Trapped

↟Meera↡

I looked around, but nothing seemed familiar. Where was I? I tried to see the ground, but it did not seem to be under me.

I felt like I was nowhere, yet everywhere at the same time.

Am I floating?

My mind was a jumbled confusion.

Then I felt someone close. I knew who he was, although I couldn't see him.

'I see you, Vivaan,' I cried out.

'I feel you through this invisible distance between us. I see you through the words you utter beside me. Every time you keep a check on me, I feel your touch. But there is something missing. Something I cannot feel. It's your warmth.

'Some nights, when you hold my hands, I feel your tears running over my palm, over my hand. But I can't feel if it's warm or cold. Have I lost my ability to feel? Vivaan, tell me, why do I want to cry every time I see you sobbing. I try hard to weep and vent out all the frustration and anger burning inside me. But I fail, always.

'Vivaan, I am sorry, but I am scared. My only wish is to be able to move my hand and hold yours tight. I have tried my best to lift my fingers and tell you not to lose hope. But it is all in vain. I dream of how we met and the moments we spent together. I try to escape my reality right now and fall asleep to dream about us being together again. And yet when I wake up, what I see is this dark reality. I want to close my eyes and see the light within me but I cannot feel my eyes.

'Vivaan, I feel trapped within myself. Please help me.