The reason why

She's so beautiful...

She is, I mean look at her smile, it brightens my gloomy days...

Her eyes, the sparkle in them everytime she's under the sun, give me a ray of hope.

Her cute little face... It fits right in my hands every time I pinch her cheeks with love.

She might not be the fairest of them all, but everytime the sun hits her face, you can see a tint of red.

Her walk, well let's just say that confidence silences people whenever they look at her...

She doesn't talk much, but whenever she does it's like a melody to me...

Okay world, that's enough of you describing her... Now let her describe her self for us...

Me?

I'm beautiful...

I am, I mean look at me, can you see my lips trembling? Trust me, it does take an effort to force them together so tight as I lift my cheeks up.

My eyes... Ah that's where I usually fail, they're always so wet with tears, I try my best not to let them flow... Its hard to look every time it's sunny you know? It's all blurry.

Hands are now so used to having my face burried in them as I sit in a corner of the room, it kind of feels like my face is small so that they could fit in my hands perfectly...

You don't need to pinch my cheeks, my face is always red. Always wet with tear stains.

Oh, did you know how hard it is to walk when your legs are shaking? The amount of energy it takes to take every stride as I attempt not to fall over with these jelly legs?

And talking? I'm sorry I don't talk much, it's a bit hard to talk when I'm trying my best to suppress my screams and cries when I do so...

Wait, that's not right?

Oh yes I'm beautiful.

I guess it's these things I do to look normal that makes me beautiful...

These smiles, the twinkling eyes, the red flushed cheeks, they really do make a girl look so pretty.

Even though the amount of energy taken to master them is a little underrated.

But for the world. Yes, that's what beautiful means...

So yes. I am beautiful.

But let me tell you what I think is right.

I'm not beautiful.

I'm strong.

I think by now you know the reason why.

- Akanksha Mitter