I Went Out Alone for Pizza and Didn’t End Up Alone

I’ve been feeling a bit low lately. I’m new in Bangalore, and it’s been harder than I expected to feel settled without my family. Yesterday was especially rough; nothing specific, just that quiet kind of loneliness that creeps in when everything still feels unfamiliar. I didn’t want to go back home and sit with it, so I decided to take myself out for a quiet dinner. Just some time alone, maybe good food would help a little. I was sitting there, kind of lost in my thoughts, when I noticed this guy a table away, also alone. We made that brief, awkward eye contact a couple of times, the kind where you quickly look away and pretend you weren’t staring. After a while, he came over and asked if he could join me. Normally I would’ve said no, but something about the moment felt… easy. So I said yes. We ended up ordering a pizza to share and just started talking. Nothing deep or life-changing, just simple conversations about work, random life stuff, and a few bad date stories. The pizza was really good too: warm, comforting, and exactly what I needed without even realizing it. Even the staff was very supportive (special thanks to them)...they helped us to get comfortable. Somewhere between slices and small talk, I noticed I wasn’t feeling as heavy as before. It wasn’t some movie moment or anything, just two strangers keeping each other company on an ordinary evening. We said goodbye and went our separate ways, and that was it. (we added each other IG.....we are now friends) I went home feeling a little lighter than I did when I walked in, and honestly, that was enough. :)