The Not-So-Normal Gal

You know when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales? That fantasy of what your life would be – white dress, prince charming who’d carry you away to a castle on a hill. You’d lie in your bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, prince charming –they were so close you could taste them. But eventually you grow up and one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is, it’s hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely because almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope and faith that one day they would open their eyes and it would all come true. Because at the end of the day, faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. Its like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And its not so important, happy ever after, just tha...

So hey, I know I said that I would disappear in September but then I couldn't stay an entire month without writing. So here I am telling you about a stupid decision I made like an hour ago. That decision was thinking in retrospect. So as you know my friend circle has changed drastically over the past year. A lot of new faces, which frankly are better than the previous ones have come into my weird life and so far I'm loving it. But there are these smidgens of information that I have about the people that have left my side. I went through my phone gallery yesterday and after a while of scrolling I found these great pictures. Pictures that had faces I wanted to forget. And that led me to think that even though I don't talk to them anymore, I still see them from across a hallway, in the canteen, at a school assembly and I think, "I still know who her brother's favourite artist is," or "I hope his dog is okay," or "I wonder if she is still crazy f...

You know what really bugs me? What really creeps the hell outta me? I'll tell you what.  Suicides. Now before I start rumbling about it, I'm not trying to offend anyone. This is just my opinion and yours might differ from mine. Let's get started, shall we? Yesterday one of my friends got to school with a crepe bandage that went from his palm up until him elbow. I was freaked. What had happened? I went up to him and asked him but he refused to give me a straight answer. I was furious. I took hold of his hand and demanded that he should show me what was on his arm. Reluctantly he took the bandage off and there they were. 7 slits running across the width of his arm. I sat him down and lectured him about how wrong he was. That's what I would like to share with you today.  His problem was a girl who ditched him and was double dating while she was with him. I'm not saying that he should just stop feeling but the anger he had should have been directed at her not hi...

When I first realized that I wrote well was in 5th grade, when for the first time I got the maximum marks possible in the writing section. I was awestruck. I didn't think that something I wrote could be THAT good. Ever since then I have never got marks cut in my writing section other than the necessary 1/2 and sometimes not even that. If you're from Chandigarh, you'll know what I mean. That's what brought me here, to this blog. I still remember that day. 30th August 2014, exactly one year ago. I had so much to say, but no one to say it too. I couldn't handle the thought of a diary which needs to be maintained properly so I thought of this. "The Not-So-Normal Gal" is my safe haven. My sanctuary. Most of you don't leave comments but PM me and they are so heart warming. I am so humbled to see so many of you taking from what you read here. I love the support you have always shown me. I have received many compliments on my writing. The greatest was whe...

"The thing people forget is how good it can feel when you finally set secrets free. Whether good or bad, at least they're out in the open, like it or not. And once your secrets are out in the open, you don't have to hide behind them anymore. The problem with secrets is even when you think you're in control, you're not." –Meredith Grey

So um, this is going to be really cheesy. I don't normally do cheesy but you know, once in a while the "tumblr girl" in me manages to write a couple of lines that the normal me finds disgustingly adorable. So here we go, a ticket to "cute tumblr wonderland." Sometimes I wonder if anyone is awake; awake because my image can't leave their eyes.  Sometimes I wonder if anyone is afraid; afraid to talk to me because they think they mess up everything they say. Because I am always up at night, daydreaming, About someone who makes my insides turn to mush. But I've never heard of anyone crushing on me except the guy from 2 years ago, I don't even really care about that but it's such a rush. Because that's not a problem, that's not even an issue  I love myself completely but I can't help but wonder if someone out there likes me too. Sometimes I just wish, wish for someone with whom I'll drive all night with. We'll la...

Hey hey hey!! I know. Long time no see, girl! Well I've been swamped with school and I will disappear again in the month of September because of my exams. Without further ado, let's get into it shall we?  Top 5 book I read this summer: 1. A Work In Progress by Connor Franta: It is a memoir by the 22 y/o Youtuber that I love and cherish. It tells the story about how he comes to terms with himself and his personality. It starts in his early childhood when he discovers his love for entertaining others, then onto his teenage years when he starts to doubt himself and falls into the wrong mix of people and then onto now; the present. It's an inspiring story and It's a must read for everybody who knows how to read. Rating: 9.5/10 2. The Deal (Wattpad) by Kyle Kay: Well I can't say that I recommend this for everybody because it has a 50 shades vibe to it but it was a fast read (literally 5 hours) and it was quite entertaining. It's a bit slow at first but once...