May 19th, 2025, 11 AM CET
It’s been a month. I said goodbye to my popcorn, and we agreed to meet at airports every time I visit my home.
Hopefully we will see each other.
We met in early 2023. First, we invited her for tea. I guess my life is very much revolved around tea. I never invite people for food; it’s always tea, and somehow I always make the best tea for people whom I love or am going to love.
Honestly, I did not like her, but she was from my roommate’s community, so they had a lot in common. She always used to have an angry face and a lot of issues due to her long-distance marriage life.
But she was patient with me. Though it was clear I did not like her, she was always there for me. There is not even a single day she didn’t greet me with Good morning.
She made her place in my heart so deep that now I can feel her absence each day. I clearly remember one time when I went to the office and was burning with fever. But I did not want to go home; I wanted to go to my mom. And the only place I could think of was her home and her. She used to visit doctors and make appointments for me each and every time. Whenever I go on a trip, I know that she will make the gobi ka parathas for me.
From her I learned how to love people without expectation. How to take care of people around you. How to know small, small details about the person you love. She knows the tiniest details about me. Be there for the other person even when they are not aligned, because someday for sure they will be.
Our relationship evolved with time , and I am really grateful about that. I am happy for her. I am happy the way she worked on herself. She tried each and everything to make herself better each day and worked on her fears and confidence. She used these 2.5 years to become the best version of herself. I saw her becoming better and better each day. Every day she used to come with new things: astrology, healing, meditation, graphotherapy , yoga, ayurveda… what not. We used to laugh also. But we saw the best version of her, and I am really proud of her for the way she worked on herself.
Now I miss the warmth. She used to give me the warmth like my mom.
My dear Popcorn, I promise you I am always going to meet you. You have a special place in my heart. I am grateful our paths crossed.
“ I love you, my popcorn.”
PS—I miss watching sunsets with you .
Confidantly yours…
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