Almost Happy

As the cartons unpacked and contents started tumbling out, one after the other, a sense of hollowness mixed with anticipation engulfed me. The life I had left behind had not left me yet. The remnants of life in the busy city of Delhi lay in heaps on the floor. I took a look at the empty house. It seemed to give out mixed vibes. Overwhelming yet inviting. Cold, yet longing for a touch of warmth. Spacious, yet small.

Almost gloomy but almost happy..



The move to the hills of Dehradun had long been in the offing. The pollution had begun to choke Meera’s breath and my creativity. Finally the day had come when the “Plan” manifested into “Reality” and I found myself standing in this vacant house I had fallen in love with in pictures but the reality of it hit me hard. As the initial euphoria of ‘new’ melted into anxiety of the ‘unknown’, doubts started floating in the head; “Did I do the right thing?”, “Will it be worth it?”, “Will this ever be “home”?”..






The vivid flowers, apart from being signature NOMAD print, were also the result of my first impressions of the valley.


To be continued..
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