Kabanata 23

I want to slow down the time.

It's really fascinating how our perception of typical everyday events can be altered when a new love interest enters our lives.

Colors seem crisper. All of our surroundings suddenly seem like the landscape that could inspire an artist to paint his masterpiece.

Background noise we tried so hard to muffle out just days before, begins to form a rhythm. We find ourselves humming a little rhythm in accompaniment, and shuffling our feet to the beat.

Work seems easier. You have a new confidence. No longer struggling with your own mind, doubting your ideas, and settling with your mediocre place in the world for fear of what ifs. What if doesn't work out. What if I'm wrong? What if I'm not good enough?

Suddenly, because of the affection of someone new in your life, you know that you are more than good enough.

You walk with a swagger that precedes itself.

And yes, everything seems to be happening in slow-motion.

If only it lasted forever.

"Can we stay like this fo