MIRROR ME

Growing up, I wasn't the nicest girl. In fact, I used to say that 'nice' wasn't a way that I cared to be described. I mean, it still isn't. 'Nice' is just so lukewarm. Was 'nice' the only impression I left on you? Nice girls don't get the corner office and I would hope that I make you feel something other than 'nice'. That word is the most basic of compliments, if it is, even, a compliment. When 'casual' interactions like a look that your mum gives you, or a beautiful sunset, leave tears in your eyes, you begin to realise that maybe you feel things more deeply than others. I never spoke about this to anybody but I knew that I was sensitive. At that time in my life,...