I am a modern city girl. I am constantly travelling, to my school, to my tennis classes, to my music class, to my fitness classes, to my golf classes; you get the drift, right? My life is sorted and I got my priorities right! I go to my room at night, to sleep.

SO, after the lockdown started, I walked inside my room on the first day and I looked at it. For real. And this is what I saw. I saw the laptop charger plugged in the socket, but the laptop was nowhere to be seen! My sports attires were lying on the floor just in front of the door, the socks were kept near the waste bin and my harmonium (percussion instrument) was left open on the single chair that I never sit on. To the left of the waste bin, dropped on the floor, were cuttings of coloured chart papers, marble papers and pastels. I really couldn’t remember why those craft items were on the floor and most importantly, to my surprise, I couldn’t recall when I undertook those activities. My desk was a beautiful view, I tell you! My lamp was at its own place miraculously, but the pencil stand went way across from the study table to the side table beside the bed. It was also half empty; I could see the pens in it but the pencil, ruler, eraser and the highlighter were missing. That probably indicated that I did some hardcore craft someday, which explains why the cut-outs were on the floor. I undoubtedly used the kitchen scissors for the cut-outs because my dog chewed the handle of my scissors 4 months back. My desk had all types of books and copies that I had never seen in my life! It also had a few school books and question papers for grade 10 students that my father had ordered from Amazon and apparently, I had no clue about these. The pile of books was most likely as tall as the Eiffel tower, and on top of the pile was my music player and headphones. Just beneath the pile, was my school folder with all my previous study materials and test papers. Then came my massive sized, square-shaped bookshelves. I usually try to keep my shelves organised, but of course, the shelves never really stay like that. Some novels were kept with my private notebooks, some school textbooks were with my lab files, some pastels and colours were with my teddy bears and the list goes on and on.   

The Bed. The bed was, mind-boggling. And so was my wardrobe. My jeans were at the corner, not folded, few of my dresses were hanging and few of them were nowhere in sight, my shirts and tops were all tumbling over one another    

But, wait, my makeup drawers were squeaky clean. The jewellery was in its own place. My collections of earrings were arranged properly, the eye shadows, lipsticks, eyeliner and other makeup essentials were in its order. See, I told you, I knew my priorities well! I never have to search for the right shade of lipstick when my friends come to call me out for a party! It’s all there – lined and sorted!! I wish I could tell the same about everything else!

P.S: I have redeemed myself, friends! I cleaned up everything. It took me hours, but it was all worth it. When my mother entered my room later that day, she gave me a satisfying grin and said, “You did quite an impressive job”. That made my day!

Prisha is a teenager living in Kolkata and likes to make new friendships. She is a student of grade 10 with varied interests. She is a sports enthusiast, plays competitive tennis and is learning to play golf. She is training in Indian classical vocal and wants to take lessons on keyboard someday soon, she loves contemporary western music and Demi Lovato is her favourite musician of the day. She is an avid reader of teenage romance and has recently developed interests in non-fiction. Bruno, her Indie pet dog is her best friend and companion for after supper evening strolls. Economics is Prisha’s favourite subject and she aspires to study development economics when she goes to university. She wants to write about the trials and tribulations of teenagers, the angst and joys of growing up through the teenage years. She can be reached at her email bhattacharjeeprisha@gmail.com and prisha.bhatt her Instagram handle