In a time not so long ago, in a kingdom not so far, there lived a girl. The girl like many came here to fulfill her ambitions. The girl like many works five days a week. She like many spent her weekend relaxing, reading, shopping and running errands. The girl like many was walking on the same street of life, school->university-> work. The girl like many was living in a small house that she had taken on rent and like many, she also called it home.
It was a pleasant morning of Saturday. The girl opened her eyes, peeped outside her window and noticed the brightness. She knew without looking at the timepiece that it was past her normal waking time. Slowly slowly she came to her senses and noticed the surroundings; everything was exactly the same as it was 8 hours before. She was not expecting any change overnight.
Still in bed, she tried to plan her day out, but it did not take her long to realize that her heart and mind were not in sync, she gave up planning.
She was uneasy. She was feeling this uneasiness from last few days. The uneasiness was not physical. She was hale and healthy but it was much deeper as if her soul was uneasy. More than this feeling what troubling her was the reason behind the feelings. She knew that everything in her life was going as it was supposed to go. All her near and dear ones were fine. She was unable to think of anything that was wrong in her life.
She decided not to think about this, but she knew that if she remained at home, her mind would wander back to the same thing. She decided that after her midday meal, she would go to the market street near her house for shopping, and if she is not tired, she would go for cinema followed by dinner. She was happy. She knew she would finally be able to escape from those dreadful feelings.
There was nothing unusual about the market street. It was crowded as usual. The place was full of emotions; children were throwing tantrums to get a new toy or a sugar candy. Friends were talking, sharing their stories, few Lovers were waiting, and few were lost in each other. Among all this, the girl was feeling angry over some unknown reason. She took the flight of stairs and reached the shop. Shopping helped her to keep her anger at the bay. She was feeling normal again. She reached the bill counter; the long queue was not a surprise for her. She was waiting patiently until her eyes fell on a young couple. She guessed from their shopping cart that they are setting up new home. Their cart was full with house hold stuff. The anger conquered the normalcy again. All the patience gone, the girl found herself cribbing against the crowd. She tried to divert her thoughts by thinking about the movie she was going to watch. She decided against all the happy movies and settled to watch a movie whose story dealt with a break up between lovers. She was sure that people would avoid watching this movie, and she would finally be able to find some isolation in this crowd.
The movie was a disaster. The story was bad and the theater was full. While walking to the restaurant, she was trying to figure out why did the families and lovers came for a break up movie. She was also trying to comprehend her behavior, her feelings. She thought maybe she was turning into a misanthrope.
She chose a restaurant which was least crowded and asked for a place for one. The ambience of the restaurant helped her to curb her anger. She was unconsciously humming with the music that was being played there. She paid attention to the song and smiled. The restaurant was playing Elvis Presley’s are you lonesome tonight. A tear drooped from her eye; suddenly, everything was falling into place. She solved the puzzle of her mixed feelings, her out of sync heart and mind, the uneasiness, her anger.
She (like many) was lonely.
