Author Archives: Patmaj

He could have well refused the ride. He thought for a while as the address flashed in front of his eyes and then decided to accept it. He had to drive a couple of minutes to pick his passenger. A million memories jostled in his mind during that journey of two minutes. The name wasn’tContinue reading “Arnold Grove”

I love you I love you I love you, for sentimental reasons… Sam Cooke’s eternal classic seemed to echo his thoughts that evening as he sat along by the corner table of the bar. It was retro night and the young crooner was belting out one classic after another. He sat alone with his mugContinue reading “Sky Blue”

Who’s he? She’s asked him during the interval of the movie. Unwittingly the tall guy had come and plonked himself in between them. Both of them had been too polite and shy to protest and ask him to move. They were a huge group of friends out for a movie together. But as always theyContinue reading “Walkman”

Some stories are best left unwritten. Those words stuck to him forever. It was the night of the Sting concert and she said it to him as they walked back from the concert towards her home. He wanted to hold her hand as they walked but couldn’t get himself to it. They were speaking ofContinue reading “Unwritten”

The smallest of things would remind him of her. Most of the times they would come unannounced. A small gesture by someone, a word spoken or the melody of an old song. Just about anything would make him think of her.He kept fidgeting with his paper cup absent-mindedly. The black coffee lay untouched as heContinue reading “Black Coffee”

Nothing goes away forever Something is always left behind Ed Jonson I’m sorry, he blurted out as he absent-mindedly bumped into the girl walking from the other side of the cafe. They collided and his tea spilled on to her dress. Why don’t you see where you’re going, she yelled, the hot tea scalding herContinue reading “Forever”

She strummed on her guitar as the gentle waves softly kissed her bare feet. Every touch of water took her to a different world altogether as she softly sang her song that night. The waves were like her only audience and the lone silver moon far away like a silent, distant admirer. A single ponytailContinue reading “Silver Moon”

He was stuck on page 27 for a while now. Lost in her thoughts. He carefully looked up ever so slightly from his book to see if she was there. She was. Seated opposite him reading a magazine. He could clearly see her beautiful oval face from the transparent mask she had on. Her hazelContinue reading “Airport”

Becky readjusted her glasses as she read the papers. Another murder. A single girl strangled to death. The same red scarf. She sipped her coffee nervously as she read the whole news article in detail. The city was becoming a menace for single women like her. Her toast lay untouched on the table. That’s gettingContinue reading “The Girl Next Door”

Susan lay awake on her bed. She looked at his sleeping body with love and pity. Love because as a husband he’d always been exemplary. Pity because she knew he wouldn’t be her husband for longer. She couldn’t carry on the facade any longer. It was their 5th anniversary and they’d just made love. TrueContinue reading “The Lovers”