22nd Dec 2023

Dear Palak,

While I am really excited to meet you, a part of me feels that you do not want to meet me. Why else would you not reply to my messages asking you if you knew any decent hotels near where you stay in Pune? You are not the least bit of interested, I feel. But then again you do vanish like that sometimes. Or maybe this is your way of maintaining a certain distance with me. Or the worst case scenario – maybe sometimes, you just don’t like to talk to anyone. Because, I don’t know, you are fighting your demons.

On the scale from “I’m ignoring you” to “I’m not fine,” I am crossing my fingers that you’re just swamped with stuff. To be honest, even “I’m ignoring you” is fine. I just want you to be OK and I wish I could help you if there are things that are bothering you.

Talk to me. Please.

With love, hugs and other things,
P