She moved like the wind, quick, easy, and mostly, unnoticed. Her lithe, agile body facilitated brisk, quiet movements. And the fact that she was more an observer than part of the world played to her advantage. Libraries were her favorite, coffee shops with cozy corners came a close second. She was reading "Alice in Wonderland" today. Finishing actually - the book as well as the large cup of coffee. "Still she haunts me phantomwise Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes" She looked up, feeling a pair of eyes on her and noticed a young man in another corner of the yard. He had a lost expression plastered on his face, like an abandoned kitten, stuck out in rain. She looked back in to her book : "Ever drifting down the stream Lingering in the golden gleam Life, what is it but a dream?" She let the words linger as she closed the book and got up quietly. He was still waiting to be helped. This time she held his gaze until he was prompted to
(This post is based on my experience in Dublin during my short stay between July 2016 - September 2016. Specifically, this post talks about the sights, sounds, feelings and thoughts I experienced between 9 PM and 9 AM on a regular day.) Sights & Thoughts : I fall asleep each night, looking out through the large glass panel which forms one of the 4 walls of the room. I'm collecting my thoughts for the day ahead, reminiscing on the events of the day gone by and making mental lists of things to do and to not do. Every now and then, I feel compelled to shift from the cozy position I've curled up under the sheets just to make the note in the mobile, but decide against it considering the great amount of effort it'd take to move, reach out to the mobile, in the process of making the note, also check the mails and messages - a series of activities that'd take up to the next 30-45 minutes. The last sight every night is the same, the fading out of the lights, once bright b