He had to find her. He hadn’t slept a wink all night for he couldn’t wait for the day to dawn. Separated from his beloved for no fault of his and detained in this hellhole, there wasn’t a single when he didn’t cry. They had dreamed of a life together and the war had crushed those dreams. That was so long ago. Would she still […]
“There she goes again!” “I wonder what she does there every afternoon. I know the view from her balcony is great, but it is weird” “Yeah, why does she have to close the door behind her? Does she smoke?” “It doesn’t seem like that” *************** “Finally some time to myself! Phew! I’ve waited for this time since morning”, she thought to herself as she settled […]
It was the best part of my daily routine. I used to wait eagerly to see you for that one glimpse of yours would make my day. You looked beautiful and the early morning rays of the sun only made it better. The only part of the hour long journey that I liked was when the train stopped near your station. You wouldn’t get into […]
Image Source It all seemed surreal. I looked around but I couldn’t believe that this was really happening. I stood there thinking, holding tight the crumpled sheet of paper in my hand . ************* “I quit”, I said it out loud to no one in particular. I had put my life and soul and what I got in return was nothing. I know life isn’t […]
I sat on a bench in the park tired and dejected. The pristine surroundings did nothing to calm my mind. I was in a flashback mode. My mind kept playing the happenings of the evening and I kept asking myself if I was disillusioned in love. The things I’d been through during the past couple of years were no secret to the people close to […]
Picture Credit: Divyakshi Gupta I’m back to where I had started. No, not the same place but to what I used to do. It is like life has turned a full circle for me. My fingers once deft and skilled in this art now don’t move as fast as they used to. This was supposed to be my time for relaxing but I have to […]
