It’s a beautiful, chilly autumn evening. I stand in my balcony braving the icy cold wind to have a look at the world outside. I see the beautiful trees with bright orange leaves, the autumn season leaving its mark on the numerous and different varieties of trees. There are leaves strewn all across the road, flying along with the wind not knowing its destination.

I stand there for a long time slowly realizing the chillness creeping on to my legs and making me shiver in the cold. The world outside is just like any other day, people hopping in and out of the trams hurrying back to their homes hoping to sip a cup of hot coffee and catch up with their families, cars moving noiselessly and a few people jogging to keep themselves fit and trim.

There is an unknown emptiness inside me, which makes me sad and quiet, not knowing what I should do to make myself cheerful. Day after day it’s just the same for me. I feel lonely at times in this strange land where I just long to see somebody’s face or to make contact. I have never felt this way before maybe because I was always surrounded by friends and family. I do miss them and what wont I do to just spend an evening with my loved ones.

I am still standing in the balcony, tears rolling down my cheeks and I quickly wipe it out so that nobody sees… The only thing to cheer me up is that in a few minutes the person I love the most will be back from work and I would get to spend the rest of my evening with him.