Picture Perfect

I wanted a picture perfect thus I plucked and plucked till no one remained. ... I knew it was the end because with the imperfects Perfects too left. ... And all I got was an picture empty Mocking me along with the almighty.

Terrific

"Have you ever felt doubtful about anything?" "Aha! About everything, every second. Why? Are you now afraid?" "Nah. It's the confident ones, I am more afraid of."

A Story of a Daughter

“Ammi, you’ll be safe here, is this okay?” I kept asking her though I dreaded her reply. “Your teacher told me you’re the brightest student, Ayina, I am so happy. Let’s eat ice-cream,” my demented mother replied. She has gone back to her favorite memory, my childhood, while I lived the worst moment in that...

Something like Cotton Candy

I eyed that bright and big pink cloud for so long and I named it my missing Happiness. You came and handed me one that pink bright bun and I named you my missing Love. But this is too sweet for me and in-out empty that I replaced you both with Madness.

Beauty lies in lies

  “Nope, I never said such a thing”, she said firmly looking straight into his eyes. “C’mon, I clearly remember,” I said suppressing my shock and anger. “Let’s leave this here, there’s no point in arguing,” he told us and they both looked elsewhere to avoid me. Before leaving, I looked at her one more...

The One She Captured

“Since when did you know it?” he asked from behind while he wrapped his hands around her waist and kept his face on her right shoulder. She wiped the frame with her left hand having her favorite picture of him which she has clicked on one of their after-work errands. “When I captured you in...

Missing Mother

With an empty stomach and blubbering eyes, she opened the empty fridge. Suddenly, she missed her mom more than food.

Speechless

Amay is as nervous as any day but today the matter is extremely serious. From his silent life, he continues to gather expressions for what is about to come. He moves forward his trembling legs asking strangers in a strange colony with even more strange expressions for address written on paper, without words.    “Oh Masterji’s house? Take first...

Beautiful Book

"How am I looking, tell me, shona?" she asked her sister, Shristi, placing a delicate hair strand on her left ear. "You're always pretty, Kriti di" Shristi smiled at her with braces. Kriti turned to her and praised her dressing sense as Shristi always chose their dresses. As her sister finished her appraisal and bid...

Adjusting Tongues

After a small conversation she stopped and said, “Mere Hindi achi nahi hai”. “I am not good at Hindi”. He swallowed adjustments and replied,”It’s okay”. But she sheepishly continued,"Bahut achi hai”. “Because I am very good at it”. He laughter with relief and said, “Badhiya”. And they continued.