When reality hits

bargavi bhakiyalakshmi
Life Journey
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I was super excited when my order got delivered, buying a lipstick worth of ₹2500 seems like a dream since my college days and I used to tell myself that I'll buy me a branded lipstick once I started to earn.

And when I started to earn things were getting really hard. I was exposed to the real world and real struggles when I started to earn. I used to plan things every single month especially I scheduled my finances to save a little every month.

But every month I used to postpone my idea of saving a little to next month. But when it comes comes next month i again did the same. Some month, my to be saved money, would go for my mother medicines and another month it would go for my brother books and exam fees. But after a long wait the day came, and I ordered that lipstick which is something that I longed for, for no reason.

I decided to wear it the same day I got it in my hands and also I planned a visit to my friend's place, just for showing her what I've got because she knew that how madly I wanted that lipstick. And also I felt like i wanted to go out wearing that lipstick and roam around the streets for no reason.

So I picked a random outfit and groomed myself in a very normal usual way. And the moment came, finally my heart jumped out in joy when I sloshed the lipstick against my lips. That moment felt like heaven even though that lipstick doesn't have any special features it made my heart beat a little faster in joy. And i took few selfies not in a way that cover my entire face but only my lips.

After half an hour of doing all these crazy things I finally decided to move out and Yeah I took my lipstick with me. The weather was quite breezy that made my hair to fly backwards against the breezy air. And with that new branded lipstick and hair that flew against the wind exactly like heroines from the introduction scene of the every romantic film made me to walk more straight and bold. And my heels started to make click-clack noise with my every move like a model that made everyone to turn around and gave me a look, I dont know what kind of look it was or I don't want to know. But I kinda loved that attention, because I'm a random girl who wants a fairy-tale life and more attention. I finally reached the bus stop as it was Sunday, most of the buses were filled with people so I've to wait a little more. I don't want to spoil my look and also I don't want to get my lipstick stained over some random uncle's shirt that might ended up with a big fight in his house. No I don't want any of these so I decided to wait a little more.

And a little girl who is sitting at a squat position at the other side of road caught my attention. She must be around 3. She was busy searching for something in the trash. Her face clearly reflected her level of attention over the trash. Her brown hair was tangled in a messy way. Her face and hands were covered with a dirt that made her wheatish skin to look dull. Her red long frock holded a very fascinatingly look but seems like that frock hanging on her like a wet towel over the clothesline rope. After a few seconds her eyes widdened and her face got a smile which is way more fascinating than her long red Frock. And a took a deep look, she found an apple and some crayons at the trash. I couldn't get the clear look of the apple but I can guarantee that the apple is half eaten one. And I dont know about the crayons. But her eyes were attached with apple and crayons.
My heart ached for no reason and looked at her keenly. She rushed to the other side of roadb where i was standing. As it wasn't the crowded area she ran quickly to my side. She walked past me and I couldn't take my eyes off her. All of a sudden her energy dropped when she saw a little girl who must be around her age, with a Barbie doll in one hand and Ballon in another. The little girl in red Frock looked at the ballon and barbie doll and looked back at her apple and crayons. Her face turned pale and she slowly started to walk and ended up near a woman with a medium sized cloth bag who also had the same look as her's but in a older version. She must be her mother I thought to myself. That woman looked at the apple and crayon and smiled at the little girl and gave her a little cloth bag from the bag that she had. The girl's face lost emotions a while back and she slowly put that apple and crayons inside the bag and tightly holded it while looking at the girl with Ballon and barbie. I was confused, what made that little girl to lose all her happiness all of a sudden. Was that all about a Ballon and a barbie? Questions were roamed around my head till I reach my friend's place.

Finally I reached her place. I walked inside and I noticed that a car is standing infront of their house. But I was least bothered about that car and my excitement again hitted me hard. I was really excited to show her my lipstick. She came as soon as I rang the door bell. She greeted me with a big smile and told that her big brother got this car for the family as he got promotion. And i didn't care about her brother's car or promotion. I badly wanted her to finish off her thing so that i can tell her my story. And the story continued and we walked inside. I greeted her mom and dad who were chilling at the hall. And again she started her story of her brother and the car. As soon as we entered her room she told that her brother got her a lipstick as a gift. The word lipstick got my attention. She showed me the lipstick while stating that the lipstick must be around 6000 rupees in a rough estimate. I turned around the lipstick and opened the lipstick and "6000 rupees" stuck in my head. I told myself that may be my friend deserve this and I don't. And all of a sudden that little girl came to mind and I got my answer too. I left my friend's place without saying anything about my lipstick. As soon as I walked outside I rubbed off my lipstick and put my hair in a bun. And while waking down the street I found a beauty store which seems like quite expensive. I went inside just because I badly wanted to know what's the exact rate of that lipstick that my friend's brother got for her. I know that it's impossible for me to get that still I wanted to know. I went inside and the sales girl greeted me with a big smile and that made me realize that I can't go out of that shop without buying anything. And asked her for a perfume that stick with my budget. When she asked me whether to pack that perfume or not, I nodded and asked her about that 6000 rupees lipstick that my friend's brother gifted her, she told that the lipstick is about ₹5000 while packing my perfume. And a girl came walked inside the shop and walked near me and stood next to me and the same sales girl who packed my perfume greeted her with a same wide smile. And the girl asked for the same lipstick that I was proud about a while ago. And the sales girl suddenly told her the price and asked her whether she want it and that took me back to those Years where I've been asking the price of the lipstick like the same as the girl and received the same reply as the girl who is standing next to me. And the girl politely denied and got herself a lipstick which is around ₹550 just like me in old days. For some reason my entire mood went down.

I walked out the shop and took a bus and landed in the Same bus stop where I met that little girl the same morning. For some reason I looked around for the girl,it was quite dark and the street light was the only source of light. Finally the little girl with long red Frock caught my attention. She was standing at the end of the road that lead to my way to home. I walked in a quite fast pace to reach the girl. She was there with a dog and the crayons were next to her over a crushed paper. She slowly tweaked the apple and showed her hands that had small apple pieces and some little amount of apple juice that has flown little over her hand. The dog licked her hand and she giggled for no reason and again she did the same and the same giggle. That made my day a bit better and she took that crushed paper and unfolded it and started to scribble all over it and again she giggled on seeing the colors on the paper. All of a sudden the girl from the shop started to roam in my thoughts. I opened my bag and took my lipstick out and applied it. Let my hair fall over my shoulders and it started to fly against the breezy air. And soon my heels started to make that clik-cloak sound.

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