Oh, what was it? Where I was? It was already 1 a.m. by the time she fell asleep. There been so much work. They had only returned home at 10 p.m. after a long day. They had gone to the mall for the first time in a while, and her husband suggested, "Why bother preparing dinner in the kitchen after going home? Let’s just eat here.""Oh, you should have told me earlier! If we were going to have dinner here, I wouldn’t have eaten the golgappas!" she replied."Come on, how does eating four pani-puris matter? And if it’s really ...Read More

She worked on the project report late into the night. Only after finalizing it and sending it back to son did she feel relieved. Then she slept peacefully, stretching out comfortably.The remaining sliver of the night passed in the blink of an eye. At 5 AM, the alarm rang loudly and harshly."What a nuisance!" she muttered, pulling her hand out from under the blanket to silence the alarm, as if she were shooing away a stray dog that had wandered into the house.She had forgotten that her husband had to leave at 7 AM instead of the usual 8 ...Read More

He slammed the door shut and, drenched in sweat, hurriedly dialed his wife’s number on his mobile phone. A of people noticed the bag slipping from his hand and started watching him closely. One gentleman, sensing his distress, stood up and approached him, asking, “What happened, Bhatnagar ji? Why are you so worried?”But Bhatnagar ji himself had no idea what had happened. What could he even say?Meanwhile, the phone connected, and on the other end, his wife, Mrs. Bhatnagar, was speaking.“Hello? Yes, tell me. What happened? Did you forget something? Has the meeting started? Tell me, why did you ...Read More