Tangled

I never thought life would come down to this. We've always seen it happen. In movies. In reality to some extent. In stories told by women who have had similar experiences. Today I lived it.

I woke up feeling upset. Months of a silent battle being fought in my head. All the mental agony in the past weeks. The one-step-ahead-two-steps-behind syndrome. The overwhelming darkness looming in the present followed by a light at the end of the tunnel. A happy moment for a brief while. A confusing quote the very next.

Yesterday, we were asked in class about who was willing to give the first presentation of the semester. I raised my hand. Today I wanted to complete the first two chapters at least and I ended up watching two movies at the theatre instead. A big tub of popcorn. My 3D glasses. An upset me. A fairytale in the offering. My medicine. My cure.

Whether I laughed my heart out or trickled a few tears as the story unfolded before my eyes, the grandmother-granddaughter duo stared at me with a look of disbelief. "Your barbie days are long over girl", is what it implied. We have our own way of dealing with certain issues. This is mine. Therefore don't judge me, instead look into yourselves and ask, "Where is my fairytale?" This is why I should never have left.

"She knows best
And if he is such a dream boat
Why dont you put him to the test?"

Patience. All good things to those who wait.