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So, this piece came about when I was literally tired of waiting and all in vain. Hence, the title. A personal sort of writing that I cannot stop loving despite the fact it left my eyes watery for long. I love the fact how effortless this piece is without compromising with the essence of it.  Just when I thought I had lost the strength to do all-nighters,  I was introduced to the concept of time zone.  Just when I thought I was being taken for granted,  I let them take me some more. Just when I thought I was made to look desperate,  I ceased all effort to interact. Just when I thought I was losing my importance,  I tried to maintain my self esteem. Just when I thought my ego had outgrown me, I let it grow a little more. Just when I thought they didn't care any more, I became careless. Just when I thought I had been too nice,  I decided not to be any more.  Just when I thought I stopped to matter,  It stopped to matter...

No matter how well aware we are of the fact that expectations lead to disappointments, we never stop expecting. We may try to convince ourselves but subconsciously we all expect something or the other.  Every morning, we wake up expecting mom to cook us breakfast, lunch and dinner. We expect dad to work for us and earn us a living. And then the endless expectations from our siblings. Parents expect us to perform well career wise, expect love and respect which we most happily give, yet disappointments are inevitable because so are expectations.  And did I forget to mention the countless expectations we have from our friends and peers? Well, it's needless to say that we expect our friends to treat us the same way we treat them. But that's like expecting a lion not to attack you because you're sweet to it.  In this era of Whatsapp and Facebook, we usually expect the other person to drop a message, to call, to send a text, to strike a conversation and more...