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Cheers!!

She saw her reflection in the mirror and smiled. She looked beautiful and she knew.

She had never realised that she too could look as good as the plastic around her. Perfect hair, glossy lips and glares in the place.

She pushed back a flick that kept falling over her eye, while two people worked on her feet and hands, scrubbing hard the dead skin.

All these years she used to simply tie her hair back and never really bothered about her looks. Today she let her hair loose. She pampered herself at a posh salon and

bought herself a pretty dress that brought out her best features.

At home, she ordered her favourite pizza, played her favourite CD, wore the pretty dress, popped a champagne and raised a toast to the last day of her life.

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Pallav said…
See what happens when you go to a bad beauty parlor!

Cheer up chucky, leave the gloominess for my blog ;)

N
May 31, 2007 at 6:23 AM
E. said…
It's very ironical. Why did it have to be the last day of her life? I wish she realized her beauty before.

Cheers...
June 1, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Bharti Bedi said…
@NM: well dats y i dont go to one..hehe

@Eda: i wish people realised her beauty before..
neways welcome to the island
June 1, 2007 at 1:52 PM
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