By Surabhi Gupta

Surabhi Gupta feels as if life is just about to begin. She is an aspiring writer from India, currently enrolled at Mount Holyoke College, and hopes to complete her book this winter.

THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER

My eyes open to the world, to meet its vivid, awe-striking, vibrant imagery. I remain motionless, not wishing to disturb the steady balance of my eyes, frozen in space and time, lost in sheer curiosity and the silent delight of visualizing the world. My gaze drinks from this novel experience with light and flirts with my surroundings. At that moment, within my soft skull, I can sense a billion of tiny, sparkling nerve impulses, dancing with the excitement of feeling the touch of “Time”. Joy courses through my little body – in anticipation of the events that will invariably occur…