bOne of her biggest fears is finding someone she is truthfully in
love with, having to completely bare herself to that person, only
to find out that love cannot be given in return under the premise of her reveal. To fall in love is life's most exhilarating high but is also the most dispiriting low. To give love as well as receive is truly gem and must be handled with utmost empathy and compassion. Friday came to her in a faint haze of humidity. It was around noon when she decided to leave for the train. Routine has deprived her of vigor as she found herself swathed to a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction. At home, a pile of books she had acquired in hopes that it will ignite a creative spark in her, laid drearily on her bedside table, waiting to be wandered through but instead ended up in an overlay of dust and desuetude. As she escaped the corporate jungle, ephemerally, she yielded freely towards escapism. A few months from now, she would have already started working. The idea of being financially independent filled her with glee, she made a mental list of all the places she'll explore, conjured faces of people she'll meet, she gave birth to memories that only existed within her mind. Unhappy people indulge in their tendency to seek distraction from unpleasant realities. He was the ocean and I was crashing into his waves of passion ever so fiercely as I let it swallow me whole. An undercurrent of uncertainty that I fearlessly put myself through, he was the ocean and I was a lone diver looking for an adventure. I found myself craving for exploration