"Don't forget the cologne, the red one, not the blue one", "Oh and the present too, carry it with utmost elegance" I reminded myself Too cliché to carry a bouquet? Oh No! Should've worn the flats, Or shall I go with the sneakers, "Don't mess it up, please, act normal!" Exclaimed my brain Should I... Continue Reading →
Grater
It hurts, doesn't it? To watch your close ones slip out, It's exhausting, isn't it? You don't want to digest the fact, The terrible truth, Once invincible, You feel human again, You scope out for peace, For a silent & smooth sleep, You grow cautious, You wake up determined, But that heavy heart from yesternight,... Continue Reading →
Novel
As I swayed my head away onto the other side of the room, I could sense my reflection go side to side, "Don't you know how much time you spend staring at that point on the wall?" "What's that?" "Why do you stare at it so much?" "Aren't you tired?, Don't you wanna go to... Continue Reading →
I Want to Quit! – A Rant
A subtle feeling to call it a quit, Was much more than just tired! It's a different feeling altogether You're tired but You can't sleep, You want to give up, but you can sustain the feeling of doing nothing, You feel trapped, You call it a day off, You go to bed, but you can't... Continue Reading →
Layer – The Disguise
How could someone ever pull that off? Such a difficult paradoxical step, Thousands of tries, No one mastered this skill as she did in the hindsight, This time it had to be tough, She received the call as soon as she logged off, Her pager kept on beeping, The SAT-Phone wouldn't stop ringing, It was... Continue Reading →
Paper-Cut
And the fight just got a new turn,It was the 100$ bill,We both fought on who would be paying for it,"Men don't have to pay, we can split it" She whispered to me,"I agree, we can split after we reach home" I reacted."And there you go, Doctor is diverting the topic again" She responded with... Continue Reading →
Vader
The business class was as exquisite as it had be,The to and fro trips took an emotional toll on me,Like every time, this time too it was the same chauffer, "Sam",Things were quite well-versed between us, He would welcome me with a formal "Hello, Welcome aboard the luxury Merc!" followed by a fatherly hug that... Continue Reading →
Symposium
As I wrote the last chapter in the letter to her, Things were put to rest, This time it was my best suit that was handed over to her, Each time the unit went into an ambush, A suit was to be blamed, Not just a uniform, I was tired, Not because of the losses... Continue Reading →
Long Conversations, Different Places
Enormous amount of emoji's were shared between us,Hundreds of calls and facetime hours,With every mile we travelled, We could see a new sunrise,Every night it was just us,Holding onto long conversations,Different places,We had mutual hatred for this, But it was all about surviving right?Surviving the tough times,Holding on a little longer,The transition from texts to... Continue Reading →
Croissant – How I Bought Her a Lipstick
"No, walking is not better than long rides. I hate to walk" She said. "And at your pace, walking feels like running, Please, I hate it" She added. "I'm glad to be the reason for you to get a new pair of footwear in that case" He replied with a wink. "That was certainly the... Continue Reading →
Máquina
Don't you bleed? How many years has it been? The wound looks fresh, the flesh is Glowing! Who are You? How can you stick to a schedule like a Pro? How can you be so Insensitive? What are you made of? Does that not Hurt you? How heartless can you be? Don't you have a... Continue Reading →
Surreal
PART1It was January 2017 and she was sitting in her room with her friends, working on some assignment. She was pusruing her first year in B.Tech, CSE, at NIT, Jaipur. She excused herself and went to get them something to eat. Her friend Sunaina minimized the jupyter notebook window to fetch some document and... Continue Reading →
Dear Goals
Dear Goals, As I pen all my wants into you, Disguising you as something that I would love to follow, I failed, Miserably, It's not because I didn't want to follow you, Like, Everyone, I don't want to blame it on the situation, I won't put a false allegation on this society like everyone... Continue Reading →
Persistence in Silence
PART 1 He just started his job at MindTree. He came out of college with big dreams to build software systems. It has been a year into this role and he was doing donkey work, which needed no brains. He knew he could not grow if this was the case. This is the case with... Continue Reading →
Ankahi
Her dad showed her a match on matrimony saying that they may receive a call, as the guy viewed their contact number. He looks familiar, she thought. She recollected that she did not pay heed to his profile on matrimony 5 months ago when her mom showed her. అతను సేల్స్ఫోర్స్లో పనిచేస్తున్నాడా? [Does he work for... Continue Reading →
A Deep Cut
How I learned shaving myself without dad's helpIt was tough at first,I didn't know how to use a blade,Although I was aware of the lather that the gel would produce,I used to watch my brother shave,I was never good at it, Never tried it either,How does a blade feel on your face?On your throat?While I... Continue Reading →
Katushki
It was a merry ride, Joyful, Inspiring & Brought us really close, Katushki was a different person altogether, She didn't expect much, Just a bike ride, Her Requests were Soulful, They always had those happy little moments in them, that I would enjoy to the fullest, People tend to index you at different levels in... Continue Reading →
Kirdaar
It wasn't some flashy jewellery, It wasn't some cool car, Things we do, They were simple, A walk alongside a park, A treat near a local store, Two rounds around the huge green boundary walls, On my little cycle, I would sway past him like a pro-racer each time when I would come across him... Continue Reading →
Aayat
There used to be a Boy, who used to prepare tea every morning for her mother, The boy never missed the schedule when he had to prepare tea. Things were quite out of place for his family but tea was something that brought them closer, Each day. Life wasn't a smooth sail for the boy,... Continue Reading →
Seed
I was nervous, for the first time ever in my life, I was not used to the call "Dad", Never did I have thought about holding my baby in my own arms, I did have a rough childhood, divorced parents, Frightening memories, A series of bad luck, Thousands of hours of Self-isolation in my room,... Continue Reading →
Canopy – Story of a SkyDiver
It was a one time deal, Thousands of people stopping by him, Narrating all their fears to him, He could see everyone's face go pale as he dived with them from 16,000 feet, Everyone had a confession before jumping off the plane, Everyone had a ritual to perform, For a few, it was a way... Continue Reading →
Weave
As I entered the orbit, It felt quite odd, It has been 35 Earth years of me being alone, I have been injecting myself with lots of body fluids, I don't feel alive anymore, It wasn't just tough to be left alone, I took it as a challenge, But I failed to see the fall,... Continue Reading →
Quench
As she gulped down the last drop of syrup from the bottle, Acting as she loved it, It had now become a thing in her hourly schedule, She couldn't unsee it, The void that was left for her, An Eerie silence that demanded her patience, Time does heal the scar, but for her, it was... Continue Reading →
Devil & Piano
I was on break, A simple, beautiful vacation, Although alone, As always, I had a hatred towards that Villa, Infinite reasons to count, Everything was picture-perfect back then, Life was just beautiful, I had a reason to come back home, I had a reason to be happy, But I guess Life never worked that way,... Continue Reading →
Veil
As I lay her down,She was quiet, This time she wasn't demanding any cookies from the jar,Unlike the last time,She didn't break the jar,Neither did she seek attention,She was calm as sea,I hated this, Way too much,The Numbness, No one to play with, Spend time with,No one to admire, No one to share all my... Continue Reading →
Acapella
"Sir, we've got her a room, it's on the 2nd Floor "B"-Wing of your Villa" Stated the Butler. "Well, that's good, she can stay here until the situation cools down outside" He acknowledged . . "Please don't touch that ma'am, it's a vintage wood piece from the 18th century, Any foreign touch can degrade it's... Continue Reading →
Margin
I was struggling my way through, There was blood everywhere, Not just mine, Theirs too! They weren't responding to their call signs, Called them with every possible name, They would just not Nod their head, They never did that, They always responded to my call, Always considered me one among the best, We all struggled... Continue Reading →
Gear
My fingers went Numb, this wasn't the first time I was doing this, This shall not be the last time either, Why was it different this time, Why am I feeling that I will never find people staring at me again? Is it a trap? The time was slowing down, second by second, As I... Continue Reading →
Dear Date
Dear Date, It's 0520 hrs, just the time when you would love to go on a ride, a long one, away from this hectic mushy little world. Shall we? Just a perfect set-up, talking our way while we forgot to measure the number of steps we've toured together, or should I say, the number of... Continue Reading →
Where the Stars End
It was beautiful, As she lay her head on her Dad's lap, She was able to recollect all her childhood memories, How her Dad used to bring various snacks for her, The Corn with a drizzle of lemon zest and chilly powder on it, He used to treat her like a Gem, The one which... Continue Reading →