Raised voices, angered expressions and bitter complaints. There were too many words spoken to make any sense. I, who always agreed, disagreed. She, who always understood, misunderstood. It was a rotten phone call. In utter confusion and helplessness of unexplained gestures; I asked her, “don’t you trust me?” And that’s when silence struck like a thunderbolt; the [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
“Excuse me sir” Slater yelled at a faded shadow at the far corner of the bridge, ready to leap into the soundless river below. “Officer, don’t come close; I am tired, let me jump. Today is the end of it all.” Constable Slater took his torch out and threw light on the shadow and watched it disappear [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
“You have beautiful eyes”, she heard a soft but profound voice of a man who seemed to have traveled a lot, knowing many places, people and dialects. Even though she didn’t like the intrusion while she was out shopping for shades, she garnished a smile onto her lips and turned around, “thank you”, she uttered as [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
He was rolling in his mother’s lap when she told him that he is the future king of the animal world; the jungle is his kingdom. He felt proud when he came to know that he would rule every animal in his kingdom. “Every animal, big or small, strong or weak, will respect and obey you [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
It didn’t know how to fly. A dry yellow leaf wandered across the aged bridge; how it got there, it didn’t know. Every time a car would pass by; the leaf would whoosh after it with a hint of a flight but then will fall back on the cold concrete. He didn’t know how to swim. A tired [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
He was poor. 14 years of age; six out of which were spent collecting pieces of rotten papers from garbage. He searched through trash cans for those polluted objects as if looking for some clean pieces of life; some fresh days and some un-prewritten moments. He hadn’t eaten for two days. What he found was not [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Victory was not made for him; he felt like a born loser. It was competition no 143 that he had lost. He couldn’t even make it to top ten. Seven years of work all seemed blurry and out of focus. His thinking process slowed down as he stood there on the sidewalk; holding a piece [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
It was painful. He was hit by a car that threw him a few yards away. The car hesitatingly stopped for a while and then ran away. He lied there flat on his face, motionless. So was I; standing there flat on my feet, motionless. Pain pour out of his ribs and his shin and the back [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
He couldn’t walk. He was carrying an unseen burden. His feet were heavy, like there were a million passages clung to his shoes. His heart was heavy, like a million sinful thoughts stuffed into his intentions. His eyes were heavy, like a million repentant tears flooded the gates of his life. His hands were heavy, like [...]
Saturday, July 19, 2008
He only had two problems. He wasn’t insomniac, but he never appreciated the fact that one third of his life was being spent while asleep, so he stopped wasting his time on it. He didn’t sleep for five consecutive nights, not even a drowsy wink. This problem, at least for the time being, was solved. His mind [...]
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