As special as special could be

My body woke from an evening nap,

A much-needed one, the one where you close your eyes and fall into a deep slumber,

The world goes numb and your heartbeat grows dumber,

It felt as if the night fairies had understood my longing for rest,

As if they had engulfed me in their warm arms and caressed me throughout my nap,

And let go only when I was ready to face everything in front of me,

All of the work and all of the worries,

Everything I had to face in this world full of hurries’,

I tried to open my eyes not ready to let go of the calm of the dark,

I wriggled my arms and legs lazily trying to push apart my comfort blanket,

I guess the night fairies were luring me back,

But I didn’t want to go,

My mind was telling me not to,

It was telling me to get up, a signal that meant something better awaited me,

But I knew it was my mind playing games with me,

Or rather me playing games with my mind, as always,

I knew that once I got up I won’t even have the time to breathe,

But I did, I finally opened my eyes,

A little reluctant, a tad bit energetic, I opened my eyes to take in the view as the night rolled in,

The sun had already set and the guilt had already hit,

Two hours of useful time, gone, just like that,

Half asleep still, I wondered what assignments I had to start with now,

Nothing came to my mind, a blank sheet of paper,

What was written I couldn’t see, so I turned to what I could truly see,

Ignoring my short term memory loss, I leapt to my feet and entered my balcony,

The remains of the sun had faded out, cold breeze stroked my face,

I sat on the floor and breathed in the view that lay in front of me,

A mix of colors and light trying to contrast and fill in the creases of the dark,

A pitch-black sky was staring down at me, its serenity spreading over my torso,

Every flat, every home, was telling different stories today,

So I decided to listen as I stared back at everything staring at me,

Every nook, every niche as far as I could see,

I had been experiencing this view for the past two years,

But tonight was something special,

As special as special could be,

I’d zoned out for a while now, it was time to check my phone,

Time to get back to work so I took my phone out,

It was seven-thirty,

‘Time for tea’, I muttered to myself and fetched my cuppa,

Hot vapors delivered her aroma as my tea boiled to taste,

Grabbing a cream roll, I scurried towards my bedroom in haste,

Avoiding the horrendous taunts that I received from the living room,

I locked the door behind me and went back to my safe place,

Once again losing myself in the sea of those tall buildings,

This time I sat on the window sill,

Not for the best view, but the better one still,

I slurped on my tea, the first sip warm and slow,

Bringing my mind to consciousness, I savored that moment,

My throat relaxed as hot steaming liquid slid down,

A quick spark ran down my spine,

I finally started noticing things,

A mom coming home to her children,

A guy cooking something in his kitchen,

I mild smile played across my lips,

As I finally paid attention to the stories,

Each blob of light was telling,

A wave of comfort ran through me,

Oh, how I missed this feeling!

That was when the realization hit me,

What my mind’s signal was about,

All my exams were finally over,

And my semester for the year was out!

I closed my eyes once again,

And then I checked my phone again,

Clicking a picture and creating a forever memory,

Another moment that made me realize,

You are the only one who can make your day,

As special as special could be.