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Chapter 4 Visualization: See It Yourself

Chapter 4

 Visualization: See It Yourself

In my mind's eye I visualize how a particular sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph.

It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.

-- Ansel Adams

It has been a real hectic day for Shruti today with loads of guests, Piu’s fancy dress competition tomorrow in which she is dressed as a computer completely designed by Shruti and she cut her hand too with the cutter in the process but Shruti didn't mind a bit and rather took the pain smilingly as Piu was wonderful when she narrated the short speech that Shruti had taught her for the same. She iced her thump that was cut feeling proud of her doll who has amazing speech and is confident when she faces the stage.

“Why did you come?” Asked one of her friends, not friend classmates

“To make a fool out of herself” commented another classmate.

Shruti gulped in the bile in her throat and wiped the stray tear that was about to betray her eyes and bent down enacting to work on her socks.

“She is a looser. Why doesn't she accept it and stay within herself. People will mock if you come for a poem recitation contest and your legs wobble when you face the audience. No need of crying and being a drama queen” the popular girl of the school commented flicking her short shiny hair on her forehead away.

Shruti cried to bed that day cursing herself for the very attempt of participating in the poetry recitation competition.

What if the poem was self written? It was humorous too as both her younger cousins were laughing holding their stomach while reading it.

 But a nerd can only be humorous at the cost of his/her humility.

“Will never participate again” she promised herself.

But Piu was different. When she was participating in her first event Shruti bought a special amplifier system and made Piu sing on the microphone at home first.

 First in the closed boundaries of a room, then in front of her dad, then grandparents, cousins, neighbors and so on.

So when Piu went to the school to face the stage, microphone and audience she was comfortable and she even won second position which was quite an achievement for her being her debutant performance on the stage.

Shruti smiled ear to ear that day and went to sleep with that broad smile on her face. She was so proud of her little angel.

Well the challenges weren't done yet for the day. The electrician popped at the door right on the time when she was about to leave for the skating academy.

The reason why Shruti was keen and excited to reach the academy was Piu was getting her first set of professional skates today.

All geared up with a set of helmet, new Nike socks and even a skin suit which is a dress specially meant for skating that Shruti couldn't resist buying from one of the malls only weeks later Piu joined skating. It seemed so tempting to Shruti, the red and black colour of the outfit seemed as if it was designed specially for a very pretty fair complexioned Piu

But as they say there are loads of thorns in the path of roses.

When Shruti drove half way through for the skating rink, her car gave up.