Pimples. Pimples! My
indivisible friend!!!
Trust me, there was a
time when we were just inseparable. Somewhere on my face, the redness shining
brightly and boldly. Sometimes on the forehead, sometimes on the cheeks or chin
or the other time just where my dimples are! My pimples were very naughty and
always chose their location according to the undergoing situation.
No I am not kidding, it
is true. I have been a hostage/victim/sufferer of these mischievous little bits
and trust me, THEY MADE MY LIFE HELL.
Right. These pimples
showed me a tough time in college and back at home!
The College
My college days. The sun
shine, that carefree air of freedom, the beauty of Sikkim. Nothing, nothing
could stop you from being in love, with yourself or your friends or friends of
friends ;)!
For the first time in my
life I experienced the beautiful feeling called love. His intellectual look,
his gifted aura, his big dreamy eyes, his shy, no-nonsense attitude, his broad
shoulders, his branded stylish clothes and oh, that heart-melting smile!
He was just there. In my
big friends group. Friend of friend, you see! The best part was that we shared
a mutual feeling, I think!
Our eyes met quite a few
times. A lot of times, I caught him gazing at me. But he never said anything. I
never said anything.
Last semesters:
His Status - Committed
My Status - Single
Yes, of course, he liked
me, that's what I thought. But it was me who broke his heart!
What actually happened:
Our silent, eye-tangled
relationship was full on. He never spoke a word and obviously I was too
stubborn to go for it. One of the semesters, he gathered all his courage and
sent me a note, "Will you help me in Maths? I will wait for you in the library
tomorrow after lunch!"
Maths, me! Me helping the batch topper! Good joke. But I
loved it. Finally, he said something. I was thrilled to bits and in super duper
high spirits! Of course, I was going to help him with his maths ;).
I could hardly sleep that
night but when I woke up next morning, I couldn't believe my eyes.
It seemed that it was not
only me who got overly excited, I had company. Of my pimples. They too, got energetic
and uncontrollable.
I have always had pimple
problems but this time it was just too much. I think extra attention to them
made them jump. Yes, a biggg jump - ON THE TIP OF MY NOSE!
I found a big pimple
sitting on my nose. Yes, my situational location-specific pimples found that
sitting on the tip of the nose is the best option and they did that.
My cheeks were kind of
clear, my forehead was glowing of love, my dimples were perfect but...but MY
BIG SWOLLEN RED COLORED NOSE.
:(
How could I go?
He was there. In the
library. Waiting for me.
My first ever love!
My nose came in between.
My pimples broke my
heart.
I broke his!
I don't know till when he
waited but after that I avoided his gaze and he avoided mine. We chose to walk
on different roads. Forever!
He found someone special
in his journey ahead. But obvious, my status remained - pimpled :-/
Back at home!
Not only did these pimples
crushed my first love with its tremor, they did break my heart back at home too.
In my vacation period, I used to meet my super cuddly, very delightful and a
complete munchkin niece. She was around 2-3 years and a complete walking and
talking doll. I could wake up, sleep and play with her like 24*7 if given a
chance.
But she never played with
me. She didn't like to be with me. She cried whenever she saw me.
What actually happened:
She was in an age where
you don't know how to lie, where you don't know how to be diplomatic. Like I
mentioned before, I have situational location specific pimples.
So when at home, around
my niece, my pimples thought that it was best to sit at on my cheeks or
forehead or chin.
That little girl would
look at me and would make a grumpy face. She just hated those red bulging
things on my face and she used to run to her mummy shouting, "Dinosauuurrrrrrr!"
Yes! My pimples forced me
to cry, not with the normal tears, rather with the KHUN KE ANSU(blood tear. Meaning
: in terrible grief). They destroyed me in every which way they could.
Not that I didn't try to
destroy them, I have been given a few zillion suggestions. I tried a few but
some of them were horrifying. I will quote a few terrible ones:
»
Poke them and break them. It will go.
»
Wash your face with chilled water. Wash it for literally 23 hrs a
day.
»
Take hot water and deep cotton in hot water and put it on the
pimple. It will go.
»
Fault in your cosmetic products.
»
Don't apply sunscreen lotion or soap or anything on your face.
»
Don't eat chocolates.
»
Don't eat sweets.
»
Don't eat potato.
»
Don't eat at all.
»
Exercise more.
»
Have sex!
Really. All those instructions.
For not having pimples. Even the last one!
Can you beat my list?
There were many other
suggestions with beasn or raw milk and others. But people forgot the very
important thing. I was not an actress who would have time for all that. I was just
a student. I had too much to do - Friends, crushes, gossips, canteen, food,
adda in library, adda near the stairs, outing, tea breaks, mini breaks, major
breaks! Oh did I forget to mention, yes, study breaks too! ;)
I wanted a simpler solution where I don't
actually have to sit with a clock ticking over my head for telling me the time.
Anyways, time ticked and
I tried various solutions, all in vein. All my pictures had scarf's hiding some
parts of my face or hair fallen all over my face or me turned left or right or
pointing down or looking high up in the sky.
My battle against the
pimples didn't stop. Like always, I used to try any product which claimed
relief from pimples. I kept changing after finding out their false claims.
One fine morning, I got a
product in my basket. I used it and completed the entire tube before throwing
it in the bin. My pimple problem was actually taken care of, gradually. My
search ended. I never looked for any other product.
Satiated and satisfied - Garnier Pure Active Neem!
I never looked out for
other solutions. Finally I got my angel. I got my angel in a tube which
made my pimple diminish by the day in a complete hassle free way and naturally.
Yes, I could never switch to any other product since the time I used - Garnier Pure Active Neem.
I got my face back.
I got my sun....my face got its
shine.
No more hiding away, no more shying.
And, oh! That poise!
Now, I do meet love of my life with
my face held up. Without makeup. Without hair falling all over my face. Without
even a iota of doubt in my mind. Not only him, but I get a zillion of kisses
everywhere on my face, from my own 2-3 year old. No one runs seeing me shouting
some absurd words. Moreover, I have found me. I love this new me. I love this
confident me. I love this carefree me.
When I saw
this contest, I knew it was time to return the favour back, Garnier Pure Active Neem. Thank you, might be an
understatement but still, a big..biggg thank you. You, alone you, helped me to face the world with my chin held
high and my hair tied back.
Confidence personified!
Great post...
ReplyDeletetotally understand this situation !
www.ananyatales.com
Thanks Ananya.....Yes indeed...pimples were definitely a big pain in my life! thank God I am done with them!! :)
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