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Suns And Lovers #BarAThon

“What are you looking at son?”
“Nothing Grandpa! It’s just the solar eclipse. I have never witnessed one.”
“Oh!It’s when the poor Sun gets under the shadow of the Moon, right?”
“Yeah!”
“But the Sun is almost always overshadowed by the virtues of the beloved Moon”, he said with a faraway look in his eyes.
“I didn’t understand what you said”, the boy asked surprised.
“Almost every other story is based on the virtues of the Moon”, spoke the grandfather, “It is often cited in the prose and the po...

Lord Of Files #BarAThon

“Ms Skatsy, Get me those files of the latest updates on the merger deal right now in the office”, his sharp voice pierced the intercom and shook Ms Skatsy out of her afternoon reverie.
“Mr. Rolland, It’s been two days that I asked you for the papers of the next month’s agenda. When am I going to get it? I want them by the End of the Day!”, his order made Mr. Rolland pack up his lunch when he had just taken a bite.
One after the other, he shouted orders from his office. Nobody really want to s...

War And Pieces #BarAThon

She stood there in front of the television, listening to latest news that streamed in straight to her new home. She could not calm herself with the glass of water her mother-in-law brought in for her. Both the faces said the same story and hearts sent out the same prayer. Like many others who kept track of the news wished the same, the victory for their country.

Though the prayers were answered in their favour a few days ago yet she sat there alone in the dining room with all the dishes kept...

Of Ice And Men #BarAThon

 

“I got this for you! See? You like it?” she chirped.
“Hmm.. it’s good!”
“Anyway, I got this for you”, she pulled out the next gift from the bag.
“It’s okay”, he replied.
“Huh!! You two are the same! I hate you both!”, she was irritated by now.
“Dad! I got this for you!” she hoped for some recognition of this time but met with the same cold response.
“This wasn’t necessary you know”, and he got back to reading his newspaper.
She got up with the last gift in her hands and walked upto the only...

Life Of Pie #BarAThon

The bell rung thrice shouting impatience of the person behind the door. She ran out from her bedroom to open the door for him. Just by the impatience she knew who it would be.

***

“Oh no! It’s him!”
“What happened?”
“I don’t like him.”
“But why?”
“You like his mom, don’t you?”
“oh! She is lovely! She is so sweet! She takes care of me all the time”
“Then? What makes you hate him?”
“You’ll know it soon!”

***

“Wow mom!”
“Yes, sweetheart! It’s all for you!”
“Where’s the knife?”
“Here it is...

Fault In Our Stares #BarAThon

She stared at him with thousand questions in her eyes but he didn’t have the courage to look into her eyes. He had wronged her and he knew it.
“Were these seven months nothing to you?” her question finally found a voice.
“They were everything to me…”, his voice barely audible.
“Then??”
A long silence followed pinching both of them in the deepest corners of their hearts. His family had refused to accept her and after constant struggle he had given in to their choice. The engagement was due nex...

I’m Happy When….

I am happy when…
It’s your first morning call,
And the sun has risen tall.

I am happy when…
You share with me the stories,
Of those unwritten glories.

I am happy when…
I see that tinkle in your eyes,
Which still gives me butterflies.

I am happy when…
You see a plane crossing a rainbow,
And I see your face with childlike glow.

I am happy when…
You nonstop do the talk,
While holding hands we walk.

I am happy when…
You tell me your dream,
Over a scoop of ice cream.

I am happy when…
...

To New Stories Ahead #DelhiDiaries

There are very rare things that could beat sitting in the balcony with the morning breeze and bleeding away the words. Folks who were in the city for a little while now, left an hour ago. Though I am not alone yet it does feel empty. Just a glance at the calender and I realized that next week it will already be two months for me in this city. I wonder, how quickly time flies.

There isn’t much to share about these two months just the initial hula-boo about the new city, which ofcourse isn’t as...

About Memories And Lessons #MumbaiMemoirs

I was sitting in the park for quite sometime. Thee day hadn’t gone so well and I needed sometime alone. No, I wasn’t thinking about anything right now. Just staring blankly at those little lights that camep from the windows of the buildings that surrounded the park. The planes were flying by, above the society, above my head. Once in a while I would glance at one flying by and smiling at them, waving goodbye. Silly, I know. Quite a few days ago, I was desperately wishing one of them would tak...

Surviving Through April #AtoZChallenge

Oh! It’s April gone by and we are already done with the first week of May. As the frenzy of AtoZ has now cooled down, it slowly dawned on me that yes, I did it again! Fourth year in row! How does it feel? Absolutely amazing sense of achievement yet a little tinge of guilt.

How it happened?
After AtoZ 2016, I had decided that I wouldn’t be doing it next year. After all, writing reading and blog hopping becomes a bit strenuous when you have to juggle with the full time job at hand. But it’s har...