Cities Through Her Eyes

Barcelona: Parte Dos

It was almost midnight. The sky was sparkling with the scattered stars. I think I saw a shooting star too. It was my first, my city never had a clear sky. Lying down in one random park, north of the city, I was just loving the serenity and the quiet. Not completely quiet, because Mia and Jane (the girl from the bar) were making out just five feet away from me but I was still at peace. 

So after Jane took us to watch her perform "The Great Flamenco," as she likes to call it, we stopped by this pond. I thought it was for the fresh air, they had other plans. Turns out, Jane and Mia are former partners and they are just having a "fling" right now. Nothing serious. From what I know, these things never work out, but then all I know is from a fusion of chick-flick movies and shows. The ones which usually promise to be different but end up the same the others. 

Sitting there, all I could think about was everything I hadn't done. Yes, I achieved things in school. Big, prestigious awards but I couldn't stop feeling empty. I had no memories, experiences. Nothing that was out of the ordinary. All my life, I had one aim: To get into an Ivy league college, but that was behind me now. I had done it, in fact I got into three. But what now? I had no other aspiration. I don't even know what I want to be or who I want to be. 

I had this realisation circulating in my head till we returned to the hostel. Mia passed out in just a few seconds, but I couldn't. I just couldn't. My thoughts took me to a point where I started tearing up. I got out of bed and looked out onto the empty streets and remembered where I am. This is my new beginning. I promised myself to try everything I had skipped in high school. Then and there, I made a list. Item #1: Get Drunk!