She wrapped up cleaning the kitchen while Sandeep was busy preparing the bed. The couple was together after a long gap of about 8 odd months when Sandeep had just returned home after serving his duty at the national forces and had been deployed at one of the highest altitudes of the country. The couple…
Category: A2Z Challenge
Sunnyside Up
Sabita was in the kitchen preparing Poha for breakfast. She kept the karai on the gas and added oil. Then she cut the onions and red tomatoes into perfect cubes and slit the green chilies and was ready for the perfect tampering. She was in a good mood today and she wanted to treat her…
Ruffled Relationships
You lay there still with your eyes closed, without any movement. No motion, no arguments, no howling, no reasoning…. nothing….absolute quietude today ! I have never seen you this quiet! You have always been like an excited electron that is eager to go to the next higher energy level. Every single time you have wanted…
Quite Different
“Come here Kusum! Why is your hair open like this? Let me tie it with ribbons.” “I like my hair open. I feel as if I can breathe better.” “What? Don’t talk rubbish now. Come fast you will be late for school.” “Na Maa, I am serious. I feel caged when you tightly tie my…
Point of view
“Goa….. “,screamed Pihu as she dropped her phone with excitement when their instant trip to goa got finalized. She had finally managed to convince her friends to have a quick trip to Goa after a lot of persuasion. The moment, the plane landed at the Dabolim Airport, all of them screamed with joy anticipating the…
Odyssey of Life
She looked at me in the mirror and paused. She looked pale but then she smiled. As if trying restrain something! Something probably compelled her to hide under that smile. But did that smile look like her own? No, I have never seen her look so sad with a smile on her face. I think…
Nightmarish Narratives
I was about thirteen years old and was a student of Class IX. It was my last year at the School hostel this year. I was about to stay with my parents next year as the Class Xth is, as they all say, a very crucial year. And it still gives me chills whenever I…
Morning Shows the Day
“You have again forgotten na? Did I tell not you to get me small-sized mustard seeds, not the bigger ones? Why can’t you understand the difference? The bigger size tastes different. You just eat what I prepare without knowing the effort that goes into it! All men are the same. They just need results and…
Lost and Found
A sudden downpour! It felt as if the sky will fall. The ear-piercing noise of the thunder and the spooky vibe of the flashing lightning made it difficult to understand if it was day or night. The dark cumulonimbus clouds covered the whole sky and big, fat drops of rain hit the ground as if…
Kindling Kaleidoscopes
It was the beginning of the summers and the Sun had decided to exhibit it’s extreme form showing off its blazing avatar. The scorching heat and the mirage formed on the surface of the road added to the agony of the already prevalent gloomy atmosphere. There was not a single vehicle on the road and…
Chinmayee's Creations 