Bonkers

 Oh look at her; she carelessly let another day pass by. Another oppurtunity had slipped past her fingers. And what did she do?
       She simply sat back and took to a spree of self shaming. The concept of self confidence was foriegn to her. What is self esteem she asked.
       Is it in pushing herself off the bed every morning? Is it in responding to the video call with a video call and not a text? Or is it in helping her father
       with the household chores and relieve her mother's muscle knots after a long day at work?

       She only has questions left with her. Will they do any good to her? Maybe or maybe not. All she knew and kept telling herself was the mantra to be the
       unknown. " Let no one notice you" she chants to her soul. "Keep your head hung low and slouch as deep as possible in your seat to not be noticed by       
       your peers or lecturers during activity classes. Be the unknown and count the seconds and before you know it you'll be graduated."
       Now you know she's feeding poison to her mind. You try to tell her. But will she pay any heed to you?
       Only thing she's good at is to gawk at the stars and complain that she's putting on weight and growing a double chin. Why stars you ask? Because she's so
       ashamed to even take a look at herself in the mirror.

       You try to heal her. Tell her that social anxiety is not uncommon, that you've experienced it in every walk of your life. Tell her things get better and
       all will be well. She may call you a bluffer or straight out laugh at you or might not react at all.

        But hey, only you know that you are her reflection, that you can see her life from the other side of the glass and even though she's ashamed of you, you
        know that you love her nonetheless.

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