Winter, Oh Winter, why can’t you be my friend :(

Oh, man!! Just when I thought that I am making peace with the winters of Patna, I fell ill. Yesterday, I went out on an early morning road trip with my family to experience the ambiance of Chhath Puja on different Ghats (riverside). Left the home at around 5 am and had a gala time with my family. While I was hidden inside the coziness of our car during the first few hours, I did embrace the weather and decided to step out and take a walk to experience the weather.

I feel betrayed as I write this piece. The hand which I extended to make friendship with winter got slapped away. I welcomed winter with open arms, put my guard down. Instead of getting a similar warmth in return, I got Cold in response. Can’t expect warmth from winter, can I?

Alright, so the winter sickness has crept in and all I need is sunshine. As I sip my medicated Kadha to cure my bad throat, all I can think of are the times when I used to dunk chilled smoothies to quench my thirst. Observing the tightly shut windows and the untouched fan, all I recollect are the images of cool breeze flowing in those lovely summer nights. Oh boy! If it hadn’t been for Christmas, I so wish to shoo away winters once and for all. Till then, I think I need to trigger the DNA of my cavewomen ancestors and wait out in my cave till the sun shines strong again. Till then, it is just me, my belongings, and a cocktail of homemade kadhas which will pull me out of this frozen lake.

P.S~ Keep Smiling!!