One Shots

The curtain of darkness seemed to be impregnable, the lights seemed to have turned out forever, and there was this gaping hole inside his heart that he felt would consume… Read More

“Main Madhuri nahi hun, lekin banna chahti thi… tumhare liye.” The single line from Naina threw him off balance, and he almost tuned out of whatever she was saying next.… Read More

Naina Sameer Maheshwari was flustered… Her fingers moved agitatedly over her empty neck. She had lost her mangalsutra. Oh what a disaster! How could she be so careless? It seemed… Read More

Naina sat near the window, tears spilling down her face. She was back in her room, or rather the room she had shared with Preeti before her wedding. It was… Read More

“Lagi shart?” His friends asked. Sameer gulped, biting his lip, and said, “haan… lagi.” His friends whooped and high-fived while Sameer sat down worried as to what had come upon… Read More

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… Read More