YOU ARE STRONG

A Story by YASHASWI JOSHI

YOUR LIFE

"Wake up sam why are you still sleeping,its almost time to your school"mrs mannerng cried."Just a second mom no one will care if I attend or not"replied sam groaning inside her blanket."shut up and get ready",mrs mannering muttered snatching sam's blanket.Sam as usual lost the fight and had to wake up,she went in the bathroom and started looking in the mirror,she noticed an acne,getting irritated she just went to take a bathand started thinking about all the beautiful girls of the class,comparing her acne face with them.She got dressed and went for the breakfast her mom had made toast and butter which she refused to eat and just angrily rode off to school.Mrs mannering didn't got that and went to mr mannering if he knew what had happen.On the way to school she met her friend,both started talking talking about some random stuff.Suddenly she noticed an acne on sam's face and started making fun of her in a friendly manner by saying Ken is never gonna like a girl with an acne face and just laughed.When they reached the school they went to the class and went to their seats.

Suddenly a girl came to her and asked her if she was intrested hanging out with them but sam simply refused as she knew her parents won't allow. After that she hears some girls gossiping about her she tried listening without them noticing but one girl noticed her standing there and alerted the other.Whole day she was just wondering what the hell were they been talking the most annoying thing she found was that her best friend was part of that conversation too .Her mom noticed a change in her behaviour since months ,she went too her and asked ,"Are you alright, sweety","I don't wanna talk mom"She said it in a tone as she was about to cry ,mrs mannering opened the door she found that sam was standing in a cornerbout to cry she went up to her and hugged her tightly.Sam had broke into tears and replied ,"Mom I can't face this world ,I am just....."she wasn't able to speak and started crying.she told her mom ,all about her acne, her friends gossiping and other things.Her mom told her that acnes are natural and they will go and she had not to worry ,she hugged her said said,"stop weeping like a kid, you are an adult now ,yor irritating acne is a sign of your growing ".Sam stopped crying while mrs mannering careesed her and said, "she was the most beautiful girl ,and the one who cant see your beauty is not worthful of such a pretty angel". Suddenly there was a bell. When she opened the door she saw all the girls, her best friend leading them. She told ,"you were not able to come with us so we came to you "they started giggling, "we were talking about this today" They all marched towards sam's room. Mrs mannering called Sam and said ,"YOU WERE GIVEN THIS LIFE BECAUSE YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO LIVE IT" She smiled and went away.

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