Summertime Sadness
Seems like it was just yesterday we were walking down the hill towards the lake, wrapping up our day looking at the sunset. Everyone else scattered around the edge of the lake, under the trees, in pairs of twos and threes. Some were half-shouting to the vendor to give them their junk food and soft drinks that they cannot get at any other time. Apart from that, there’s not too much to see there, the whole area can get quite dark in the late evening, it’s like a tunnel being under the canopy of trees. Some would find it beautiful looking at the water shimmering the yellow and red of the sky, framed by the dark silhouette of the foliage. Against the endless routine of marching practices and nation building classes, this setting seemed laid-back enough for us to breathe and rest our minds. Well, my mind because I cannot stop thinking why you want me to be around you. You see, I was unsure how much my worth was back then to deserve being with anyone, let alone you. I’m sure you d