Love Life
I started romanticising about love way later in life. While my girlfriends had started having crushes and boyfriends, I was deep down into books. I was always a nerd. If I had to choose between a new book or a boy, I would always choose the book. Honestly, it was a defence mechanism as I considered myself ugly growing up so hiding behind books would be my perfect excuse to disappear. I was dark, skinny and had soda bottle glasses. In India, everything is acceptable but a dark skinned girl is a burden on the family. I grew up in a joint family and all my sisters and cousins were pretty and fair. I was treated badly basis my skin colour and was always given the second preference and had to wear hand me downs. One cannot imagine how much this can affect a little girl who only wants to be loved. I remember crying myself to sleep begging God to make me fairer. And then puberty hit! Voila! I turned into a swan. People started noticing me, especially boys. I once overheard a guy te...