Hello there!
As you read in the title, this post is about the time a girl whom I have never seen before (or since) stopped me on the way back home from college - and the conversation that entailed. Don't worry - contrary to the popular notion that all my posts are longer than giraffe's tongues - this isn't going to be that long.... or that's what I'm hoping. So, here goes!
I was walking home from a fest, a few months ago - and a few sleepless nights and endless lectures from people who care about me later, I had made it to the finals and it had gone rather well for me. In the competition that asked of contestants, an amalgamation of business acumen and sheer cheekiness in their approach to solving an array of problems or situations - elements of the finals included all the the competition stands for. Needless to say, the organisers had skilfully managed to combine a presidential debate and a rap battle for this - without each getting in the way of either.
Feeling relieved at having finished what I had to, I was 75 meters into my 650 meter walk home from college, when a girl - clearly about my age but skinny to the extreme and timid looking, walked past me. Tired, my begrudging pace homeward had not taken me too far, when I felt a tap on my left shoulder, followed by an "Excuse me... You are Smriti - right?"
Baffled, to say the least, I turned around and saw her smiling at me and all I could say was a confused "Yes?". Clearly a little perplexed and seeming to reconsider her decision to strike this conversation, she nervously asked in a South-Indian accent that was clearly South-Indian, but hard to place a finger on otherwise, "You were in the competition, just now, no?"
Not knowing what to say, I smiled and simply nodded - albeit internally a little upset about having to stand on a bumpy sidewalk and speak to a seemingly harmless stranger, when all I wanted to do was go home, eat something - and sleep for the next entire week. However, encouraged by my response, this girl said, "I know you must be tired... But I wanted to tell you that I was in the audience just now, okay?"
"Oh!" I said, pleasantly surprised, while she continued. "You were amazing on stage there. I never thought a girl could speak like that - or even rap. The way you answered the questions of the judges also - It was just awesome," she said, beaming. Clearly having overcome her initial awkwardness, here was a person who was telling me her appreciation of what I had done in the competition. Thanking her, I told her that I was so glad she thought so and that's when she continued. "You know, I am generally very shy, okay? But when I saw you on stage today, I felt like it was one of my friends only, there. Usually people are very strange - but what you said and how you said it, was a real inspiration to me. It made me think - oh! Even I can do these things."
Humbled a dumbfounded, I continued chatting with her for a few more minutes, in the middle of the road - before she admitted to running late to an appointment after which, we went our separate ways. I know this is not a big deal for most people - but the multiple trophies and prizes in both cash and kind - I was carrying home with me that day, paled in comparison to the words of a stranger that made all the hard work, worth it.
After all, no wonder the Beegees said in their song:
"It's only words; And words are all I have,
....... to take your heart away!"
That's it for today folks! Hope you like this account of mine from a few months ago. Here's to a wonderful day for you - whenever applicable.
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xx
TeenxAdventurer :)
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