Third person narratives
"... and a dash of chivalry", she peered out from the top of her book at the person lying on the table. "Am I missing something here?", she mused. "I have gone through dark hair, blue eyes, rugged jawline, good looks, Viking physique, charm, courtliness, erudition,
Third person narratives
Over the flicker of candlelight and the clink of cutlery, the young man leaned towards his date. He was already in love with her. Her face had launched a thousand ships from the harbour just 2 hours ago - she was the belle of the regatta after all. One murmur
Growing Up
One day, my friend, you will meet her. She'll make your heart quicken a bit, she'll make you happy. It won't be love at first sight. You will enjoy her company, you will want to spend time with her. You will seek happiness in
Life
You give them a piece of you. They don't ask for it. They do something dumb one day like kiss you, or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves
Growing Up
The time when every end of the month brings you a monthly paycheck on your account and your heart soars- just a little. The time when things become just a little clear, like looking through a fogged up window and just seeing the Promised Land a little far away. And
Friends
Two days after convocation, I woke up on a mattress shorn of its linen, in a room that did not look like my home for the past year, in a block that was defeaning in its silence. This had been the scene of the block parties, midnight gossip sessions, of
Third person narratives
The crow was flying in a straight line because that is what was expected of it everytime someone uttered that ill-fated phrase "as far as the crow flies." Poor crow. It had an errand to do; it had to reach a Land Far Far Away. Was this crow
Arbit
"Noooo, you can't make me do this. Please?!" Aswin closed into the hapless Shrutz, rubbing his hands together and cackling in a fiendish manner. "Err, why am I cackling fiendishly?" Shrutz was annoyed, "Because you just tagged me, you... FIEND." "Ahh,