"I don't know, what you get from your nails, every time I look at you I see your fingers in your mouth." (Sara was still busy biting her nails.)
Her mom again said,
"Are you listening to me? It's a bad habit. Look at the girls of your age, they have very good nails."
"Why are you wasting your energy? You know well, I can't restrict myself from nails biting. You should have tried this in my childhood. "
"You mean, I did nothing? Seriously? I was used to applying the most bitter gum on my nails just to stop you from this habit, but nothing worked. "
" I hope, now you would be well aware of me. So it's useless. "
Sara's mother was used to scolding Sara for her bad habit of biting her nails. But all was in vain as Sara never heard her mom and was keen on biting her nails. Once her mother met her friends and asked them to remind her every time she would bite her nails. They were used to remind her to keep her hands out of her mouth, but nothing worked. Although, often she tried to grow her nails, but ended up biting them in the worry.
One day, it was an annual function in their college. She participated in different games and was prepared for them. She wanted to buy a dress. She asked her mom and they went shopping. She bought a beautiful dress with matching jewelry. Her mother asked her,
"Don't you think, you should also buy some fake nails? How bad your hands will look with small nails."
"Yes! I think you are right! All my classmates would be wearing nail paint, so
I should just buy some nails to look perfect."
The next day, she got up early to get ready. She wore a beautiful dress, which she bought specially for the annual function. She also wore fake nails and left for the function. When she entered everyone praised her for her looks. Now it was time for her dance performance. She did a beautiful dance and also got the second position in a dance competition. After the performances, they invited her on the stage to receive her award. But as soon as she reached the stage, she slipped and was about to fall.
She tried to save herself, but in doing so her nails got broken. Anyhow she reached to receive her award. But as she stretched her hand to receive the award, one of the hosts whispered to her mate,
"Omg! Look at her ugly nails!"
They both started laughing, but Sara managed to control herself and left the stage after receiving her award. In the night, she was lying on her bed with her eyes wide open. These words were still echoing in her ears. That day, she felt humiliated and decided to grow her nails.
"Enough is enough! Now, I will stop nails biting." She said to her mom.
"Are you okay? I can't believe it!"
She replied.
"Yes, Mom! You were right! Nail biting is a very bad habit, but from now I will leave it."
"Nothing could be more pleasing than this for me. I always wanted to see your nails grow. "
Now, Sara started to take care of her nails. In the beginning, it was hard for her to keep her hands out of her mouth, but she tried hard. She used strips to cover her nails and did her best to avoid nail biting. She was also using a nail gel, which was suggested by her friend's mother. After two weeks, her nails were growing rapidly. She was happy at this achievement as it was really hard for her to control herself. But now with great effort, she was achieving this milestone.
One day, their Physics teacher held a surprise test for them. Sara was not prepared for it. During the test, she was so much worried, that she forgot about her nails and started biting her nails in great worry. She ate all the nails one after the other and was surprised to see her nails after the test. When she came back, her mom asked her the reason for her sadness. She said nothing except,
"Dear Mom! Old habits die hard."
The End!
Thanks.
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