Growing Up

“What about greatness? What about changing the world?”

“It’s far-fetched baby! Do what your good at!”

“You raised me teaching me to aim for excellence. Now you want me to settle?”

“You are not settling! What you are trying to do is drop everything and run with closed eyes!”

She looked at the man who taught her to dream with confused eyes.

She wanted to stir up debates, challenge old prejudices and work towards an instauration of knowledge. “Life is no fun if you live safe”, she thought as she walked out of the job recruitment cell, settling the conflict.

 

Trifecta Writing Challenge

To write 99 words using a any word from page 99 of Oxford English Dictionary.

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