The Lifeguard
That December day was going rather well. The weather had been very enabling, understanding, even – threatening now and then to pour, but holding back lest it should be branded spoilsport. Mother and Brother, both having agreed to an impromptu exploration of the Prachi Valley earlier that morning, appeared to be enjoying themselves too. There remained only one more temple to see. But it was…
Read more…The Walk
It was half past one in the night, and Abhineet, a lonely silhouette of a figure with his half-empty, slightly worn mini-backpack slung from his shoulders, ambled straightly along just below the sidewalk. The constant clacking of his thick-soled hiking boots was only intercepted by the drone of the occasional vehicle whizzing past him. Only minutes ago, he had stepped out of the multiplex, with…
Read more…That Old Friend
A few months ago, I came across an old friend of mine, who had left three years before and had just come back to town for a short visit. His skin was sun-burnt and his hair had turned a greyer lot. He did not seem the same guy as from three years before. I have to admit it was he who first recognized me when…
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The Timber Trawler 