Night Walking

And as I hand the money to my subcommer for the flyer printouts, I ask her,”What’re you gonna do in the week ahead?”

“Shopping!”

Well, atleast someone’s having fun during the holidays.

I start walking back to my room. It’s breezy…not too cold,but just the right amount of cool. So I say to myself…”What the heck? Long time since I went out on a night walk…why not tonight?” The playlist on my iPod switches to Piano Goodness.

Jin Roh – Pride

What a perfect song for a walk in the night. I look around and there aren’t many people outside. Just the way I like it. I hate it when people are walking around me during my night walks. In fact, that’s the reason why I always go alone.

I see a couple holding hands on the other side of the road. I smile. And look to the other side.

Darkness.

The road I’m walking on is lighted…the light crisscrossing and pouring through the trees…their twigs…their leaves. I wish there weren’t any lights at all. I love to walk in darkness. It’s something I’ve noticed on almost all my night walks. I always choose the darker path. I don’t know why. But that’s just the way it is.

Obokuri Eemui

And my hands flail out striking the air, as if I were some great pianist. I smile at the thought. Then I look around to see if someone’s noticed me. I think I’m too self-concious sometimes. But the thought passes quickly. Night walks aren’t about thinking.

Admin Annexe = Thinking
Night Walks = Relaxation

I watch as the cabs pass me by. I look inside them to see if there’s someone I know. And then I walk on.

And the song reaches its piano solo…

And I look up at the night sky. And it fills my heart with joy for the millionth time in a row. There aren’t many stars.Just a few.And the moon. That too, not full. But it doesn’t matter to me…for it all looks so beautiful.

Beauty(Night time) = 10xBeauty(Day time)

The trees,the shadows,the air,the sounds. All so beautiful.

I wish I could walk like this forever.

Without any direction. Without having any worries. Without ever having to think about my studies…my friends…relationships…work…problems…my future. Forever into the darkness of the night.

And then the song ends.

Canon in D Minor

It’s time to walk back.