Not So Small Talk.

"Look to my right..."

"Where? I don't see anything."

"What? There are mountains. Look up."

"Nope, still cannot."

"What is the matter with you?"

"Matter with me? Why are we doing this video call in the first place when I can neither see you nor the mountains"

"Hey!"

"Hey."

"You cannot take the slightest joy in anything I do, is it?"

"That's not true. I'm listening."

"No, you're not."

"Okay, why don't I just close my eyes? Describe everything around you and I'll hear you out."

"Listen, I'm not good with words, okay?"

"But you're not bad either. Go on, give it a try."

"Alright. So.."

"Wait, let me get under the blanket and be cozy."

"Bah!"

"Okay, start."

"So I'm sitting on the porch with my feet on the grass. The grass is greener and softer here. And it's always damp, even when it is 2 PM."

"Hmm."

"The sun is shining bright and I feel the rays on my face. But it's not scorching, it's just warm and pleasant.

In the background, somewhere amidst the clouds are the mountains. I know you couldn't see them properly but they're snowcapped, and I wonder how they'd look in Winter."

"They'd look scary."

"Yeah, and maybe majestic too."

"See, how Winter works is.."

"Stop disturbing my flow. Let me do the talking."

"Ugh ok."

"So, last night when I was near the mountains, the sky was insanely clear, it almost felt like it was fearing the formidable mountains."

"That makes no sense."

"Just listen, alright."

"Okay sorry, please continue."

"The air here has a different aroma. It's fresh and chilling, but it also has this strange aroma that reminds me of something that we had years ago."

"Hmm. Tell me more about the night you spent on top."

"How do I put it into words? Umm...okay, the sky full of stars was a beautiful sight. Everything was dark and only the stars shone brightly. We ate our dinner under those stars, and although I couldn't see anything, it was amazing. And then there was the Moon. The Himalayas lit up in the moonlight as if they belonged together."

"Like how your face lights up when I am around."

"I guess so."

"You guess so?"

"I wish you were there with me."

"Why? What would you have done?"

"I would have cried with you."

"Well, I wish I was there too."

Tune for the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eop8BC6N6gQ

Infinity.

Tonight I want to tell you the sweetest of things,

but you're away and I'm unsure,

so I let my words crumble,

and cause my heart to suffer for one last time,

or maybe more,

because I'm unsure of what lies ahead,

I remember the times when I was a child,

I was fascinated with waterfalls and countless stars,

both of them were colossal and held a mystery that I couldn't conjure to call my own,

but I tried counting the stars,

and cupped my little hands to hold all the water I could,

failing miserably to capture the infinity,

I wonder what I'd say if you were here tonight,

beside me, under the light of thousand stars,

but then, between us, are the ten thousand light years,

and I, for one, hate distances, spaces, and the enormity of everything an unfulfilled promise offered,

so here am I tonight, unsure but absolutely certain that you are an infinity that is good enough to fancy

but never to call mine.