How I wish Things were different. I wish to have Met you somewhere else. I wish to have Met you at a better time. I wish we were In another scenario altogether. How I wish I was different. I wish to have Not said what I did. I wish to have Said everything I really [...]
Tag: Heart
What if He IS “the One”
As my friend went on about everything that attracted her to a certain guy as well as the one critical point that made her feel that it won't work out between them, I listened carefully. And patiently. She had been over it quite a few times. Her inner tussle was proof enough that she so [...]
Go With That Gut Feeling
Confused? As to what to choose? It may be related to something as serious as your career option and life partner or as silly as the flavour of ice-cream to try. But there it is, staring in your face -- a choice to be made. So what do you do? See, I am all for [...]
Sick at Heart
For the world, you appear like a perennially sick person -- someone always suffering from one or the other disease. But only you know where the real problem lies. It is not in that knee that doesn't stop giving you trouble or that unsettling cough or the floaters in your eyes or your a little [...]
Hurting Someone
What's the worst that could come out of hurting someone? They would never talk to you? They would never do anything for you later? They would never think of you in the same way again? No, that is not certainly it. The worst thing would be when you get hurt yourself too. At times, even more [...]
Tying Her Shoelaces
An army officer for whom his uniform, duty and country are everything, during an earthquake rescue operation, sees the girl who rejected him thrice volunteering as a doctor. In the midst of all the commotion, he walks up to her, as she stands stunned herself. Without a word, he bends over and puts down his [...]
Soulmates
Do you believe they exist? Sometimes in life, there really are bonds formed that can never be broken. Sometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter what. Maybe you'll find it in a spouse and celebrate it with your dream wedding. But there is also the chance that [...]
Three Seconds’ Story
She walks slowly on the path, with eyes glued to an interesting brochure. It is only when she feels someone terribly overshadowing her that she looks up. He stands inches from her. Had she moved even one step ahead, she would have banged right into him -- her head into his chest. But that is [...]
Under Mama Hen’s Wings
When we are really tired or sick or sad or scared, which is the one place that feels the safest? That makes all the worries of the world vanish as soon as we close our eyes? That makes everything right again, even if for just a few seconds? It is the embrace of a mother. [...]
Relationship Rubble
What do you do when you come to love someone with a lot of relationship rubble? Do you clean up their mess or build over it? Like buildings, we are all works in progress. Someone lays our foundation, someone else builds us up. Every single day, some work is done on us. But at times, [...]