Fiction

                                        Catharsis She was running with a fast pace, her  brain  racing along.  She somehow wanted to  rein in her agitating  mind.The gym did  not help.The desert in  her heart raised the mist which seemed to be choking her.   She  was fearing whether  she would   ever be able to thaw  her  heart which had turned as hard as the rock of Gibraltar  , indifferent to human emotions. The garden around her was in full  bloom.It was spring. It was spring when she had  met Amit a suave  and graceful boy who with his somber voice  and attractive persona stole her heart. She was quite a bindas  girl and engrossed in her world of  books  and academics. But Amit took hold of her imagination and all he...

     Ram Kumar was exceptionally over excited. He had finally got through  the noose of red tapism and got his visa made. He might have checked his  rack- sack  several times in order to be sure about the safety of his paasport. Luckily he was assigned  the counter where one north- eastern officer was in charge and he could manage well because these officials have fair knowledge of the native tongue. He was instructed by his son to carry all his IDs  and other proofs of his financial assets to get through the formalities.He had also instructed him to apply for a shorter period in order to secure visa hassle free.  Since  mentioning  a long duration could   make them suspicious of his intensions of over stay in the country. Ram kumar complied with all the instructions because he was quite apprehensive not to miss the visa. It was virtually a drudgery  to go through all the formalities . At  every step there was ...

                                          The Leash Leena was chattering  and   nit - picking at the same time at her mobile phone but at  the back of her mind she was thinking of her evening out. The entire area of her residence was gradually turning into a perennial  dust bowl with  all pervading constructions coming up and sometimes the scene turned fantastic when the summer storms blew. All the tucked away debri  would rush forth from their hidden niches and get sucked in the whrill  of the spinning storm. The  doggy poos  which generally got disintegrated  by the fiery vehicles joined  the swirl like some   bits and pieces of falling meteors  in  the riotous dance.Now   it was the turn of...