5th Thing That Never Fits

There was a girl who had everything, one can dream of, around her, but at a distance. She only has to spread her arms and embrace it. Yet she feared, feared the loss of it, the fear of growing distance. Being near is also fine with her. She never had anything that close to her since… Well, since.

It all but revolved around her, teasing her, touching her and making her realize how good it will be to have it all near. It would send the wonder smells of spring in her days of autumn. And she would dream of a complete circle. But can she make it happen, can she? Should she reach out and bring her dreams to reality? Should she form her circle of dreams?

Everyone else have it, why can’t she adorn it? So she did spread out her wings. And to her surprise, it came so easily. The very first thing, just by asking, came to her. But now she isn’t content with having others at even a mere distance. She wants it all, all in her circle. But shouldn’t she be satisfied with whatever she has? Isn’t it enough? No, how can it be? Others have it too.

So she went for the second thing. Oh, she had to make an effort this time. Why would it come from asking? She has no right over it. She has to prove her worth, that she deserves having it. That she can do justice to it. A bit of fight, a bit of wait and her circle was adorned with the second thing as well. Oh man, oh man! What a world! She never could have imagined she could have all this. How was she surviving without them? Well, now she won’t have to.

With her circle forming, moving to completion, her courage was soaring and dreams were flying. Her wings dared to explore new domains for her circle. No, she didn’t want conventional, she wants it different from others. She won’t be content with whatever is revolving around her, she would see and experiment and then choose the best. See how her wait has rewarded her with exactly what she has desired. And here she is with her third thing.

Now she won’t have to struggle for the fourth thing, it will be chasing her. So she thought and was soon proven wrong. It was the most difficult to be adorned with. So she geared up again. She wouldn’t lose faith; she would put up a fight worth it. But it won’t come from fighting but from surrender. And that she didn’t know how to do so. But she must learn or else her circle will never be what she had dreamt of. The moment she surrendered, the fourth thing completed her circle!

Just a little space was left open in her circle. And the strong, sensual and dominating scent of a new element teased her senses. Alluring her into believing that it is what she would need to fit into the left out space, the fifth thing. She flew out of her beautiful circle to chase after it. And she did bring it to her circle.

For a while the fifth thing fulfilled everything she had thought of, bringing a new charm to all the others in the circle. But soon, it started to spread, consuming space more than she had. It began to push at others, making them shift away from her. She knew it would make her lose what she had fought for, what she had adored all her life. But how could she let it go. With it, will go the charm, the beauty of everything, the shine.

She knew, and yet she watched the fifth thing blow away a carefully woven circle. And she was left with a bitter lesson. 5th thing that never fits is perfection.