And it all fades out.
Just a mere half-hour, feeling at complete ease and comfort. No pressure, no worries. The conversation flows freely and lightly, and the silences serve as a respite. Certainly turns a day around.
On the other hand, it also makes you wonder why such a simple thing is so hard to come by. And when you know it's one of the rare chances you get to have, it just makes it all the more disheartening.
I could take it that way, with a heavy heart - or I could think otherwise, and cherish it, embrace it. Strange, the way it gets you up, but brings you down at the same time.
This place, it feels so restrictive sometimes.