Turning a new page

Turning a new page

The old cupboard made a squeaky noise as I opened it after a long time. I had to pack all of my things as I was now moving to a new city. I had this habit of collecting mementos of everything special that happened in my life and my love for collecting such things never stopped until recently. As I kept looking through my things, […]

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Is it my fault?

Is it my fault?

Image source I was always told to be nice to people around and that I always did. A life of honesty I was asked to lead and I spoke the truth always. But then there were people who took me for granted and made fun of my values. And I can never forget that day when I was caught for a crime I didn’t commit […]

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Flames of the forest

Flames of the forest

Image Source She saw in horror as the flames devoured the last remains of her house. The house could be rebuilt but what about her little ones whom she’d left there? She had gone away to get food for her little ones and now it was too late. “How much my little babies must have suffered because of these people!”, the mother bird thought as […]

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Life is precious!

Life is precious!

Image source As the waves crashed on the shore and withdrew to sea, I felt the sea calling out to me and drawing me into its depths and I kept walking deeper into the sea. Life was a lot worse than what I had expected it to be and with my only pillar of strength gone now, I had given up hope and I’d made […]

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A dance in the rain

A dance in the rain

I stood outside her place waiting for her. We had decided rather she had decided to go to her favourite place down the highway for lunch. I couldn’t refuse as it wasn’t always that she asked for something from me. “Give me five minutes”, she said. I was a stickler for time and I hated to wait. “And those five minutes mean an hour”, I […]

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Sands of time

Sands of time

Image source Walking by the seaside, I couldn’t help but notice how much the surroundings had changed, yet, I was happy to see that my favourite corner on the beach remained unchanged by time. Memories from my college days kept flashing in my mind and I distinctly remembered that day from a few years ago, when we were just out of college, all set to […]

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Sky is the limit

Sky is the limit

Image source The luggage was all packed and arranged neatly in front of her. As the time of her departure drew closer, she kept asking herself if she really wanted to go. The thought of leaving behind her family and the place that was her home since she was born was painful! But then it was her dream to get admitted in the famous university […]

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In search of answers

In search of answers

PHOTO PROMPT – © Dee Lovering The street is bustling with people, yet I stand alone by the waterside.  I keep gazing at the water as I see a lone tear streaming down my face. I remember the first time we met. It was this same place. I was new to this place and was stumped at the fast pace of life. I had come […]

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Your loss, not mine

Your loss, not mine

Source Years of friendship was forgotten in a matter of a few moments and the reason for it was nothing but a misunderstanding. I was ignored and I was dropped from the group without even getting a chance to explain my side of the story. Every time that I walked passed them sitting together it hurt me all the more and the loneliness almost killed […]

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Gone but not forgotten

Gone but not forgotten

Image Source As she was cleaning her cupboard she found a few photographs and couldn’t stop staring at them. They were the reminders of all the happy memories that they had together and made her miss him all the more. Life became difficult and they drifted apart as the spark they once shared was lost. But those photographs brought to the fore all those feelings […]

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