JUST STAY !!!! (PART 1) Date: 3rd March 2020 Day: Tuesday Time: 11:15 PM He waited at the coffee impatiently, his eyes constantly dancing to and fro the cafe door. It was quarter past eleven and she was fifteen minutes late. He wondered whether she would really show up. Moments like these, he would usually just gulp two to three pegs down his throat, to ease the discomfort, to quiet his screaming, chaotic mind. But not today! Not again. This was too important to mess up. It was his last chance. And he didn’t want to commit any mistakes. ...Read More

PART 2 “Hi…beta...ahh, I mean, Reeta!” he said standing, awkwardly, absolutely startled. Reeta, smiling tenderly, pulled out the chair sat calmly opposite to him. Wearing a knee length cotton kurti, denim jeans, and jhumkas adorning her ears, she had tied her long hair into a loose bun. A brown big bindi and black coloured Matt finished specks completed her look, giving her truly the look of a ‘journalist in the making.’ She kept her Eco friendly cloth tote bag on the table, put her phone on silent mode and slipped into her bag. It was uncanny how calm she was in the face of ...Read More

JUST STAY ! (PART 3) He shot her a look, a look of anger, a look of surprise. Reeta this, looked away, pretending to look for a waiter. He now knew that Reeta was not his little daughter anymore…she was a grown up. He couldn’t just make things up to pacify her the way he would do in her childhood. He now realised that she deserved to know the truth. He gulped down his coffee in a loud sip and started confessing, “Your mom cheated on me with Rakesh." He paused, waiting for a reaction. But he didn't get any. Neeta stared at him, not revealing anything. He continued,"That evening when you came back from school and saw me arguing ...Read More