Chapter-1 THE MESSAGE ” Mom, Mom ….” ” What is it, Rose? You look nervous. Why are you cracking your knuckles so hard ? What is the matter ?” ” Mom, Paul is here. I saw him in the parking lot. I hope he does not ruin this day. It is my day. “ …
Part-1 ” I am sure Neena, Jai is having an affair. ” ” C’mon Ritu. Jai loves you. He would never do such a thing. Nothing to hurt you. You are unnecessarily worrying.” Ritu knew that Jai was hiding something from her. She wanted to find out. All that she suspected was him having …
Dhwani had lost her husband Prakash who was in the Indian Army when she was pregnant with their second child. Her elder son Jai was five. They had a lot of dreams. Prakash had promised that he would join Dhwani in the labour room as he had missed it during their first. Dhwani’s world was …
General Edward was appointed as the new Mayor. He wanted to address the people of the town and hence had asked them to gather on the Municipal grounds. People had gathered on a Sunday morning. General Edward began his speech and wanted to tell the people what changes he had decided to bring about in …
Shyam was into farming and had owned acres of land. He grew different varieties of crops and also reared cattle and poultry. Every year his harvest yielded him a good profit. Many farmers worked for Shyam and they were happy working for him as he would provide good incentives. Sometimes Shyam too would work in …
“How many kids do you have?” “For how long have you been married?” “When are you going to give us the good news?” “I do not know what karma we have done ” “In the very first year of marriage, she had a child.” Sony had to hear this time and again in her seven …
I still remember my first flight: Bangalore to Chennai back then in January 2011 along with my husband. It was for a Visa interview in the United States of America. I had taken one day leave from work. I had not mentioned the Visa interview at my workplace. I was newly married. It …
Lakshmi ( name changed) was a domestic worker. Well dressed she would turn up to work every day. Lakshmi was lively and energetic. Full of life. She was never found taking a break from work. She had three sons and was wife to Hari ( name changed) who was a vegetable vendor. It …
Aria was in her mid-20s and had lost her eyesight during birth due to some congenital conditions. Aria’s vision impairment did not stop her from living the kind of life she wanted. Aria excelled academically and she was a good athlete too. Aria lived with her parents and younger sister who had always motivated …
Like each one of us, Ayesha had dreams too. Some tiny, some medium-sized and few big dreams. She had dreamt of a fairy tale wedding – prince charming, romantic date nights and happily married life or rather happily ever after types. She believed in them too. It was an arranged marriage for Ayesha. She …