A bright sunny day ; standing at the bus stand, waiting for the bus.
I'm busy contemplating that it's been long since I have commuted on a bus...of late which is ever since I started earning, I would call an auto rickshaw hop into one and hop away (things like that don't give you a smooth drive) to my destination...which might be 10 minutes walk from where I am!...my little luxury you see :)
My string of thoughts were interupted by my sister squealing in delight at something; I looked up and half expected to find John Abraham in flesh right there...instead she just said 'You got grey!'
'I got what???'
'Grey you idiot...grey...you got grey hair!'
Now for any normal person, that statement would have been at the most...trivial. But I am no normal person...I am obsessed with my hair!...of all things in the world...at least that's what my friends say, and I live up to it....and my stupid sister knows that.
Not a morning passes without me brushing my hair endlessly with my mother shouting endlessly that I would miss my breakfast in the process of 'setting' my hair!....
A tea break, lunch break, whatever it is, a comb almost immediately materialises in my hand...and well I am one of those people who wouldn't want to be caught dead with a single hair out of place! :D
My friends feel, with what I do with my mane, I would go bald pretty soon!
But now...of late this problem...I didn't know how to react...my sister was so pleased she almost wore that I-knew-this-would-happen-one-day look on her face...that drove me bonkers!
We reached the restaurant; with the whole group waiting; I walked a little ahead and one of my friends quipped 'Hey is that grey...' I turned on time to see that little nudge my sister gave him and the silly grin on their face!...aaarrgggghhh!
For the rest of the day i held it up in a knot.
The moment I reached home, I rushed to my room...complete with two mirrors opposite to each other (well I have seen one such setting only in a Barber shop!)...perhaps my father thought his daughter needed this!
Lights on...I started searching for this one culprit, who seemed to be so noticeable.
There, it didn't take a long time...right there, the lone long shiny silver strand...
Now that I did see it, I very much liked it...the only grey and the long healthy shining look of it almost had me bursting with pride!....it was a divine touch!
And hey, someone said that graying is a symptom of getting wise...these guys are incredible...what they do to one's self esteem!!!...you've got a set of teeth that's protruding a wee too much, hell, it's good luck!...you've got squint eyes...boy, you sure are lucky(guess that lousy actress Rambha proved just that..no talent, no face, but she still was one among the top!!!).
I felt good...IT felt good :)
Ever since, most people have been courteous enough to point out the grey element...but I kind of like the fact that it's such a stand out performance!
No straightening, perming, colouring expeditions, which would pull out most of what you got on your scalp down, could pull this jolly good fella out of his roots...I like this one :)

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