Posts

Showing posts from June, 2021

Attention!

Image
“I’d like to thank the honorable Chief Guest Arputham, my department HOD Verona, my co-ordinator Jeyaraj, my best friend Deepan, the faculty, and fellow students who spent their valuable time being here!” Pavithra ended the event, which was followed by thundering applause. I was awestruck by her daring act of including my name in the Valedictory speech. Most of them didn’t seem to notice, but her HOD was stunned and confused by her sudden inclusion in their decades-old template. Pavithra winked from the stage and disappeared into the crowd that escorted the chief guest. Pavithra and I’ve been friends for almost three hundred days now, ever since she texted me after reading my blog. She was the first enthusiastic fan outside of my friends for my writing. She genuinely loved all my works and pointed out the few she didn’t. She had invited me to her college for a random workshop on “Girls and how they should be protected.” It was the most backward speech I’ve heard in years. But of co...

Give Me Your Hand! 💓

Image
  Give Me Your Hand! 💓   We had to walk all the way to her home. Arun took away his scooter and left for his home, for an urgent errand. He promised that he will pick me up from Nakshatra’s house. So, I took the job of dropping her at home. The road was empty and silent. One or two stray dogs were busy searching through the garbage. I looked straight, even though my mind was struggling between millions of thoughts. I wanted to look at her, but no. Already, she had noticed me staring at her, and it became embarrassing. I didn’t want to look like a stalker. I looked at her. She looked pretty, ah no. Gorgeous, nope. She looked pink. Yes, pink. Don’t ask why. It's my adjective for explaining her. Perfectly outlined eyes, sharp nose, evenly shaped teeth, and post-pimple bumps made her look pink. I took my phone out, turned on the selfie camera, and looked at myself. I looked as if I was the ugliest person existent on the Earth. “Oh Mister, you look great. Now please put ...

Popular posts from this blog

The Tragedy Of Juliet and Romeo

Attention!

Karen-um Naanum! ❤️