Leaning |Twenty Three

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we tend to lean on love a lot but when it goes it’s up to us if we want to fall down or stay balanced and get back on our feet.

Love Lies | Twenty Two

And there I was standing motionless, thinking about all the wonderful moments. Thinking about the good times. Reassuring myself that she didn’t really mean what she said. Saying to myself that she must have had a rough day and she badly needed a friend.
I was looking in her eyes thinking that what I just heard was wrong. But then she said it again, she said ” I’m sorry Tej, I didn’t mean to do it but it happened”. All I could think at the moment was that she was trying to fool me but then I saw that look on her face. I knew she wasn’t lying, I knew she wanted the other guy more than me.
I wasn’t able to move at all. I tried to move my lips to speak but then tears started to roll down my cheeks and it became difficult for me to say something. I just asked her one question, “does this make you happy?”. And she said “Yes”. Then she walked away after saying that. That day I lost all hope I had, I knew that love wasn’t a true thing. I realized that it is just a lie. A sugar coated lie.

– Tej Chilvant, 17

ONE GIRL|Twenty one

she was considered pretty, manipulative, secretive, and devilish. despite her bad attitude and her ability to overthrow anyone, she could also be alarmingly charming and could make anyone feel more special than what they already are. she was known as the girl who took what she wanted with a smile.

– Anonymous , 15

Surprises | Twenty

I have realized through various instances throughout my life that the more I don’t expect, the more I feel surprised by life.

When you set expectations, no matter how high or low, you set yourself up for disappointment. Disappointment of forms close to fulfillment or complete unpredictability that end up making you feel like everything you ever think of gets cursed and the universe plays out against you on purpose.

Well, sometimes when you expect nothing that you’d WANT to expect, you end up getting exactly what you would’ve wished for or wanted. Unlike the Attraction Law mentioned in The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (one of my favorite books which I unfortunately love to prove wrong every chance I get), thinking like things often gets you nowhere but in the path of the unlike things that you’d never wished for. The more I think about something I really need, the more I realize I move farther away from it; which has brought me to believe in the art of not thinking about something too much and just going for it. So, as an example,  if I wish to become a happier person, I wouldn’t keep thinking about it but rather throw myself into things that might just bring me happiness which is exactly when I move away from self imposed predictability and comfort, moving into a space which is unpredictable, surprising and challenging.

So, moral of the story – don’t think about anything for more time than normal and just set yourself free. Let your intuition guide you and prepare to be surprised by life. Trust me, it’s way better than having a plan (because they always change anyway)!

– R.S, 17

Youth | Nineteen

We’re teenagers,

We make stupid  decisions, we fall in love, we make promises and sometimes we hurt ourselves, our closed ones, we care, we don’t care, we’re new to this all, we try, at times hurt people but we’re learning & learning is all that we gotta do

We meet people, get close to them, start to feel, but this is all a part of life & not your whole life, there’s a lot more to life, lot more to life than cries & sorrows a lot more to life than boys alot ALOT more to life than the little things we hype on!

– Romaa Makkad,16