A Subtle Reminder..

Something really interesting and unexpected happened today.

After a very tedious day at college, I got home and headed straight for my bed. Taking a nap was the only thing on my mind but on climbing my mattress, the sleep vanished. It was surprising that my very cosy and comfortable mattress that could put anyone to sleep felt very uncomfortable. This was probably because I was thinking so much about everything and nothing.

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Few minutes into this dilemma, a friend texted me and said he was on his way to my house. Surprise visits are great but not on days when I feel so drained. From his description, he was already very close to my house and so I didn't have any other option than to go get him. Without really paying too much atten to how I looked, I dashed out of the house.

I reached the junction and couldn't find him anyway. The sun was blazing and so was my temper. I kept searching for any sign of him, but nothing. At this point, questions kept running through my mind. "Did he really reach or did he take the wrong route?".

Some minutes into my confusion, I looked up and saw a young lady approaching me. I felt she just wanted to pass by me or something, but she didn't. The young lady stopped right in front of me and was beaming with so much joy.

"Good day", I said. I wasn't really in the mood to strike up a conversation but I couldn't ignore the radiant smile she sent in my direction. "And you have a diastema too" was the first thing the young lady said. At this point, she had my full attention. I barely even opened my mouth, so how did she see my gap tooth? I wondered.

"Hello, my name is Rita and I just want to say that I love everything about you. You look really pretty" the young lady said. I was forced to take another look at myself. What did this young lady see that prompted her to say so much? Her courage was really admirable and that's for sure.

Her words had a way of livening my mood. For a moment, it felt like the sun wasn't so scorching. "Thank you", I managed to reply with a little smile escaping my lips. "I have to go but I hope I see you some other time", the lady said as she walked away. That was it? That was why she stopped?

This may be a normal thing to some people but where I'm from, the ladies rarely compliment each other wholeheartedly, not to talk of strangers. This was my first time having such a confrontation and I was still trying to wrap my head around what just happened. It was a very interesting moment and at that point, the song that came to mind was "scars to your beautiful". A masterpiece by Alessia Cara.