In The Mountains

Glorious, radiant, stunning. These were the only words that repeated in my mind, as a fresh version of myself vicariously lived through the fairy-tale enchantment I had always dreamt of. The charming surroundings had made my eyes their own, and cunningly luring me into their magnificent abyss; awestruck, they left me. Yet, more than their masculine dominance and pride driven wrangles, the feminine elegance of these mountains was what made me embrace their explicitness.

These gargantuan beings had found excitement in the glamorous way of draping themselves in ravishing white. being used to this tradition (as one would be when surrounded by Indian culture), it simply seemed to me that these fashionable peaks had dressed themselves in dazzling saris. This scene only made the Himalayas seem more ignorant of their grey physique and rather suggesting towards their salience.

While the Sun seems to have let goof his duty towards warmth here, he still resides over the ranges, endowing a few of his rays to these colossal landscapes. As these rays pass through the water that I carry with me, it made it seem as though it was honey dew. At this one moment where the Sun was settling into his daily sequence, spurring himself down, the opalescent scenery was perfect; a utopia.

But now it strikes, that this utopia is fake. The once blissful surrounding now taunt me as they darken. The once comforting embrace now choked me. The monumental mountains were wearing sniggers; I could tell that the mammoths were mocking me. The softness of the white drapes had seemed to fade away, only to be replaced by the harsh reality - I was alone on the mountains, far away from the sultry grasp of home.

It could just be seconds before I became history like the tracks of my boots on snow; washed away quicker than the sand on beach. But all of this was miniature compared to the menacing blizzards awaiting me one step further. The step that had seemed so easy to me a few minute minutes ago, now felt like the step welcoming death.

Should I take it? For all the satisfaction i would get for achieving the summit, should I ruin the promise f my life? The one decision. Death, cruelty, fear.

The End