The living room vibrated with some unseen, leashed emotions. The moment he entered he could sense the shift in atmosphere. After a day well spent with his friends he was in a mood to watch some sports on TV, have some late dinner, check his emails and go to sleep. But the sudden tingling at […]
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Author: Manasi Sawant
The Parent Trap
“My son just doesn’t listen to me. Every day we argue about petty things. I just don’t know how to handle that teenager of mine. Now I know what my mother must have gone through…..” was the frantic cry of a mother on the other end of the phone. I made suitable soothing noises but […]
The Gift Of A Daughter..
She could hear the soft, feeble, whimpering cries somewhere next to her. Her mind which was in an anaesthetic haze slowly began to focus back on the source of the sound but the excruciating pain made the task difficult. She wanted to relapse back into the blissful oblivion of unconsciousness just for some more time […]
Alone.Together.
“The divorce is final. Congrats.” She flinched inwardly, “Congrats… for what? For being separated forever from someone I was to share a forever with?” Tears welled up once again despite the wish to remain strong and unperturbed. She looked at him standing a few feet apart with his lawyer. He looked back at her. The same emptiness in his eyes. The […]