have you ever watched a plant slowly wilt, knowing you watered it every day? that’s what my job feels like right now. hearing about the guy at the hospital makes me realize my company treats me like that—replaceable in a heartbeat. there’s an unspoken loneliness in pouring yourself into something that won’t even blink when you’re gone. if the walls of my workplace could talk, they’d probably say, ...
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i declined an arranged rishta and now my parents keep reminding me that my last breath was the day i said no. every time they see my bookshelf, they say, "you read so much, why not read how to get married?" as if meri kismet will change because i finished another novel. i mean, if books were the key to love, i would be drowning in proposals... but who needs a matchmaker when you have a mother who thinks hot tea cures everything, right?
i declined an arranged rishta and now my parents keep reminding me that my last breath was the day i said no. every time they see my bookshelf, they say, "you read so much, why not read how to get married?" as if meri kismet will change because i finished another novel. i mean, if books were the key to love, i would be drowning in proposals... but who needs a matchmaker when you have a mother who thinks hot tea cures everything, right?
literally, every family gathering feels like an audition for "family favorite." my sibling - the overachiever - shows up with trophies and fancy titles, while I just arrive with a bag of snacks like “acha, I’m here too.” it’s like they’re the plot of an award-winning movie, and I’m the random side character no one remembers. honestly, some days I think I should hire a consultant to teach me how to...