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Doing…
July 7th, 2007
He: Ok! Let’s do it then
She: What? Don’t patronize me
He: You wanted me to do it
She: Yes. But I want you to want it
He: Why would I want to do it?
She: No point talking to you
Later,
He: Actually, I think it’s a great idea
She: I don’t care anymore
Stolen Looks
June 6th, 2007
Hmm, an interesting looking man alone in the elevator. This should be fun, she thought.
I like his eyes on me when I am looking away.
The eyes meet again. Oh, the fun of muted, stolen looks!!
‘Could you please lead me to the reception?’he asks
The eyes had hidden behind the blind man’s glasses
The Untrue
April 11th, 2007
He: I thought it was important you knew how I felt
She: Why?
He: Otherwise this wouldn’t be true
She: Sometimes, it is better to live the untrue
He: Not really. I feel liberated now.
She: Yes. But you know, we can’t see each other anymore, don’t you?
He: I don’t understand
She: That’s why
First Date
April 1st, 2007
‘Where are we going?’ she asks
‘Just wait!! After this, you will want to marry me.’
‘Oh!! This is an exciting first date’ she joins in
He drives into Tony’s, the most exclusive restaurant in town.
‘Best seafood in town. I had to pull a lot of connections’
‘I am vegetarian’ she says quietly
Points of View
March 29th, 2007
She and the Girls
She: What say?
Best friend: He is quite interesting…and he does respect women……but…..
She: What do I do?
Best friend: This is what you should do…
He and the Guys
He: What say?
Best Friend: She is Hot!!!
He: What do I do?
Best Friend: Go for it, man…
Lover’s Tiff
March 24th, 2007
‘Don’t ever call me again….’, she bangs the phone
Two days later, he calls to say sorry.
‘I thought you would call me earlier. Did you not miss me? ‘
‘But you said not to call. I can’t read your mind’
‘That’s exactly why I didn’t want you to call’, she bangs the phone
A message - 2
March 21st, 2007
She: Why? Do you know how much you hurt me?
He: I am scared to be happy. I don’t remember being that
She: But I thought you loved me
He: I do. That’s why I need to hold on to it by going away
She: You are selfish
He: That is how I exist
The Dream
March 19th, 2007
It was a good dream. The handsome man was standing outside her door with those lovely roses. She remembered every bit of his face.
She suddenly remembered that she had dealt with her problem.
She opened the door. The handsome face said ‘Miss, you are under arrest for the murder…’ and held out the cuffs.
A message
March 15th, 2007
It had been a wonderful evening. He looked at her messages and smiled.
He had not had this feeling of being in love for a long time!!
‘Every time I read your messages it brings a smile’ he sends it to her.
‘Is it ok if we never see each other again?’
55-Series 9
March 4th, 2007
She stepped out of the train onto the platform. The past eight had been a wonderful journey.
However all good things had to end. Here it was, the end of the ‘Jack and she’ story.
She needed to do the next new thing and the world was all out there for her!!
55-Series 8
She woke up with a start. The left side of the bed is empty.
The clock said 3.05am. Three months and the demons still hold sway.
‘Today will be a good day! He has to reply today’. Sleep sets in bringing a smile.
The headlines shout out ‘Jack to wed…..’.
The demons win again!!
55-Series 7
February 22nd, 2007
Jack finally made his first steps after nearly a year. She was completely elated. She had waited too long to tell him how much she loved him.
‘I want to move out. I want to be alone for a while’ Jack’s words came back.
The room seemed strangely empty except for the words hanging by!!
55-Series 6
February 19th, 2007
She did not want to see him live like this. He was becoming all that she did not wish him to be!!
‘I cannot live like this. I should move on’, she thinks.
‘Jack, don’t fall asleep!! Please don’t leave me!!’ she shouts looking at the convulsing patient in front of him.
55-Series 5
January 13th, 2007
‘I am going for my morning walk finally. This year will be different’, Jack calls out. ‘Why should this new year resolution be any different?’, she retorts.
She watches the black car menacingly veer towards the driveway. ‘Watch out!!’
Jack slowly wheels his way back two months later…the walk was not meant to be….
Writer’s Block
January 9th, 2007
The cursor didn’t seem to move. The pages did not fill up. The screen showed just the plain white window.
They said they couldn’t help. They called it an acute case.
He felt desperate for a word. But they said that was how the block worked. It was clearly a case of ‘writers block’
55-Series 4
January 5th, 2007
She is convinced that she is finally over him. No more calls.
The post-it that he had put up last time with his number is still there. The post-it is dispatched to the bin.
Speed dial 1 works fine.
‘You have reached the number of Jack. Please leave a message’, the answering machine talks back.
55-Series 3
January 4th, 2007
She walked down the fashion street looking for that elusive feeling.
She has to stay here at least till Monday…hmm..5 days before her flight to Texas. She had told Jack already about her plans.
Why is he not calling me? Is he not missing me?
Of course, she hadn’t told him where to reach her.
55-Series 2
January 4th, 2007
She wanted to pick up the phone and call him.
The phone started ringing. How did he know she was here?
‘Madam, we need to make a house-call to fix the air-conditioner’, the words come out…She mumbles an ok….
The city lights in uptown Tokyo today look darker, she thought. Were they mourning too?
55-Series 1
October 31st, 2006
She stepped out to see who was at the door. The bell had been ringing while she soaked her sorrows in the lathered water. There was just silence out there. It spoke a thousand words in a language that needed no interpreter. She shuddered without letting her mind know and locked the door behind her.
