The day my hair went red

Impulsiveness: Impulsiveness is a type of human behavior characterized by the inclination of an individual to act on impulse rather than thought. It was a decision to do something I would never do. I wasn't designed to handle any independent or real life situations for that matter. But I decided to let go. I wanted to know how life outside my house, outside Bombay ..and outside my comfort zone feels like. It's been a year and half in Bangalore and I never got myself to go anywhere except my house and office. It was a shame but I was prepared to live with it. And one day a plan to go to manipal with my room mate and friends...changed everything. I took the bus .. a ten hour journey.. and my famous stomach pains came back to haunt me. The same reason I have been using to bunk school, go home early after college, not attend weddings etc etc etc.Anyways. Manipal is a very small town .. which would hardly be a 2km stretch and all it has is a university. I was settling down in the place ..what would be more relaxing than a trip to the parlour. Looking at the shockingly .. shockingly cheap rates .. I decide to get my hair streaked red. But it wasn't about the color, it was a desperate need to change something in my monotonous life. Strike 1#: As long as its your hair, you can take chances. A night out at the pub ...a test of time . to finally test yourself against your views on "peer pressure". A whole round of drink was sponsored just for me...It was new, it was free and bunch of people screaming your name to get you to drink that one shot of kamikaze was just the attention you needed. what would you do .. your totally in the party groove..they want you to drink ..no parents , no one to question you .. no one would know in the future and you can still keep the status of "Thanks, But I don't drink". I... didn't drink ..Strike 2#: I wont say I took the high road coz its purely a personal choice. Just stick to what you believe in. A trip to the beach .. walk by the shore has been a fantasy but a dip in the sea was extremely horrifying for the fact that I cant swim. Strike 3#: No point in trying to do something new when it costs your life. And I was out .. out of the place, out of my comfort zone.. a not so painful journey back to life I had kept on hold.