Sinners For Life I write of a time.A time when one senses an aroma the new place has to offer.

The beginning of many firsts.Back in freshmen year our not so smart phones were our only source of killing time,energy and what followed. Laptops were banned in our hostel but so were the phones. Only the concealment took more than a pocket jab.It was during our 1st Tech-Fest some of us gave a shot at Counter-Strike 1.6 .An extremely popular LAN game played all across the globe. This is about what followed since. The frolicky attempt got some of us thinking.Could'nt a gang of five win ten times of what they paid for playing? So we ventured out in the open.Seeking the skillful and talented we forged 'KAPital SiN'. Although only a couple of us owned Laptops,when it was time to train each one of us had the required arms and ammo.Our ho-hum life at college had seen dawn after all.Bunking classes to win loot wasn't even an equation.Skipping late night calls had its impact but not on the game. Finally KAPital SiN was playing its first tournament.We swept through the first round in no time only to be faced by the Ex-champions in the next.Gruesome faces, the names of whom we didnt even dare to know, forget curiosity.After being down 5-0 we came back and blew them 7-5 .We bowed out of the tournament in the following round but not without our solace.The pat on our backs bestowed by our seniors 'MoMento Mori' reaffirmed the faith we had in the game.So we doubled our efforts.Evidently we got better.As time progressed, fellow classmates had joined the CS network.As though an effusion of gaming had commenced.On any given day we had 16 guys playing.A dream count considering it all came from one classroom. Sometimes there would be All Night Marathons.Dozens of league matches.'KAPital Sin' in those days had just begun with inter-college TechFests.We visited almost all the best Fests in Kerala.The exposure was brilliant.Euphoric in some ways.Gamers from all over gathered for a sole purpose.As time flew we were experienced enough to host our own Tech-Fest and sure as hell we did it with style. We had it all.The galactic mouse-pads ,the most sophisticated devices, ,everything one could wish for but we needed to win a tournament.That day wasn't far after all. After a year and half of toil and choking we did win.Both inside and outside our college.In a single semester we amassed everything we had blown and thousands more.The feeling when you hold that cheque with zeroes crunched into it is indeed priceless.Our seniors have graduated now and in a years time so will we.CS might not be as popular as it used to be once.But, we were a part of a change.We owe a lot to the game and to those who inspired us. I write for a time.A time when the scent leaves a trail for our reminiscence.