Chapter 23- Why?

“I saw someone kiss me in my dreams and you know who it was !!Guess!!” “Wait!! Manav!  Is it?” Deepali asked. Sikha nodded her head silently. She felt shy and embarrassed at the same point in time. She knew she had to face him again this morning and things will not be easy and she…

Chapter 21  Unseen U-turns

Sikha logged out of work a little early and reached home. After a warm shower, as she started staring at her mobile screen, a sense of nervousness touched her slowly. Was she doing the right thing? Does it all happen like this out there? Well, if she does not try, how would she know? Cobwebs…

Chapter 16- A Pause in Time!

Sikha’s first day at work was quite eventful and she was tired even without doing any work. She called it a day and returned home. The day seemed so long that it had mentally exhausted her to the core. With a headache that promised to almost kill her, Sikha felt homesick for the first time…

Chapter 13- Messy Hair!

He removed his Ray-Ban aviators and looked keenly as he spotted a lady walk past him and run down the stairs. His bluish shirt which he had paired with faded denim enhanced his milky-white complexion all the more. It was a sunny morning and he could not see the face properly. But somehow he felt…

Chapter 11- Knock Knock

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…

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 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,…