More than a week in Chennai, homesickness and an existential crisis have reached an unavoidable point. Somehow, I still managed to cope with the defence mechanism. Initially, I knew I would handle it, but I was wrong. The breakdown happened, and my face remained poker-still. The storms were happening within me, and I could feel the damage.
A call changed everything. A person I met on the first day of college exchanged phone numbers and a few introductory sentences. She called me a few minutes ago: "What do you want to eat tomorrow? My mother is asking. I could see in your eyes how much was happening within you." Until then, I had firmly believed I could deceive people into thinking I was okay. A batchmate in a new city opened the door of her house and gave me a home. She embraced me with her homely sentences, and I felt the warmth.
Another girl told me, please open up. At least speak to your people about what you feel, how you feel. They might not have solutions, but sometimes expressing it makes you feel lighter. Roaming around with her, I felt like I had lost this version of myself. She unknowingly pushed me towards the light.
My defence mechanism began to deceive me and no longer worked for me. I guess I have found some people who are peeling away the layers I have fossilised over a long time. Surely, this new chapter is going to be the turning point of my life. Let's see how the next five years will do with this clay.
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