Life, Lemons and Lemonade!

It was just 5 days ago that I had stepped into the wrong side of 20’s (my 26th birthday to be precise) and I was sitting on this beautiful pier overlooking the backwaters of Kumarakom surrounded by pure solitude. There is something about solitude you see; it triggers your brain cells into retrospection and introspection. So …

The Invisible Cape

Sometimes opening up to a stranger is less risky than speaking with a friend. You do not have to bother about how the other person might perceive you to be because what were the chances that you will cross paths ever again? Snigdha probably thought the same before she poured out her heart to me …

Of Adjacent Birthdays and Pickled Mangoes

It is the time of the year where we ought to wish each other for our respective birthdays, just a days’ difference between the dates. You were always one of the first few to wish me for my birthday but you haven’t wished me for two years in a row now. And we will never be …

The Check-ed List

My alarm went off at 7.45 am like every normal Monday. But today I could turn it off and drift back into sleep; I was at Aditi’s after all. Or I could get coffee. Coffee. Yes. Aditi and me took our cups and were just gazing at the sea from her balcony when Shreyas joined …

The Knot

Snigdha was rummaging through her bag for the boarding pass and this small slip of paper fell down near my feet. I picked it up and before I could give it to her she had moved ahead and I had to flash my pass. So after reaching my seat I was surprised that this pretty woman …

Change is Good!

Writing in retrospective mode isn't an easy task. You have to rack up your brain to time-travel to the period you want to pen down about and muster up all your courage to remember and experience the emotionally not-so-great times all over again. At the same time you need to be cautious not to alter/mix …

The Check List

Huh! What? Call? What time is it now? Perhaps, 2.30! I reached out for my phone in the dark, saw my friends’ name flash and answered a groggy “Hello.” “Mon, why do I always fall for a guy who has this accomplished and svelte ex-girlfriend?” sighed Aditi. “I get this feeling that I am being …