He sits there, cool and collected and looking down at me haughtily. Each time I come face to face with him I am reduced to mush. I remember the wonderful times we spent with each other and the high his company gave me. Spotting him once again I bite my lips and avert my eyes,… Read More Fiction: Tall, Dark & Rich
Diwali 2010 Kiran got up from the floor and brushed the dirt away from from his clothes. He realised his elbow was bleeding as was the cut on his lip. As he began walking towards the pitcher of water, a shooting pain in his ankle made its presence felt. Kiran’s father had mercilessly beaten him… Read More A Ray of Light #Day 6 #WriteBravely #WTFOW
She was called the ugliest woman on earth, but she refused to believe it. Yes, she wasn’t like the other women around her, but that’s where her beauty lay. He was someone who had seen too much. He just wanted to feel now. Good things, the right intentions and positive vibes. They met outside court.… Read More Soulmates #WriteBravely #Day4
Something old Something new Something borrowed Something blue As the waves kept attempting to touch the shore these words came back to Nicole. They repeated themselves until she wanted to run away. She stepped out of her shoes and walked away from the water, the wet sand squelching between her toes. Was she doing the… Read More Fate #WriteBravely #Day3
I was traveling in my rental car when I heard the thumping of a flat tire. I pulled over and discovered that the thumping was not coming from a flat, after all, but from the trunk. What, or who, was making the noise? I stopped the car, stepped out of it and briskly walked towards… Read More Added Baggage #Day2 #WriteBravely
You’d never believe me if I told you that I am a Magician, but it’s true and I can prove it. ‘You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen, Janie.’ he said, his eyes never meeting mine, as his hands mapped my body. If I were to ask him what colour my eyes… Read More The Magician #WriteBravely #Day1
Seema liked hot showers. She had invented the quote, “There is no problem in this world that a hot shower can’t solve.” A hot shower, according to Seema, was the solution to any, if not all problems. Besides being such an ardent advertiser, she was a big fan of hot showers herself. She bathed under… Read More Hot Shower
‘Rex said I was fat!’ exclaimed Alice, ‘…am I fat, Jojo?’ she implored her sister ‘Yes you are.’ replied Jojo, as she flexed her limbs ‘And you’re mean!’ exclaimed Alice, again. Jojo shrugged nonchalantly, as she looked into the distance ‘Look at Tina there,’ pointed Alice, ‘and look at Rex looking at her!… Read More Curlies
Looks are deceptive Looks are deceptive, aren’t they, thought Malathi as she pulled out a golf club from her husband’s golf kit resting behind the door. The smallest club seemed to be the heaviest, she smirked. What all could it do, besides hitting a ball, she wondered ? Kill a cockroach? Crack a skull, perhaps?… Read More Looks are deceptive
Rakhi looked up in awe at the huge billboards forming the façade of a brand new mall. Bright colors and well-dressed people dotted the entrance and compound circling it. Sitting, standing, laughing, eating, holding hands, everyone looked happy. How much everything has changed, sighed Rakhi Just as she was about to move forward she… Read More Scared To Death