That was a big thing, considering the fact that I saw so many “lottas” (people who do not stick to one party). His coordination with Yumna Sohail was admirable. Sources told me that he too had issues sitting on his supporters' shoulders and at one instant, almost fell back and had to be pushed forward. Lucky he has so many guy admirers *wink wink* otherwise he would have taken a really bad fall! Well Salman, I am pretty sure you were thankful to have them at that point.
Talha Ahmed
Symbol: Falcon
This guy was only campaigning for the sake of his friends. A good friend he is, indeed. My spies did see him doing the bhangra. I am glad he’s enjoying just running for the post and not biting off his nails like the other contenders.
Moving on to the contenders for the Headgirl post. Yes peeps, these ladies are vicious during their battle. *wink wink*
Injila Bilal
Symbol: Infinity
Well, her headband was a serious win-win for me. This pretty lady had the most loyal bunch of supporters by her side. At points, I did see her enviously looking at the dhol walay, while they were with some other group. Her first time on the chair which was being lifted and she seemed to be sweating bullets but still managed to charm the people around her. Towards the end, I did see signs of distress on her face. Hmmm, I wonder why? One thing that left me in awe at the end of the day was that her flawless skin did not show a hint of tan. How do you do it, Ms. Infinity?
Saira Rizvi
Symbol: Laurel
“You held me down but I got up
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like a thunder gonna shake the ground”
Yes folks these are the lyrics which instantly pop up in the mind the second I recall this pretty lady’s campaign. She got pushed down from her chair and dropped by her supporters so many times that I lost count. However, she got herself up and carried on with her campaigning with immense energy and enthusiasm. Her panaflex was the biggest amongst all the lady contenders. She’s the first Headgirl candidate who called the dhol waley to school. Plus, her laurel hair bands were immensely cute. I stole one off someone’s head. *giggles*
Yumna Sohail
Symbol: Peace
Two major things:
PINK PINK PINK! Everywhere I turned, I could only see the color pink incorporated by her supporters in various ways. Her group of supporters were extremely organized. Thumbs up to this darling for that!
“VOTE FOR YUMNA” but first, lemme take a selfie!
Yes after stalking her supporters on facebook I realized that her campaigning lot had the most selfies. Overall, her supporters were the brightest of them all.
Huma Shoukat
Symbol: Crown
Umm, well, she had a few loyal supporters by her side but I think Mr. Obama forgot to send in his forces to support her.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention that The Music Society had lined up a concert during the campaign, but sadly, or maybe not, someone messed up their mic. I wonder who that was. *wink wink* . 12 o clock marked the end of the election campaign and Rasool Naseer did not waste that moment to promote himself, while conveying Ms. Hila’s announcement. An opportunist he is! Wait, the fun didn’t end there; it actually 'started' for several of us because all the candidates, along with those who were an active part of the campaign were asked to clean up all the mess. That’s when most of the candidates decided to hit the road, but too bad, there isn’t a secret tunnel in Chapter which can act as an exit during moments like this. Under the watchful gaze of Ms. Hila, almost everyone was seen cleaning up.
Well, I guess that’s all, peeps! On a parting note, I would just like to say that Monday will be the day when all of us will vote for who we feel is deserving. At this point, all I can say is that every single candidate is deserving, otherwise they wouldn’t have gotten this far. So choose wisely, very wisely, indeed!
P.s. All those who claimed that they’ll vote for that person who’s campaign will be the most fun, I hope this article helped.. NOT.
P.p.s: I used the word 'dhol waley' way too many times.
Written by: Romesa Hassan
Edited by: Mehak Saleem
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