MILES AWAY

II- Serendipity

II- Serendipity 

Serendipity

/ˌsɛr(ə)nˈdɪpɪti/noun

the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way 

West Bengal, India

8.52 PM

The night of Kolkata is as fascinating as people imagines it to be. The city lights, the tall buildings, constant rushes of people may make people a bit intimidated. But the soulful embodiment of culture, love, mystery, passion of people truly makes it a City of Joy.

But dark always accompanies light. Dark is what makes light the most desirable. The gloominess, the leisure, the relaxation, the coldness is sometimes necessary. Some people like the calmness of the dark, how it connects souls to God's greatest creations. And I am fortunately a part of it. The night has always been my favorite. It gives us a moment to realize where we are in this universe, what makes us exist as one of the top beings on this planet. We get to feel where our feet lies among all distant creatures.

That night was one of those nights where I could have enjoyed the serenity of the outside. But schedule packed up with school and tuition, I felt like there was no time to even breath. Manya— meaning beloved. My father kept this name to assure me that I'll be everyone's beloved, under any circumstances. But I guess life is just billions of people, who are lonesome together. It is not a lie that I had everything enough to be lonely.

Those day's events had tired me to great extent but those waves of exhaustion did not keep my mind from wandering towards a release. And for me this was through a conversation with a random stranger. Weird? I know. Do I care? No. It is sometimes good to meet new people, ask about someone's lives who I had no relation with.

But for some reason I was restless about something. I did not know what. But now that I think about it, one thing gets clear. Not love, but feeling is the greatest thing soulmates experience. And I surely had experienced it hard...

The next chapters will be longer than these ones (which are like kind of a background  info of these characters). Do check them out:)