Shadow moves ahead...

Once upon a time there lived a 'clueless' and with her lived her shadow...her reflection...her follower...

Today there lives a 'clueless' and there lives her shadow...but...
miles away... and I miss her.

Too big a statement to make as all of you who know me know that we have never been seen as ideal siblings,ones who smile at each other's sight,share their goodies and sleep together.

Rather we have always been the extremely allergic to each other types,who hate it when our friends praise the other one,when mummy papa ask us to look up to the other one for things as trivial as eating spinach or keeping the cupboard clean,when the other one gets a new pair of...even slippers.

But here I m not narrating our unassailable bonding which as a matter of fact does exist,here u will just find out what u see if u flip me...
You see my shadow...

And shadow is the most appropriate word,for that is what she is...intentionally or unintentionally.

The shadow is 2 inches taller and 2 shades lighter. She has long hair and a very shrill voice. And mind you,she is a hard nut to crack,not the docile submissive creature that her sibling is...

She lives in her own world,on her own terms...doesnt give a shit to what is going around her,doesnt care what anybody outside the house thinks of her and doesnt lend an ear no matter how important an advice you have if it does not interest her.
She is someone who'll be the most stubborn one for a moment and will melt down to whatever you wish the very next moment.She'll fight and shout at the top of her voice for a moment and will calmly walk back sobbing into her room the very next moment.She'll praise papa for being the only one in the family who understands her at one moment and will curse him for being biased and partial the next moment.

We never were very expressive about our feelings about each other with exception to the anger strokes that we very frequently showered each other with. But when it came to sharing our victories,our failures,our tears,we were always there for each other. I am a proud elder sister who is her shadow's confidant in all her crimes : major and minor,who is the first one to know all that is going on in her little world. And today is yet another moment of pride when my shadow moves ahead to live her dreams. And all that i can do is to tell her that we all love her a lot.

There is something very beautiful and close to my heart that I came across some time back and it says :
'She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway.She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling,even in the dark.She is your teacher,your defense attorney,your personal press agent,even your shrink.
Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child.'

And by the way,the last line is oh so true !!!!!!! ;)