Picture perfect is the word that came to everyone’s minds when describing Meha and Rishi. They were the perfect couple. High school sweethearts, they had dated ...
Four friends were going on a road trip when it started to rain heavily. The thunder and lightening was fierce. After having seen lightening strike just few mete...
It was the same scene as usual, the beer was on the table, the pizza box lay open with the cheesy crust Pizza and the TV was showing Manchester United jerseys. ...
For all of his 27 years, Vinay had loudly and vociferously advocated that there was absolutely no substitute for hard work, however deep within he felt that his...
Everything about her was a mystery, which only made her more interesting. When I look back on that day, 13th December 2011, I know I should have realized that a...
The train had just begun to pull away from the station when the old man walked up the bench May was sitting on. He set his bag on the bench in between them, smi...
I had been consoling myself for five years now that I would be home for Christmas next year. Year after year, I kept making plans and changing them. I would cou...
An apple, a banana and a vegetable sandwich. "This is my lunch," said she to no one in particular. Like most days, she was alone at home while her parents were ...
There was a time when Raju Kaku (Rajenath Kaku) was the talk of the town. Nobody could resist his crispy puris or the golden aromatic potato curry se...
As he stepped into the train compartment, the few tired faces greeted him. He smiled back at them and went to sit down at his usual place - by the window neares...
On Christmas Eve, the smell of delicious food coming out of the kitchens from different houses filled his heart with despair. The lights on the Christmas tree f...
When your home is the streets of India there are many kinds which you get to see and hear. You hear a lot of sounds right from anklets to worn out soles of stru...
It was a warm morning. Most morning these days are warm. Mumbai is swarming with heat, no matter what season it is. Sometimes, I feel it is the accumulated heat...
As the flight touched the tarmac her heartbeats multiplied. She imagined several probables but could not extrapolate any of her past experiences to what she was...
A very warm hand rested on his cold one. Jamie looked up to see two very old eyes, looking down on him with an indifference. This indifference hurt Jamie more t...
I was not a ‘normal’ kid. The world always moved slowly for me. But I wonder sometimes, if that is such a bad thing. I saw the flowers as they swayed in the win...
I ran into Padma last night after eight years. It was a little strange because I used to love her once. Back then, I never had the guts to tell her and then we ...
“Sit,” he said. She couldn’t help but notice the weird curio all around the lobby. “Oh, I just like stuffing dead birds and animals and preserving them in a way...
Being a quitter is a good thing in very few contexts. Smoking cigarettes is one of them. You ask any smoker and he or she will tell you how badly they crave for...
I walked down the school corridor precariously. Balancing my textbooks in my hand, I forced my mind to only think about differential equations & quantum phy...
It was around 8:20. I was anxious. Mastu must be waiting outside. I waited for my parents to leave the dining hall and the moment they went, I rushed. He stood ...
Weary and hungry the runaway couple sat down in the shade of the humongous banyan tree. The miles of walking had taken away their strength to go any further. Th...
Suraiya was running as fast as she could. The sweltering day had already made her weak and dizzy. The show must have started, her over anxious mind kept on tick...
