It had been a fortnight since Sikha had quit her job. She lay on her back on her bed in her empty apartment. Suddenly she had so much time on her hands and she did not know what to do with it! While people took job hops and enjoyed going on vacation, Sikha had found…
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Chapter 10- Just In Time
Deepali looked at the wall clock. It was about 9:30 pm and Prakash had still not arrived home after his four days office tour! Lost in her thoughts, Deepali went into the room to check on Ayush who had already fallen asleep. Just then the bell rang and Deepali realized that it was Prakash from…
Chapter 9- Identity Card
Sikha woke up with a heavy head. A nauseous feeling gripped her. There are times when suddenly life ceases to make any sense; when suddenly the void within seems larger than the black hole; when suddenly you can not trust people because they change colors! And Sikha felt all of this together. There was as…
Chapter 8- A hogwash!
Sikha reached home and Deepali opened the doors. Stress and a hint of fear appeared on her face. As Sikha entered her living room, she saw Prakash sitting on the couch and watching the television. “He has an official tour after two days and the house can not just be locked. So I need to…
Chapter 7 -Gossip Sessions
Sikha turned around in a reflex. She took a deep breath to calm herself and then she looked closely behind the pillars in the parking area. There was no one! The phone suddenly rang and flashed Deepali’s number on the screen. Shikha answered the phone and hurried towards the lift. She could feel as if…
Chapter 6- Friends or Family!
Sikha sat behind the steering wheel and started playing music in the car. Deepali sat in the rear seat and relaxed resting her head on the car seat as the child slept next to his mom. A peppy number played and Sikha sang along nodding her head as she drove her way through the traffic….
Chapter 5- Silent Ego Clashes
The feeling of heaviness, the clumsiness within, and the melancholy lashes made Deepali feel claustrophobic. She wanted to break out. Break out free, like forever! Someone in her head shouted out loud! Do it. Do it for yourself. It’s just the initial pain but then, it is freedom! Break the chains, for you must! Deepali…
Chapter 4- Deep ties
Deepali ran back to her room hearing the outcry of her baby. Her heart sank to see her baby in tears. The baby had fallen off the edge of the bed and was in a disoriented position. It was a miracle that the head had not been injured! The helplessness in the little eyes was…
Chapter 3 – Close Circles
Shikha went into the shower to freshen up after reaching her one-BHK apartment. She turned the geyser on and then turned the knob. The warm water from the shower faucet touched her body & as if took away all the tiredness with it. A cozy place of her own that allowed her to be ugly,…
Chapter 2- Busy without business
Nikhil had joined work last year in a position that no one knew existed. And no one except HR knew about what Nikhil did exactly. He would come to the office and after dumping his bag on his desk would literally spend an hour in the pantry taking his coffee slowly and chatting with every…
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