She bought the cheapest paid phone that was available in the store. It was a red handset. “Ma’am there are better ones for you”, the shopkeeper tried to sell the more expensive sets to her. “This will do just fine”, she said as she walked out of the store heading to the nearby cafe. SheContinue reading “The Red Handset”
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The Blue Ming Vase
She was tired. All the guests had finally left and she wanted to clean the place up before she went to bed. It was a habit she just couldn’t change. Not matter how late it was, she always felt the need to tidy the room up, wash the utensils, clear up before retiring for theContinue reading “The Blue Ming Vase”
Tere Bina Zindagi Se…
The sun was about to set as he sat down on his favourite arm-chair. His eyes were shut and his hands were comfortably placed on either side of the chair. The last rays of the sun were falling directly on his face giving it an unreal golden glaze. He was humming an old Kishore KumarContinue reading “Tere Bina Zindagi Se…”
Mohini…The Enchantress
I want you I want you so bad I want youI want you so bad It’s driving me mad (she’s so heavy) The Beatles, 1969. He didn’t know when he’d dozed off. RD Burman was playing on his headphone and he could also hear strains of Laxmi Pravachan wafting through the air. “The Puja mustContinue reading “Mohini…The Enchantress”
The Blue Diary
“He was never serious about you”. He tried to console her mainly to stop her from crying. But she wouldn’t stop. She silently sobbed, her face bent down covered totally in her palms as she wept. He tried to put an arm around her to comfort her but something stopped him from doing so. HeContinue reading “The Blue Diary”
The Naked Face
He kept coming in her thoughts She was sitting in the midst of her family and also her prospective groom’s family and yet her thoughts kept going back to him. The house wore a festive and happy look that day, because she had, after stalling for years, agreed to see a guy of her parentsContinue reading “The Naked Face”
Payback
The car just wouldn’t start. It was the dead of the night, in the middle of a deserted highway. All that was required to complete the cliche was a broken down car. And they had it. They both looked at each other in disbelief. “Surely this cannot be happening” he said, in a tone thatContinue reading “Payback”
Mad About You
It would make a prison of my life If you became another’s wife With every prison blown to dust My enemies walk free I’m mad about you. I’m mad about you Sting, Mad About You His sister’s words kept echoing in his mind as he paced up and down the river bank. “Dee and you!!!Continue reading “Mad About You”
Together…again !
It was a dark and stormy night. With the wind blowing like mad, she got off from her chair, closing the windows one by one. The rain soon started and as she went to shut the last window, she felt a splash of rain hit her face. The splash felt so good, she just stoodContinue reading “Together…again !”
The Homing Bird
“How can I tell her”, he almost cried out, the pain and hurt, clearly evident in his voice. “Its just not possible for me to do this to her.” “Then let me know where I stand wont you”, she replied, her voice too mirroring her emotions. “The stakes are high for me too you know”,Continue reading “The Homing Bird”
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