Her..

I am 25. I write to her when I am 23. That's when I met her. The greatest woman ever. She was my Super Girl the moment I saw her. I saw her in our shuttle to the hostel. Clad in a traditional Indian attire with ear rings sparkling bright and a bindi on her forehead which stood out more than her whole personality. She was one of a kind. 

I noticed her among a crowd of 50 girls in the bus that day. She spoke to me because she happened to be in the same class as me. She said 'Hi.' She didn't know my name, yet she sat next to me as I stared out of the window. My train of thoughts was disrupted the second she sat next to me and then all I could focus on, was Her. 

She had the air of a confident woman. A woman who knows what she is doing and wants to do it with all her heart. We spoke and exchanged numbers since she wanted me to mark her present when she missed any classes. For the next few months we were the 'proxy friends'. We randomly shared details of the classes we would miss and wanted to be marked present for as our college had the concept of attendance sheet being circulated to sign to mark your presence for in the classes you were attending. We were each other's saviours from Day 1 of our friendship. No matter we were only saving each other from low attendance, initially.

 That year was 2014.

Fast forward to 2017, she is the woman I call my Best friend. 

I know how we all have had different best friends in different phases of life starting from high school and then BAM! You meet this person who you always were waiting for, more than the one you would marry and have kids with. It was her. It is her and will always be her. 

For I met a woman who I owe my sense of self-respect to. She taught me love and beauty. 

She taught me to accept everyone with all their flaws, as she accepted me. 

She taught me to love unconditionally, as she loved me when I was the weirdest girl in the group.

 She taught me to be patient, as she served me dinner and tucked me in bed each night for 2 whole years hoping it would be a better day for me tomorrow. 

She taught me to live every moment as she encouraged me to follow my passions no matter how difficult and dysfunctional I was. 

She taught me hope and belief. As she never stopped believing in me and herself and hoped for a better morning each night.

I would have succumbed to the pressures of existential crisis and feeling abandoned had she not been the woman she was. 

A woman of strength and the capability to love people despite their flaws and disappointments they threw at her.

 A woman who was unapologetic of breaking norms and rules. 

A woman who redefined being a woman. A woman who lived on her own terms and challenged herself every day. 

A woman who fell in love and out of it and took charge of her life. 

A woman who fell in love again and decided to give her all. A woman who not only took care of me and her but also her family. 

A woman who is a blessing from the Universe.

A woman who is a super woman. Who is the sunshine of my day and the moonlight in my night sky. My soul mate, the highlight of my day.

It's my best friend, yes, it's her.