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The mobile rang the third time. Cursing self for not turning it on ‘silent mode’, he picked it up. Checking the screen, he took a deep sigh. It was his wife’s. ‘Not again’, he muttered under his breath. “Tell me”, he answered the call in a stony voice. He then Read more…
She was lost in holding the painting with its frame this way and that and couldn’t stop admiring it. While she was busy at it, he paid cash to the owner of the shop, “108 Fine Art”. They were in the deserted alley of the old town area. It was Read more…
Sitting near the window of her study, with a wall to wall bookcase at the backdrop, racks of which were filled with the distinct collectible titles, she was looking out casually. The relentless downpour was splattering the glass window with infinite threads of beady pearls. As if there was a Read more…
“How’s Kris Kringle*?”, asked James in his usual loud voice, settling in a chair next to Parth. Oblivious to his arrival, Parth and Chinmayi, sitting with their hands held together, lost in their anguish thoughts, were taken by surprise. There sat James, next to Parth, in the waiting room, with Read more…
“Jai…where are you?”, said Rishi loudly. “Here I am. Here is your suit, ironed!”, beamed Jai as he handed the hanger to Rishi. “Thought you forgot about it”, said Rishi with a sigh of relief. “How can I forget about it?”, replied Jai as he helped Rishi in dressing up Read more…