“Five years have passed, but I don’t know why we split…..” said the wistful message from a number I’ve tried hard to forget. “I’m allergic to peanut butter, despite the nutritional value. Does that answer you?” “I’d like to know the cause of allergy.” “Persistence … I wish you’d let me go – without any … Continue reading Let me go
I remember passing through similar fields on a school excursion, and I tried drawing the picture with crayons. Crayon tips are thick, and I couldn’t get the strands right. Later in class, I was sitting behind Gloria Smith, the only one with golden hair in the class. Inspiration struck again, and I tried redoing the … Continue reading Golden strands
Her father’s love for burgers and wraps in Dunkin Donuts was a joke in the family. He visited the outlet regularly, but never opted for donuts. “Breakfast time”, he would enthusiastically declare as he headed out after his morning walk. “Dad, get something packed for us” was an occasional refrain in the house, and then … Continue reading Donuts and Wraps
Don’t you remember me? I’ve been on a break. So what? I hope there is no break in memory. There is a break in connectivity, relevance and the lessons I learnt. The major lesson is about trust. ??? There are no second chances for people who betrayed me once. Interludes give an opportunity to look … Continue reading Interludes
If your world is full of debauchery, multiplespeak, manipulation and mindless evil, so be it -I refuse to be a part of it. I understand that people like me come and go, and Satan has continued to rule the world, so be it - I refuse to give in to any Satanic rites and insights. … Continue reading Refusal
I like being at the center of things. It is easy to watch who is going up and how… It is easier to wield a remote, and bring a few tumbling down. https://only100words.xyz/2019/09/19/three-line-tales-week-190/
Can I get them back to our world, which I dare say is ‘normal’? Can I make them see things the way I do, and negate their own reality? Can I influence them with hope or fear, and make them fall in line? I can help them realign, but can I repair the damage done … Continue reading A psychiatrist ponders
It was a dream. She looked at the building wistfully on her visits to the city, and wished she could live in a house so large. She looks at the dilapidated wall splattered with graffiti, and sighs. It took a wrong turn, being conned by a trafficker and inhuman torture inflicted, to realize that it … Continue reading Home
The light filtering in from the skylight kept her alive. It was 1971, the year of war and the year of blackouts. At night, the window was covered with a black paper to avoid light filtering out. She longed to see the moon, but heard the drones of aircraft flying low. What if they dropped … Continue reading End of the tunnel
My eyes never lie. I am the same – within and without, it you care to look deep enough. If you ignore or hurt me, you don’t know what have you missed out on – a lifelong loyalty no human is capable of giving you. You just failed to look beneath the exterior. Yes, all … Continue reading If you look deep enough
