Real life Fairy tale

"You are a princess", they said. Beautiful, graceful and elegant. They said that I would have a crown of jewels and the power to rule kingdoms. If I would be in a difficult situation or would face any problems, my Prince charming, my knight in shining armor, would come and rescue me.

Now that I have grown up, I believe that I have a right to ask this question. Where is the metaphorical crown of jewels that I was supposed to have? Why aren't people even listening to me when I am trying my best to rule kingdoms? Where is the Prince Charming who was supposed to come and rescue me? These stories, these fairy tales, were so deeply inculcated in me while I was growing up that I couldn't even prepare myself for what actually lay ahead.

Well, I am in a place where I feel like an outsider most of the time. I have stopped trusting people because they have always reciprocated by backstabbing me. I am so far away from the idea of having a Prince Charming that even one good and pure ordinary soul would make me the happiest when I would meet one. I have stopped wishing for anything because I almost never get what I want. When I try to maintain all my friendships, I end up hurting one or the other person. I am broke many a times. When I try to make amends, I only end up creating more problems. Honestly, the only thing which keeps me going is the will to excel academically, to escape from the kingdom where I have so "gracefully" created havoc. I need to rescue myself.

So, to all the thousands of other princesses out there, just like me, waiting to be rescued, I would like to tell you - You are your own Knight in shining armor, rescue yourself. 

When I was just a little girl, to live the dream was my only dream. Now that I have come to the real world, I wish I was at least told about how things can go wrong in a kingdom. Now a normal reality remains the only dream.