Arina

A woman once told me that confidence is mostly boredom.

I hated her for saying it.

Then I spent years proving her right.

The women I've always admired never seemed obsessed with themselves.

They weren't constantly wondering how they looked.

They weren't adjusting their posture every five minutes.

They had simply stopped negotiating with their own reflection.

There is something beautiful about a woman who no longer asks for permission to exist.

The gold earrings were the least interesting thing about her.

But somehow, I still remember them.