I sat down on the sand with my knees bent. Thoughts of home started coming to my mind. Wherever I go, if there is no one to talk to, even in the most beautiful place on earth, feel completely alone. The more I think about these things, the worse I feel.

Thoughts of home came to mind, and tears started falling from my eyes. I remember that home. Why is it that despite being in such a beautiful place, as I look at the sea, thoughts of my mother come to mind? I haven’t seen mother all day, and Even calling either. Yesterday, she scolded me a lot for not eating lunch, and today, look—there is no one around to scold me.

Thinking about all this makes me feel even worse. Especially today, since mother is not around, there is no one to talk to about having lunch. But the decision was mine—I left the house and came out.

The people at home have driven me out. They say I have become a burden to them. So, thinking about them is no use. Whatever needed to be done, I have done. Now, thoughts of home are out of the question. The more I think, the worse I feel.

Without thinking, I stood up and started walking around. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. Oh, I only had coffee at lunch and nothing else. Now it is already evening, and my stomach is aching from hunger.

I see small little restaurants all around. I have to go into a good one, one that is cheap but still good. So I entered a small food restaurant. As I went in, I realized it was actually very small. There weren’t proper chairs and tables. I went to a table by the window and sat down and started looking for the menu card.

Here, there is no menu card. Searching around, I saw a menu card hanging on the wall above the kitchen. Seeing that, I had to place the order. I went to the kitchen. Everything is almost open. The menu card showed many types of food, especially seafood items. I ordered a strange kind of seafood curry with rice.

I looked carefully around the restaurant. Everything here seemed old. The air here also felt musty or old. Looking at the restaurant’s clock, I saw it was 5:30 pm.