In the short story, the protagonist, Yasmin unexpectedly falls in love with her husband, Zeeshan, who has an equally heartbreaking past as her. Cherry blossoms bloomed during winters, here. I suddenly found myself developing an obsession for these cherry blossom trees. Seeing them, brought an indescribable joy in my heart and the very sight…
Author: Annabel George
What happens when your past comes back to you? The protagonist of this short story bumps into her past after all those years ago when he mysteriously disappeared from her life. Saisha increased the pace of her stride the moment her eyes fell on Jamie. Jamie was sitting on the driver’s seat of the…
The events of one particular drunken night changes Liz’s and Ziaan’s relationship. The short story digs through Liz’s state of confusion, disappointment and hurt with regard to them and how she comes in terms with Ziaan. The music playing in the living room could be heard faintly. Ziaan and I were sitting in the…
The narrator, Neil, tells us through his narration of the woman he falls in love with, Sarah. The short story is about how Sarah gives a second chance to love. It was the twentieth day of June. I was standing by the window, watching the rain-water fall. The light of the lamp-post which was…
Samara, the story’s protagonist narrates her journey of discovering who she truly. It is her tale of going against society, to be who she is and to be with the woman she is in love with. Dear diary, It was 6:55 in the morning. The sky was covered in a blanket of dreariness. The…
The short story follows an interview with Nina, one of the most famous actors. How Nina pours her heart out with regards to her love for acting, her choices and losing herself into her craft. It was during the early hours of one particular Saturday afternoon. The cool January breeze was blowing outside, accompanied…
Ila gives the reader, a peek into one of her diary entries in which she describes her chance meeting with the boy whom she’s loved with all her heart for so many years. Dear diary, I have spent innumerable pages, painting my most nuanced descriptions about every encounter with Ian. But it has been…
The narrator tells the tale of a particular mother who had to end the life of her baby and how that particular episode ruined a large part of her, post the killing of the baby. She was on a bus, on her way back home, for good. She was just 20 years old, fresh…
The unnamed narrator replays one of the most heart-breaking days of her existence through the short story. The day she looses her world, Tasha, to another man, in marriage. I was sitting by the bay window in Tasha’s room, smoking my cigarette and watching the immaculate moon dangling in the infinite night sky. It…
The short story puts into words the everlasting relationship between a student and her teacher, which was built through a brief amount of time and only grew stronger through that time. Lea walked toward the gate of her apartment building. The serenity which embraced that November afternoon, was suddenly interrupted by the chirping of…