My decision to travel to Leh-Ladakh for nine days with a bunch of random strangers had many beginnings. There was the first, half-minded decision to do it, followed by the second, more serious decision to actually do it, and then the third long beginning, composed of paying for the trip, shopping and packing, and mentallyContinueContinue reading “When I got Leh’d!”
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That strange stranger story – III
Taara and Vikram are back, as “strangers” again. Third story in the stranger series – two strangers, conversation, ring, and an unfinished story.
That strange stranger story – II
After exchanging a few glances here and there, we finally met at the bar counter again. “Hey,” I said, and made the first move. Alcohol definitely kicked my shyness away that night. “Hello,” he replied in a lyrical tone, and ran his long fingers through his messy brown hair. “What?” He asked through gestures asContinueContinue reading “That strange stranger story – II”
The Emergency Contact!
We don’t realize the value of something until we lose it. We never know what tomorrow had planned for our future , so enjoy till it last.
Lost everything, almost…!
Akshay, loses everything on the verge of finding meaning for his life. He is about to lose his wife and his daughter. He is too crushed but will he let his loved one go so easily. Find out as the story unfolds.
The Unexpected Closure…
“Stupid rains”, I screamed and pressed the horn with whatever energy I was left with. On any given day without the rains, it usually didn’t take more than ten minutes to pass the main road and take the left turn towards my home. But today it had been more than one hour and I haven’tContinueContinue reading “The Unexpected Closure…”
The idea of LOVE, Paulo’s style…!
“Love is a trap. When it appears we see only its light, not its shadows.” ~ Paulo Coelho This story is about Shruti, a woman nearing forty, whom I met during my journey from Delhi to Pune. She was sitting near the window seat when I entered the coach and started searching for my seatContinueContinue reading “The idea of LOVE, Paulo’s style…!”
The Last Cigarette!
It was raining from the past six hours. I reached her home and rang the doorbell, all drenched and shivering with cold. The dark, intense author was sitting beside the small window, looking outside. She put the cigarette in her mouth, light a lighter and bought it to the tip of it, and then pulledContinueContinue reading “The Last Cigarette!”
The Dream of a Common Language…
Emma, a middle age woman, staying at a village in France was feeling lost and broken due to the tragedies of life bestowed upon her. She struggled to find peace until she met Sara, a ten year old orphan girl migrated into France from Syria. Love found its way through their life and their broken pieces fitted into each other’s life perfectly.
Love, above and beyond!
Love comes in many forms, it never always lies in possessing someone but sometimes being in a place where you could be separated but still feel happy for each other.
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