Do you know that sensation you have when your outfit is not ok and everyone is looking at you?
Differently from the previous post abou the boy of your dreams, sometimes it’s better you don’t defy fate!
It ‘s a Saturday afternoon of January: I’ve just arrived home after the walking with my dog at six o’clock (my dog is extremely on time and doesn’t like to be late).
I put off my old dawn jacket and rain boots but I immediately remember I have no supper for my dog! Supermarket is near my home, but I forget it’s Saturday and I’m not very glam!
On Saturday all “happy” wives go to supermarket wearing Gucci bags and exclusive clothes. They don’t go out without a perfect hair style.
Ok, I try to call my daddy but no one answers. Great!
I wear my old sneakers and my beanie and I go quickly towards my beloved supermarket. I think: “be relaxed! It’s so near and you need just some dog tins. Why should you meet someone just now?”
I arrive to my destination: a lot of happy families with their shopping carts full of food and with their shouting babies are waiting to come back to their happy, comfortable houses!
I try to remain concealed behind the shelves: it looks I’m organizing a robbery in the pet food department! I go slowly towards tins and I grab immediately a pair of them.
I feel an enormous sense of relief: I have my trophy! Two cicken tins. I run to the nearest cash register. I’m safe.
While I’m paying my dog’s supper, it happens: my worse nightmare is in front of me. A old schoolmate with her husband and daughter is saying hello.
At the beginning I decide to ignore her, but she’s shouting my name and everyone is looking at me.
I put money inside my pocket and I go towards the enemy with a false smile.
The “damned” girl with her ladylike camel coat and her elegant hairstyle looks like an old TV spot about a famous laundry soap: I start laughing sincerely!
She asks me: “oh dear what are you doing?” The stupid question means: are you married? do you have a SUV? a good job? how much do you earn? how many times do you go to the hair salon? I suppose she can’t live without these important news!
I hold back my only answer. “ why don’t you go to the devil?” and l tell her I’m sorry but it’s very late and I have to go.
I think you have two options: you don’t mind and go to supermarket wearing what you want or you decide to go out only if you have a perfect outfit, a perfect hairstyle, a perfect make up.
The choise is yours.
What it’s important is you never feel wrong in front of an old schoolmate! Do you agree?
Unless you stress!
Valentine
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