Aug 28 2020

Friend

So today, I had to vacate my house of 1.5 years moving to Bangalore. It was a beautiful house surrounded by a garden, tree covered terrace and greenery everywhere. I loved my loft bed. It had a calm vibe to it and I absolutely loved sitting by the window with my cat on afternoons and on rainy days. I had pet many cats by that window, it has a beautiful money plant on the side which had a cycle of its own like me. It was growing so well when I moved in then it got dull all its leaves fell off then again last few months in lockdown it gained it's strength and started growing again. That's one plant I watered the most.

My friends came over to help me shift, I din't move even one luggage, they took care of all the moving. I feel so grateful that I had made such good souls as my friends here. We had dinner and laughing so hard that it made easier for me to leave the place I loved so much.

It was not just a house, it was my home. This place, this house, all the plants, pets, everything part of that house gave me all the strength to gain my strength. I was broken to bits when I moved there. Familiarity of magnolia tree, ripen guavas, hibiscus, money plant, small palm tree, beautiful violet flower plant which would grow anywhere so I would have one by kitchen and one by the window. Me and my cat would play in the terrace. Bamboo chairs, mystical wall color all of it gave a very positive outlook in life. I liked going back home everyday. My pet cat dancing by the chair every single day was too much to handle and it's every single day. I guess this house became my best friend. 

While we were about to leave, they insisted me on taking something from the house. So I took the pot with mud in it. D was asking me if he can cut a string from the money plant, I said ok. He has lot of plants at his hosue too. I thought it was for him. Then we left the house. I said bye to it. After reaching my new home and moving everything from the car again, D did the nicest thing one has done for me. He took the pot which I brought, he put the money plant it and said this is your first plant and we had done it on the day you have moved. I dint expect it, and he involved me in doing it too. Without making any deal about it. Though it was supposed to be bitter sweet day, I am so glad I get to take a piece of my old home to my new to be home. And D did it so easily that I dint even thank him at that time because I dint realise what he had done. 

I am so very grateful for people like this in my life. I may not be at a place where I wish to be but my life is much better with friends like them. It feels good to be loved.