the way that i smile and nod when people ask about my "successful" life. no one sees the ten dollar balance. the overdraft alerts. living paycheck to paycheck feels like a performance. i scroll through my own texts from a time when “dining out” was not a terrifying idea. sometimes i want to scream: the lavish lifestyle you think i have? it’s all just a facade.
yooo, kuch samjho na, jab se dosto ne shaadi ki hai, mehfil toh gayi lekin dil ke kone mein ek khaali pan hai. hundreds of contacts hain, lekin kisi ko bhi wo nahin hai jo bas 'arey kya haal hai' kehne aaye. sab social media pe chillate hain, lekin sab ki kahaniyan mere se milne se khatam ho gayi. and jab maine suna ki UAE ne India ko hara diya, sirf ek hi feeling hui… log kitne asli dost ban gaye. kya kisi ne socha hai, aaj agar shaadi wale nahi hote toh yeh news sunne ke liye kiski talaash karte? #UaeVsInd #LonelyRealities
yooo, kuch samjho na, jab se dosto ne shaadi ki hai, mehfil toh gayi lekin dil ke kone mein ek khaali pan hai. hundreds of contacts hain, lekin kisi ko bhi wo nahin hai jo bas 'arey kya haal hai' kehne aaye. sab social media pe chillate hain, lekin sab ki kahaniyan mere se milne se khatam ho gayi. and jab maine suna ki UAE ne India ko hara diya, sirf ek hi feeling hui… log kitne asli dost ban gaye. kya kisi ne socha hai, aaj agar shaadi wale nahi hote toh yeh news sunne ke liye kiski talaash karte? #UaeVsInd #LonelyRealities
it’s two a.m. and i’m knee-deep in packaging mystery jars of glitter for my side hustle when i realize my biggest betrayal wasn’t just the glitter sticking to my face like a bad breakup - it was my cat knocking over an entire batch of labels right before the deadline while staring me dead in the eyes like a little furry devil, making me reconsider all my life choices, especially the ones where i t...