You don’t deserve this

Do I really deserve this? Did I really deserve to be interacting with a monster like you, and believe that you were the best? I liberate you from the responsibility of telling me the reason – because you don’t deserve it. You don't deserve a chance to come clean, and be absolved of guilt. I … Continue reading You don’t deserve this

Fountains

The opening story does influence the line of thinking. Here are my reflections on a brother who took an early exit from the world.   I have often wondered how two people who have grown up together be so different. We never know the baggage that another person carries, or where their chosen paths lead. … Continue reading Fountains

Freedom?

I threw away the hanging monstrosity, with all the remnants of memories that hurt. The demons live only in my imagination. You left my world long ago, and I don’t exist where you live. Is it forgiveness or freedom? (212 characters)   Twittering Tales #88

Idiot

I have had this recurring nightmare – of being up there on the stage, and seeing the auditorium full of faces I dislike. How the hell do I perform? The act changes involuntarily. I make an extempore speech and there is a stunned silence. For once, my opponents have nothing to say. Happy with my … Continue reading Idiot

Never-ending

“The originality in your work is commendable.” “There is no originality in this world. All concepts are derived from nature – just that the absorption is unconscious at times, and we project the same as our creativity.” “I am inclined to agree with you….” “You will, if you take the time to observe the perfection … Continue reading Never-ending

Planning

It was well thought out plan – power failure, security alarms disabled and the raiding of a jewellery shop. The ensuing pandemonium would ensure that the exit gates were not adequately manned, and he will make good his escape in that battered car borrowed from his friend. Little did he know that a bomb blast … Continue reading Planning

1938

The video footage was grainy, but Taylor recognized them easily. She was the only one with a cell phone – in 1938. Can you believe it? She was smart enough to slip all surveillance for the last three years. He was not sure in which decade had she parked herself. Or moved on to zones … Continue reading 1938

Keeping up

A Bollywood superstar mentioned his experience with his children – the ones who are growing up won’t talk, and the bubbly youngster all of five years old won’t listen. Another friend of mine shared that a Whatsapp message asking them to do a chore, works faster than screaming your lungs out. “I am your mother, … Continue reading Keeping up

Unaware

“How can a space be so expansive at the top, and so claustrophobic on the floor? I can barely breathe…” l said, looking at the teeming crowds around me, “Why should it be so? Breathing gets difficult on rarefied mountain peaks. You are in the mainstream hub.” I thought my companion was getting philosophical, and … Continue reading Unaware