Random madness

  That day........ for most part of that day, he remembered only about pacing back and forth, straining his ears for a sound, watching the doors with so much anticipation for a vision. The anxiety, nervousness and the fear, was nothing he had ever experienced in his life.   Life? oh life seemed have stopped moving in that corridor, every tick and every tock of the clock was hammering in his ears, for he waited with batted breath for a word.   And then he heard, the fierce, angry, agitated cry, but for his ears it felt like music. The first sound through the doors and the world stopped at that second. There was no tick tock and no sound. Absolute stillness and then he saw the vision. The vision of his dreams, the vision of his future, the vision of his new identity.   The lady smiled at him and said something, but his ears couldn’t hear her voice, for it was straining to hear the sound of the little bundle in her hands. The small being, w...

Google images Jagjit singh was at his melodious best on the CD playing in the background, laughs were adding a mood of celebration in between, glasses were clinking, cutlery were clunking indicating happy surroundings all in all. After all 10 years of marriage was worth some celebration to mark of the milestone. Samyuktha and Samyam were a couple to be envied of. Even now the fond looks that passed between them hadn’t lost its intensity in 10 years. It was a small party with 4 closest friends of the couple. They were friends for a long time that felt more like family gathering rather than a party. The meal ended with many speeches and toasts, wishes and hopes. Everybody squeezed in a tidbit or two, once every few minutes someone became the butt of   a joke. It was not like any anniversary dinner, it seemed that anniversary was being used as a reason for friends to meet up and enjoy. Samyam took his two best friends of many years to have a drink of whiskey to mark the en...

(Part one of the story can be found here ) ..................................... After few awkward sentences like this, the talk turned the design of the house and immediately Arpita got into her professional mode and asked his requirements and any specific demands. Arjun appreciated her dedication to work and explained how he wanted his house to be. By the time he finished he saw that Arpita was making copious notes about his requirements and at the same time firing specific items required to her assistant. He waited for a few seconds for her to finish and when she finished she gave him a huge smile and said that it will be done. He was amazed at her confidence that she can carry off all his demands within such short time.  Arpita was amazed at the exact requirements he pointed out, like he painted a picture in front of her eyes as to what he needs. She was also amazed that although the whole house was to reflect modernity, savvy, classic black look, he needed h...