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The Saviour

The Saviour

I put the fear of God into these bi-pedalled monsters who trespass into my domain and mess up with me. However, one look at me results in violent shrieks and terror attacks in them though they usually come with their dangerous fire-spewing arms which they call guns....

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A World gone Wrong

A World gone Wrong

Priyamvada struggled to keep a straight face. Her struggle had started as soon as her Gynaecologist, Dr. Silvia Robertson had broken the news to her. She remembered the conversation in her clinic.   I should control myself, she thought to herself. She owed it to...

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Smoked out

Smoked out

It’s claustrophobic and dark inside. Though I share the congested surroundings with 19 others, I feel alone. We don’t speak to one another though we are thoroughly bored and looking for a way to escape the confined space. I smell. Badly. All 20 of us smell and I...

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A Dog’s life

A Dog’s life

Their tails wagged whenever they saw her emerging from the building entrance, she was their only benefactor. A permanent scowl adorned her face. The people in her building avoided speaking to her. And they hated her penchant for feeding assorted stray dogs who...

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The Last Year

The Last Year

Radhika and her husband,  Neelkanth landed in Mumbai early morning, on a Sunday. Radhika cosied up to Neelkanth, her hands clasping his right arm, eyes tearing up, their taxi speeding towards their destination, Wada. “Neel, I hope we did the right thing, coming back...

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Salon De La Reine

Salon De La Reine

“Such a beauty! Is she a movie star?”, the girl doing the facial of a masked lady on the back of the Salon, asked Aliza, the girl who was straightening my hair. When I visit this place, I ask for Aliza, the ever-smiling girl. I could feel the admiring glances from...

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