one year older

I woke up during the night and in front of me stood this beautiful woman.
She had golden hair, white clothes, wings and a wand in her hand.
She told me she was a birthday fairy and that I could make one wish. 'But you have to be quick' she added.

I was totally gob smacked, didn't know if I still was dreaming or not. One wish she said... What did I want... Breakfast in bed, a big cake, an expensive hand bag, money, a prince on a white horse, a kingdom... Oh I just couldn't make up my mind... I mean who thinks clearly in the middle of the night, and under pressure too...

Next thing I hear, is a 'oh no', and right in front of me this beautiful fairy turns into a ugly big nosed witch dressed in black. And she starts laughing. 'Ha ha ha ha ha ha, you were too slow you ugly bitch. Didn't know that your pretty little fairy was cursed did ya?! Now you don't get to make a wish anymore, I will make one for you. Ha ha ha ha ha.' 'Listen carefully she said, I will only say one word, but you will soon come to understand its meaning. 'Grey'. And then she was gone.

Grey I thought, what the hell does she mean. A minute later I was convinced that it all must have been a dream. And I fell asleep again.

I know that's what you think too, that I was dreaming, that it was all imagination. But it wasn't, I know that now. It was true. It is true. The word grey - I know what she meant. This morning I found two grey hairs in my fringe.

So Happy 'Grey' Birthday to me!