• Always and Forever
    Part - 42: Way Around Promises

    The afternoon sun started to move towards the western horizon slowly, Naina’s packing was almost done, and Sameer gleefully placed aside the huge teddy bears he had won for her on two Mt. Abu trips. Tugging at the ear of the pink one he asked, “inhe bhi saath le…

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  • Only Mine
    Chapter 17: YOU AGAIN

    The rising sun of Saturday seemed to hold no brightness for Sameer and Naina. A phone call the previous evening had wreaked havoc in their lives. They went into a stupor where everything happening seemed like an alternate reality while they still lived in the moments where they had…

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  • The Bond of Body and Soul

    The pleasant evening breeze moved across the terrain, rustling the leaves on trees, carrying the fragrance of flowers over exhaust fumes of vehicles. The amber glow of the sun streaked through the fluffy clouds as Sameer walked down the lane leading to home with a big bunch of roses…

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    Chapter 16: Helpless Hearts

    Naina alighted from the taxi outside her home, taking in a deep breath as she could smell the earthy fragrance of oncoming rain; her lips were stretched in a smile that had been absent since more than a year and her heart for once didn’t feel heavy with sadness.…

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  • Always and Forever
    Part - 41: Journey Of Lifetime

    The heritage hotel in Jaipur was far from the kind of places where he usually stayed for business, those hotels were impersonal, state-of-art, and fast. This hotel was old, charming, extremely relaxing and whenever he encountered the hotel staff they would smile and if everything was alright. The room…

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    Chapter 15: First Time Again

    As the train cruised in Ahmedabad junction, Sameer stood by the door of his compartment staring at the crowd on the platform. Very soon he spotted two boys jumping up and down, waving over the head of the moving crowd, and he grinned waving back at them. As the…

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