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 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…

Book Review of It was always you by Sudeep Nagarkar

About the Author : Sudeep Nagarkar is the author of thirteen best-selling novels and has the distinction of being featured on the Forbes India longlist of most influential celebrities for two consecutive years. In the year 2016, he was named the ‘Youth icon of India’ by the Zee Awards and the Best Fiction Novelist of…

Karela Katha

It was a bright sunny day and I was super excited. After all, I had been waiting for this day for such a long time! I landed at the Delhi airport. ‘Ohh and what a sight it was !’ I recalled Papa had said, ” Beta. book a train. You do not have to rush….

Leave me alone!

He went into the room and closed the door with a bang! “Are you coming out or not? The food is getting cold. I work my ass off to get this done. At least be obliged for this till the time you are under my roof! , ” a voice screamed from outside. He looked…

Hues in Grey (A flash fiction)

The phone rang and she looked at it quickly. She grabbed it and was about to take the call when it got disconnected. She enlarged her eyes & tried looking hard on the network. ” No network ” .. what !! How can there be no network now? The door in front of her remained…