Monster Granny

This was the twentieth time she had called her ‘not-own’! Drishti was hurt and full of anger. She wanted to know why her very own grandmother would do that. Her heart ached to see the cousin brothers being treated with such royalty and just the opposite happening with her. Every time she wanted something, her…

Your Ride

‘Beep – Beep – Beep’ went the buzzer once again! He hurried and finished his lunch. “Won’t you ever get to eat in peace?” his mother said in disappointment. “Ma…” he smiled, “will try to finish this soon,” and left for the call of duty. He pulled his jacket hanging to dry at the gallery…

Hope

It was getting warmer as the clock was ticking away. He wiped his forehead more than he remembered now. The road was sort of empty with only a couple of buses or cars passing at long intervals. The eagle cried loud like it was making a landing move on the ground. He used his hand…

The Terrace

The usual noise brought her back to present. She wasn’t denying her inability to handle disputes, but all she wanted was to be considered. The regular irksome validating of her feelings towards him had turned her insipid. She sat on the old and broken high-chair that one of the residents in the building gave away….