She

After a good ten hours sleep, she felt zestful. She was wide awake but hadn’t yet opened her eyes. She thought, “What happened yesterday?”– a typical question we all ask ourselves when we wake up. She opened her eyes and sat up.  She recalled everything. Not only of yesterday, but of her whole life.

She pulled up the blind to see jade coloured trees, their leaves rustling, or rather, dancing with the wind. The sun had come up. It had an orangish-yellow light which spread all over the bright blue sky. In it were some white puffy clouds floating silently.

She grinned.

Yesterday ‘it’ had happened.

Yesterday was the day she was going to remember all her life.

Yesterday, her lifelong dream had come true.

All her life, the hard-work she had put in, the pressure she hadn’t succumbed into, the learnings from her mistakes – all were worth it.

She had finally gotten it – her dream job. Along with that, her hobbies had flourished. She had made a mark in her favourite hobby, as well.

Could anyone ever feel so ecstatic?

On top of that, she had a wonderful house, a loving partner and amazing new friends.

Is this what contentment felt like?

Well, she didn’t care.

Just then, she remembered that girl 15 years ago who struggled with accepting that thing called ‘the life out there’ or ‘the real world’. Had she any idea what she was going to become?

A warm smile spread across her face.

She was proud of herself.

She felt victorious.

She felt successful.

And she – is the future me.