Unexpected Acquaintance

If you are here to look at my story with some person, Let me tell you. YOU ARE WRONG. I am going to talk about a lizard. Yes! A lizard. I live in a hostel room and outside in my balcony, between the gap of the wall and railings one lizard used to live. I am scared of lizards. So, this story is quite an unexpected turn of events. 

 In monsoon, where so many insects were coming in, I had a tough time battling them even with heat and that is when I saw her. Well, I noticed her first during the quarantine period. The period of quarantine was tough for all of us but It used to make me feel lonely. Lizard used to hang around my net and eat insects from it. I was wondering that I can just you know throw her down the balcony with the broom or maybe pigeons can eat it! but nothing like that happened. It came every single day. If there was an attendance she got 100%. 

 Every single day, I was so used to watching her. The way she moves around carefully and keeps eating the insects. Strategizing on how to catch them. She or He was always alone. Fix time, around 7:00 P.M. without fail. Observing her gave me a calm feeling. I never touched her or get in her way. She did not get in my way. Kind of like a silent understanding.

 Whenever I was crying due to loneliness or having some sad moments she was there. In my exciting dancing in the room, she was the silent witness. Her company starts mattering. Do not misunderstand. I do have friends. But sometimes I was used to her company too. like a pet! I used to face her and talk about my classes. My new books which I am reading, Practice my video speeches on her, Discussing exam results, and listening to new songs too. Totally weird routine. She was a better audience than anyone. I want to belive that she used to listen maybe was trying to comment. Far fetched though but yes. Something was there.

 A turn of events came when I did not see her for a few days. I was like, did she fall sick? Has she moved away? There are still many insects coming in, why I am not seeing her? I started to feel the loss of a pet. She was not a pet but start meaning something to me. I was bothered by not seeing lizards every day. Maybe I was going mad or maybe I was just so used to our routine. It was so normal. During the conversation with my friend, I casually mentioned about Lizard. He told me that Its almost a winter Bhavya! She must be hibernating. It made me feel sad, a little sad. Knowing that I might not see her anymore. 

 I used to bang on the gallery door every single morning to make sure she is safely out from the gap between two doors before I open it. I did not want her to fall on me nor I wanted to kill her. Now, I am realizing that I miss that! It was nice to have a life beside me in that room I still bang gallery door every morning. Just in case.