Thursday, February 16, 2017

That gone girl . .

Looking back, she realized the only way forward was to keep her gaze on tomorrow. Those shadows, she sensed, were never truly meant for her. Her transformation was almost imperceptible: once a carefree chatterbox with boyish charm, she had become a quiet, self-reflective soul. What once seemed beautiful turned out to be frightening, and what once felt lovely revealed itself to be insincere or hurtful. The butterflies that once danced in her stomach morphed into heartbreak she could barely contain. Negativity closed in from all sides, and it felt like people were intent on tearing her down. She tried to read between the lines, grasping at any positive she could find, but circumstances weighed heavily on her spirit. 
Picture Courtesey: WBK Photography

She counted the stars—yet lost the moon in the process. When failures overwhelmed her, she recognized her own mistakes. Through countless ups and downs, her nightmares were balanced by glimmers of beautiful dreams, leaving her with fewer regrets. So began her new chapter. She deliberately slips under the radar now, confines herself to her inner world, and cloaks her pain behind a bright exterior—if only to ensure her makeup does not go to waste. Still, she waits, clinging to hope in the darkest of days.

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