FLAWLESS

It was an empty bound with a couple of trains on either platform. A beautiful family of a couple of crows and their to-be-hatched hatchlings seemed to live happily in their nest on the shelter of the railway station. The trees concerned the stressed people of a busy city and shook their heads to provide them with a fresh breeze. There were vacant seats on the platform except one, which was occupied by a teenager, Zara, wearing baggy jeans and a tucked-in pale yellow high neck top, carrying a cross-body bag. Tick-Tick-Tick! The clock had hit ten. A clown with a dejected look seemed to dance inside her. She appeared as a sombre sky. Was it a terrible nightmare? No. Didn't she have enough food? No. She appeared as if the sun had dawned in the west and an apple had struck the air due to zero gravity. She looked as if Beauty and the Beast never held hands, and Rapunzel had her hair cut short. She looked so different. The problem wasn't known yet, but it was clear that her mind was unstable. All of a sudden, she showed some movement when one of the trains raised its horn. "Where am I? What am I doing here?" she wondered. The reality woke her up. She got up and walked to a nearby shop, putting a pause on all her problems. "Can I get a milk chocolate? The bigger one," she demanded. The old man in the shop apologized since the chocolate was out of stock. She lost hope once again. With a fake smile, she attuned and asked for another chocolate. She then took a crushed hundred rupee note from her cross bag, paid the old man, and got back to her seat. She did nothing except stare at the chocolate. The minute hand of the clock ran faster while the girl was still. "Akka?" She heard a sweet voice from behind. She turned toward the sound. A small girl selling flowers in the railway station owned the voice. Her clothes and hair were indecorous. "If you don't mind," said the bud, "can you give me that chocolate? I've seen this in advertisements, but never had enough money to buy it. I've always yearned to taste it, Akka". Zara remained silent for a moment. The way the little girl asked made Zara feel pity for her and her position in the vast society. Her heart crumbled. Words failed her. With a pity smile, she gave the chocolate to the bud, and there it was! A priceless smile out of indescribable happiness! It was pure. The little girl's face brightened up like fireflies in the dark woods. She then realized that there exist people who couldn't even afford a hundred bucks to taste the flavor of joy. She felt so lucky and blessed that she got what she needed without any struggle. She realized that the problem she was going through didn't take a stand in front of the little girl's entire life. That day changed her completely, and she began to find happiness with what she had.

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