All my life, I thought time travel wasn’t real and existed only in movies or fantasies.
All my life, I thought time travel wasn’t real and existed only in movies or fantasies. Until, we moved into this new apartment of ours that rests opposite the sea.

Every morning, I’d witness the sky & the ocean meet at the far end, seagulls circumambulating the area, the waves crawling gently onto the shore, ebbing away a part of me, bit by bit. And every single day, it takes me back in time and reminds me of Mama. She sat next to the same window for hours, lost in her deepest thoughts. Now I understand, life is so unpredictable. Three years back, it was her and today it’s me. From hands so full that I couldn’t hold more in them, to being completely empty handed. It feels like all I ever had was just a dream & this, right here is the reality. Bitter reality. It’s hard to absorb and hold onto so many emotions and feelings inside your soul. The fear of loss, of being torn apart is the worst of all. Every second is a battle between your soul & your fears, causing you to shatter completely. But somehow, a divine force ends up concealing my heart all over again, giving me a little more strength to hang in there.

I’m not sure how long I’ll succeed in doing so, or how many more waves it’ll take for me to settle on my destined shore; but the faith that I’ll find my way through this pain & anguish, is what keeps me on my toes.
['Afrah S. Hasan']
['Life Lessons', 'Thoughts And Feelings']