The Pause

Naina huddled herself and rubbed her arms as she stepped out. She accidentally kicked a beer bottle that went clunking down the small steps. It was darkerthan what she expected. There was silence all around and she could only hear the soothing sound of the crashing waves. After the deafening music at the beach party just a few hours ago, the silence was welcoming. She moved closer towards the water. Who said beaches were scary in the night? It just had a darker side like all of us.

She sat down and felt the damp sand beneath her. She closed her eyes and filled her lungs with the moist air. "hmmm" she thought. "Nothing to think of.' "Wow!"She muttered under her breath. For once she was in the world and yet so away from it. She was in Goa,
the party capital of the country, and yet ironically, this is the place where she sat in peace. Of course life was still going on as she sat there. But she wanted to revel in the nothingness of now.

She would go back in her room where her drunk friends would not have noticed she was gone."Thank God for that" she thought and smiled. But right now she was happy being alone,with the waters shining under the fading light of half a moon. Of course there were
matters going around in her life which could use her attention. But they can wait. Sometimes all you need is an empty moment. No,it does not give you a solution to anything. It does not even leaves you enlightened . It just helps you to stop and feel.It helps you slow down.

She could do this all night. But logic suggested otherwise. It was time to go back. She was not sure how long she sat there but she guessed it was late when she saw a lone fisherman tugging his boat. Naina got up to walk back to her room. On the way, she turned back and smiled towards the playful waters. "Thank You" she muttered as she hurried towards her room. Life was waiting for her after the pause.