Friday, 13 June 2014

Fussing over a picture



I wake up with a dream in which i see my English teacher teaching us . Soon after she takes attendance . A girl gets up from her seat and asks for her number . After giggling , she agrees to give us all her number so that we can stay in touch with her . She takes out a pen and paper & starts noting down something . She asks each of us what our respective profile pictures are so that she doesn't have second thoughts accepting our requests  on Facebook . 

Everyone explains their dps . My best friend  folds her hands making a gesture of a flower with her hands indicating that her dp is of a flower . I find it amusing why children are so keen on adding an English teacher with an insanely long height  , specy eyes and lean frame to their Facebook profiles .

As i am busy contemplating my nonsensical thoughts , she turns towards me . It's my turn now . I fumble as i wake from my slumber and start murmuring something . 

She asks me to repeat . I don't want to have this kind of a silly discussion with her over a topic she is considering to be of paramount importance . 

Finally mustering courage , i begin talking . 

>Ma'm it's a picture of an actor and an actress  . You'll get to know . 

<Who are those actors ?

>No , ma'm actually it's just one actress . You'll get to know . 

<Who is that actress ?

As much as i want to avoid this silly conversation , it keeps growing . I could have ended this talk by lying about not having a profile . This wasn't an option as my friends don't like missing any chance of pulling my leg . So option one was ruled out .

I could have ended this by telling her the truth that my dp belongs to a girl who is standing with her face towards the sea . And that picture , for reasons unknown , is extremely close to my heart . I could have said this and snapped short the talk , exactly as i wanted , but i didn't .

Nobody likes invasion of privacy especially by teachers . Yet , i have to lie to make matters even and declare in a faint voice that there is a picture of Selena Gomez with her friend in the dp . I add that they are both dressed in black . The color is coherent 
with my cover which lovingly says 'Just smile black' . 

Ma'm smiles and i wake up to my brother's voice asking me to get up for my Maggi is ready with Paranthas . 

I smile back to myself . 

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