Urghh... How do one supposed to wear this thing!? She said to herself while trying the dress he picked for her. The dress wasn't tight nor it was loose but having never worn something like that made her little frustrated. While she was trying hard to zip the chain in the back, she saw her reflection on the mirror and for few moments she froze.
Is it me?
She closed her eyes and in that moment she remembered every single remark that was made on the way she looked since childhood. Since childhood, everyone made her feel uncomfortable about her looks. Some people commented on her skin tone, some on teeth, some on height, some on hair. She knew she couldn't do anything about it so she tried different approach to stood out in crowd. She excelled in the academics, sharpen her skills, tried to learn everything and literally perfected herself in everything just to fit in the world she lived in.
And that's how a simple a girl, who wanted ordinary life and acceptance, started running on a path to become extraordinary.
And though she turned the table around wherever she went, she felt something to amiss deep within. Mirror was never her friend but a foe of her. And though there were some people accepted and loved her for the person she was, she couldn't do it for herself.
The trauma was so deep rooted in her that she stopped looking at herself beyond the image branded on her soul.
For the brief time she kept her eyes closed, she kept remembering. Everything was rushing to her in such intensity that it jolted her body to open the eyes and when she opened her eyes, she looked at her reflection in the mirror again.
For the first time, she actually looked at herself.
The black one piece which was simple yet elegant, hung perfectly on her body. With little to no make up and her hair which was loose and messy made her look more alluring.
She couldn't take her eyes off. Not because she was wearing something like that for the first time but for the first time she felt beautiful. For the first time she admired herself. And she couldn't believe it! She was overwhelmed and exhilarated.
She opened the door of trial room so that she could take his help in zipping up the dress. And when she opened the door and he turned around to look at her, there was faint smile on his lips and admiration in his eyes which didn't go unnoticed by her.
At that moment, she didn't need to be told as his eyes softened after seeing her and spoke the volume. And with that, the last thread of past trauma which were haunting her continuously, left her side permanently.
She couldn't ask him anything else and instead asked him to click some pictures of her. As much as she was smiling, her knees were giving away not because of any impure thoughts but the overwhelming sensation she was feeling. And she smiled, genuinely...
When she closed the door to change into another dress he picked up for her, she came to realise how many of her firsts were with him and how unknowingly he has kept on breaking the chains she was trapped herself in. He was the blessing she never asked for and she... With her heart already full, decided not to ask for more..🖤