“You remember that day Shikha?” “Which one Shekhar? You call all of the days by the word that, then how will I understand?” “Why are you always right,” Shekhar mumbled to himself with scorn. “What did you say Shekhar?” “Nothing...
2143 shifted the throttle and the hum of the engine softened to a purr. He had entered 20-Territory, the twenty mile zone between precincts, from the SHEDI side to OYRU. The hovership remained two and a half feet above the ground while its forwa...
I was going for a sleep and suddenly I heard a voice and I saw everyone is sleeping in my home.I heard a voice that I am God Rama.Then I heard the Voice that I am Ravana.Then I heard the voice I am the son of Allah .Then I heard the Voice I am t...
The OfficeThe phone rang just as he was about to log in to the office network. Picking up the mobile he frowned when he saw the call was from his wife. His irritation increased when she reminded him to book the tickets for the latest blockbuster...
“On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair, warm smell of colitas rising up through the air…” Hotel California by Eagles was playing soft on the speakers. We were on the highway to Mumbai. No desert, but, cool wind of the car air cond...
It was eleven in the morning when the telephone rang. Inspector Kuldeep Singh, who was going through various files and reports, snorted as he lifted the receiver and spoke:''Hello, inspector Kuldeep Singh here.''The voice from the other side see...
Us… and ThemByLakshmi Palecanda“Anything special happen at school, Naresh?” Dad asked me during dinner, the one time when the three of us came together as a family.Rivulets of thick brown spicy and fragrant sambhar ran through the steaming...
I was jogging one day and i noticed a person in front of me, about 1/4of mile. I could tell he was running a little slower than me and Ithought, good, i shall try to catch him. I had about a mile to go mypath before i needed to turn off.So i sta...
Present Day Tsunami Memorial Model Village and Survivor Resettlement Community, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. Annie and Mirry walked to the millennium centre hand in hand swinging their arms. The millennium centre that housed the vil...
Somewhere in a hotel room @ Istanbul, Turkey, 1st Jan 2014, 0700 hoursThe life of an intelligence agent is never smooth. Life seems to be going straight one moment and then suddenly, without warning things turn topsy-turvy and you find yourself ...