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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”

Dec 31 1990: The three of them sat on the steps of Garware, the new supermarket that had opened in South Bombay recently. One was 19 about to turn 20 in January and the other two were already there a few months ahead. The three young men sat on the steps that night, which seemedContinue reading “Marshmallows”

The audio file on his phone remained unopened. He stared at it for a while not knowing whether he should open it or not. It had just been weeks since they’d met and it was at a frightening pace they hit it off. The connection seemed immediate and fascinating. He had never ever connected withContinue reading “Ella”

Her fever came suddenly. It started with an intense headache, followed by nausea. By night her body was burning with fever and intense pain in her joints. He called the doctor. There seemed to be nothing wrong with her apart from a racing pulse. The doctor gave her paracetamol and asked for a few routineContinue reading “Fever…”

David Bowie’s Hero God Only Knows by The Beach Boys A solo holiday at a Dharamshala resort Weekend in Goa with my wife Leo Messi hattrick vs Real Virat’s century at Perth Their answers were fluent and poles apart from one another’s. As the two of them sat by the sea that late night theyContinue reading “Sea Link”

The square was bustling with the weekend crowd. Families were out to enjoy a rare sunny day. After a few days of incessant rain, the sun was finally out and it was a weekend. Everyone was making the most of it. She sat patiently on a seat in the city centre, surrounded by a bunchContinue reading “Henry”