He hesitated, twitched his toes, sweat trickled down from his forehead, his heart thumped loudly. Today was a milestone in itself. The day he broke the stereotypes. Those stereotypes of a patriarchal society which curtailed the freedom of not just women but men as well.
The day he watched the ballet, he knew what he wanted to be. It was a moment when time stood still. But the day he expressed his thoughts and his love for ballet, he was chastised by his own kin.
He had come a long way, fighting with and overcoming his inner demons, being unapologetic about his dreams. Today his Instagram post in these glittery stilettos with the caption “I love dancing and wearing glittery shoes, does that make me less of a man”.
The next step was wearing the ballet shoes and taking a step forward towards his dreams.
(145 words)
Linking up with @twinklingtina & @Mayuri6 #FridayFotoFiction
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Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.
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Aha… who says a man’s heart doesn’t dance?? I wish hiss dream comes true and he gets enough courage to walk ahead one step at a time towards that cherished goal!!
-Anagha from TeamMocktailMommy
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Hey Akshata, beautiful tale, More power to him. Be what you are and not what you are expected to be. Thanks for linking up with #FridayFotoFIction.
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Thanks for the lovely prompt Tina I look forward to joining more often
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All the best to your protagonist to fulfil his dreams. Good take on the prompt
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Thanks Namy! Nice to hear from you!
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Wow , how wonderful it wud b if everybody is able to fight the inner demons n move forward to fulfil his /her dreams
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True that! It’s upto us to fight or give up
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It is heartening to see people shatter stereotypes! What an inspiring tales, Akshata!
Thank you for writing for #FridayFotoFiction
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Thanks Mayuri I enjoyed writing for the prompt and please tag me when you come out with the next one
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