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Birds twittered, curtains fluttered, the morning sunlight filtered through the gaps illuminating the room, showering its warmth on the occupants of the big king size bed. The woman stirred, disturbed by the light and blinked her eyes open only to be greeted by totally unfamiliar surroundings. Afraid she tried…
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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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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 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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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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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…