honestly, family functions feel like a minefield of questions. "when are you getting married?" they ask, as if i’m not over here just trying to figure out my life without even health insurance. ya, i literally scroll through Instagram watching my cousins' weddings while feeling completely invisible. घर वाले समझते नहीं, yaar. it's exhausting feeling like i’m constantly disappointing everyone who ra...
wait, my cousin keeps flaunting their fancy new job abroad and i’m sitting here, trying not to think about being laid off last month. i’m drowning in loans, thinking maybe i should just manifest a miracle job, like it’ll somehow just fall into my lap. nobody even knows, yaar, matlab samjho na, and here i am feeling like the universe is laughing at me while my dreams fade. #IdfcFirstBankShare #life...
last night, i found myself scrolling through photos of past gatherings with people who felt like family, now just faces in a screen. the laughter echoes in my head, but nobody calls anymore. nobody checks in when the nights get too quiet. hundreds of contacts, but not a single soul to share the silence. sometimes, when someone stumbles, i can’t help but feel a twisted sense of joy, as if their fall proves we’re all just... human. alone in a crowded world, i brace for another evening of pretending that it’s okay.
last night, i found myself scrolling through photos of past gatherings with people who felt like family, now just faces in a screen. the laughter echoes in my head, but nobody calls anymore. nobody checks in when the nights get too quiet. hundreds of contacts, but not a single soul to share the silence. sometimes, when someone stumbles, i can’t help but feel a twisted sense of joy, as if their fall proves we’re all just... human. alone in a crowded world, i brace for another evening of pretending that it’s okay.
it’s three a.m. and i just checked my bank account, again. the screen says fifty-seven dollars. can you believe that? fifty-seven dollars after a weekend of pretending everything is fine. meanwhile, callum turner and dua lipa are out here living their best life while i’m secretly planning my next meal around whatever discount frozen pizza is on sale. do they know what it's like to scroll through a...