Tag: Death

My worst nightmare

I still remember that afternoon of June 24th, 2013. I and my dad were waiting in the lobby outside Manipal University at around 2 PM with loads of thoughts running in our minds. My counseling for MBBS was about to begin. We were exchanging looks wondering how many seats were vacant, as to get an… Continue reading My worst nightmare

The lost friend

“I’m not running away from my problems. I’ll face them. I’m not moving out of my room,” I said. First sessionals were looming large and I was desperately trying to get over the fact that my roomie had fallen prey to thalassemia. I was still hoping it was all a nightmare so that I could… Continue reading The lost friend

The bereaved

Lying on my back in the middle of my grandma’s paddy fields, I stared at the sky. I was so lost that the fat mosquitoes sucking my blood didn’t bother me. The sky looked like a beautiful bride, covered with shining diamonds all over. There were no artificial lights in the village to overshadow the… Continue reading The bereaved

The Burden of the Ashes..

Amid the storey buildings, Amid the marble lanes; Silence wrapped a yellow quarter, Of good Bansals so gay. The sky was dark, The wind was cold; Cold was too that day, For Death had snatched, From Bansals kind, A loving member of age. A lady she was, Kind and wise, Of age seventy-three; Her flesh… Continue reading The Burden of the Ashes..

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