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Unfinished Business: Isabel

She came, she saw and she conquered. She was no less than Julius Caesar in her own right. Her zest for life, infectious smile, perfectionist attitude, indomitable spirit, laudable sense of humour, unconsciously fashionable attire, feminist streak and 'n' number of positive and rare characteristics attributed to conquering realms of student population. On the shortcoming side, she was handicapped when it came to appeasement and hypocrisy. Isabel would smile only if she felt like. A striking no or an outright yes- no way for a middle path. That was Isabella- indisputably the most popular person at ISB. Yes, she had as many friends as enemies, for diplomacy was still an unexplored arena to her even at that age of experience! Its rare to find a person of her kind- so pure by heart and thought, who despite being grown up was still a child at heart- her curiousness, courage, eagerness and reasoning lending substance to it. I was an admirer of her sense of fashion even before I be...