I slouched on the sofa with potato chips, as Oprah started her show. The re runs of her show is the only thing that I look forward to in these hot summer days. College is closed for vacation. I have never been the kind to join any summer classes, but Srivi always manages to enrol us for few each year. Once we tried our hand at glass painting. We really believed the three week course would allow us to paint our building's windows. We had even decided how much we would charge for each glass pane. Mrs Tambe would incur extra for her comments on our second-rate future during last year’s Diwali celebration in the building.  But then Srivi broke one of the glass panes we were working on and the teacher just happened to step on one of the rogue glass shards and the summer classes were cancelled. Then there was that one time when we joined Karate classes. Women empowerment was on our mind. But the timings were at 7 a.m. We decided we could empower ourselves through getting our beauty sleep. We reasoned that it would not be in our best interest to frighten our future husbands. And then there was one time we decided to try our hand at community service by dedicating our time in helping plant saplings around our society. But it involved actually touching mud and working under the sun, which Srivi had not thought of. We were ousted from the team when we took a four hours lunch break. We fell asleep. But I digress. So, I was sitting on the sofa watching Oprah, waiting for Srivi to show up.  It had become a routine for us this summer vacation to watch Oprah show together. Just as Oprah introduced her guests, Srivi had arrived. Dressed in pink salwar kameez with matching pink danglers, she looked like a cotton candy. I refrained from telling her that. But it made me hungry.

'You won't believe what mom was saying today. She said we should join Mrs Mehta's cooking classes. Apparently it would come handy once we are married.' She laid on the couch with look of utter disdain. Girls like Srivi don't just sit. They sit in a way that their dress doesn't get any crease at the same time showing off the delicate handiwork of the local karigar. I could never manage that.

'So what did you say?' I asked.

'I said okay'. She answered with a huge smile.

 I knew she was going to drag me to learn to make dhoklas and faafdas. I really wouldn't mind learning it. But Mrs Mehta didn't like me. It was really not my doing. Her cat was in the habit of taking afternoon stroll in the building compound.  By stroll I mean it would waddle around trying to look feline, but failing miserably. So on one such afternoons we crossed paths. We made eye contact and I thought it would be impolite if I didn't pet it.  As I reached to pet it reluctantly, it clawed at me. In utter shock some not so polite words might have escaped. At that precise moment Mrs Mehta decided to show up and gave me an earful about defiling her innocent cat. I swear the cat was smirking at me. It is an anti-Christ. I really did not want to spend my afternoons getting the stink eye from Mrs Mehta with her obese, satanic cat mocking me in the background. I shared my fears with Srivi and she agreed. We got engrossed in the show playing on the TV. The episode was about reuniting family members after years of separation. The emotions were raw and tender, and so was my hunger for more chips. I tore into another pack and we continued watching in silence.

Srividya Hariharan was my best friend. We lived in the same building and had grown up together. From a lanky kid, she had grown into a beautiful girl. I was not blessed with the ‘ugly duckling turning into swan syndrome’. Mine was more of a ‘wild boar turning into a farm pig’ syndrome. My addiction to a particular brand of potato chips didn’t help either.  Despite our differences, we had stuck by each other. There had been another childhood friend Pintoo. The three of us would play in the building compound all afternoon during vacations till our mothers would drag us home. Pintoo had no qualms being part of our girly games. There were no other boys in the building. But then we came at an age, when our gender differences had started becoming apparent and Pintoo took them personally. He realised he could climb over the compound wall to play cricket with the boys from other buildings. And so he did just that, leaving Srivi and I to watch TV at home. Pintoo never came back to us. And then we grew up. A swan and a farm pig and there he was, a misguided rooster. We never spoke to each other. Until a year back, when the members of the building were celebrating Diwali on the terrace. The same Diwali when Mrs Tambe made her acerbic remark. Pintoo decided to rekindle our friendship by offering to sell us some weed. Srivi was touched by his gesture and thought we all would be friends again. But we couldn’t afford his weed and told him that. He looked disappointed in our lack of interest in weed or the financial hopelessness and fled the scene. Srivi was hurt.

Our show was interrupted by her mobile phone. She screamed “Jo-Jo!” and ran to the bedroom. That was her boyfriend Ramanujam Mani. His name left a lot of scope for coming up with innovative pet names and Srivi had supposedly taken it up as a challenge. Last week it had been Nu-Nu. I got engrossed in the reunion of a mother and daughter who were meeting after fifteen years. A family feud had separated them and here they were now, hugging each other and crying tears of joy. I was moved. I could feel their sense of closure in meeting a loved one after so many years. Oprah was talking about inseparable blood ties, and it got me thinking. It was a simple idea, but it was getting me excited and I wanted to share it with my best friend. But she was busy on the phone with Nu-Nu, no wait, Jo-Jo. I went after her in the bedroom to find her sitting on the edge of the bed with her face contorted in a look which screamed bloody Mary! I was familiar with this face, because I was familiar with Srivi and her relationship woes. It looked like Jo-Jo had done a bad one. She cut the call as hard as it was possible to poke on a touchscreen. She looked at me and shouted “I hate him! He is a scoundrel!”

“What happened?”

“He cancelled on me again. He was supposed to take me out for that latest Salman Khan movie.”

“I read the reviews, it wasn’t that good anyway,” I tried to cajole.

“That is not the point! He cancelled on me! Karthik never did that to me.”

Karthik was Srivi’s boyfriend before Jo-Jo. But back then, he was not Karthik, he had been Tik-Tik. She had broken up with Tik-Tik when he failed to compliment her for her new dress. It had been an ugly fight with lots of tears. Srivi had just dusted off his pleas and moved on. Now, she had to make do with Jo-Jo.

“I need to break up with this boy. It makes no sense. He is obviously not in love with me. This is the third time he is cancelling on me in this month.”

I just ‘hmm’ed. I wasn’t going to read too much into her laments. This happened every week. One moment I was supposed to invest my emotions and hate him and in the next, love him, in show of my solidarity for my best friend. Their love was really exhausting for me.

“I am sorry, I don’t want to burden you with my worries. You wanted to say something?”

“Oh, uh…” I stuttered. Suddenly the idea didn’t seem that plausible. After all it required travelling across the city in search of something, which may or may not exist. After much struggle, I answered her.

“You remember how you always tell me, that I don’t do anything exciting?”

“Yes, it is true. Last time we went for that trek, you sat at the bottom of the hill waiting for us to come back because supposedly the hill has feelings, and wouldn’t want us trampling all over it,” Srivi rolled her eyes.

“Well, yes, yes. So today I am going to be proactive. I have this plan. Oprah has spoken to me.”

“You are not making sense.” Srivi was getting annoyed.

“I think we should find my dad and have our very own reunion.”

VOODOO CHILD

I close my eyes to feel the alcohol take effect on me. I am feeling warm and sweaty. Maybe I took too many pills. I wonder if I had taken the right bottle from Radhika aunty’s medicine cabinet. But it didn’t really matter now. My song is playing in the background. It is Jimi Hendrix. He knows how to make me feel just right. I need it right now. The phone started ringing; I am feeling too lazy to get it. Or maybe it is the cocktail of vodka and pills that is not allowing me to leave this bed. But it could be dad. I should talk to him before things get out of control. I get myself off the bed and stagger towards my phone. Picking the handset, I compose myself. This is going to be difficult.

“Hello?” I hear my father’s voice.

“Hey dad,” I slur.

“You had your dinner?”

“Not yet, but will eat soon,” I lied.

My mother had left my father thirteen years ago, when I was only eight. He had brought me up with the help of our extended family and with some kind support of our neighbours. His work would take him to different cities across India. And always, I would be left in the care of my aunt who stayed a floor above our apartment. But since the time I turned twenty, I started living alone during his work tours. It bothered and worried him. He would call incessantly to make sure I was alive. “I am alive, dad,” I always wanted to shout. But I refrain from hurting his feelings.

“Beta, you sound different, everything ok?” he starts to worry again.

“Dad, I am fine. Just tired from all the project work” I answer trying hard not to slur.

“Ok, I will be back by tomorrow afternoon, so see you then. Take care.”

“Yes Daddy.”

I walk back to my bedroom and switch on the air conditioning. It is getting too hot. Why aren’t the painkillers or the alcohol yet taking effect? It is probably because I am thinking too much. But how can I avoid thinking, considering what awaits me. I wonder if there really is a hell. I ponder over what outcome my actions of today are going to achieve. I should sleep. That would certainly bring the desired effect. But tears start stinging my eyes. I get angry at myself. This is no time to mourn. Not for myself, Radhika aunty or for Siva uncle.

I lay on my bed, going through today’s events. The chaos had been quite comforting. The serenity of my life was starting to get to me anyway. It had been suffocating me. The police had taken over our apartment building. Each resident had been questioned. Double murder, everyone was talking in hushed tones. I was too shocked to have any reaction. Smothered with a pillow in their sleep, some said. Stabbed by a psycho, some whispered.  I had spent my entire childhood in that house. Radhika aunty took good care of me when my father would go for his work tours. But the thoughts of that house are making me angry again. Tears start rolling my eyes. Why things have to end this way? But it had to be done.

I had managed to nick Radhika aunty’s sleeping pills. I wonder if anyone would miss them. But I certainly hope I have taken enough. The thought of my dad coming home to his daughter’s dead body consoled me. He worries too much. But he didn’t when he should have. I am getting angry again. Why did he have to leave me alone in that dreadful house?  Why Radhika aunty could never stand up to her husband? Why Siva uncle never listened to my pleas of mercy? Why it felt so dirty every time Siva uncle looked at me? Why no one stopped Siva uncle when he first touched me? Why was I allowed to be victimised for twelve years? Why do I still feel dirty, even if it has stopped? Why do I scrub myself clean everyday till skin starts feeling raw? Why do I feel justified in my vengeance?  It is useless wasting my last few precious minutes on this earth asking why.

I killed them. I had a spare key to their apartment. I crept into their house in the middle of the night. I smothered them in their sleep with a pillow. They looked so peaceful, which angered me further. So I took the kitchen knife and stabbed them over and over again, till my anger turned into smug smile. They both deserved it. He, for brutalising me and she, for being a mute spectator to the whole thing for so many years. Each stab had released this power inside, little doses of energy, little whispers of hallelujahs. I rejoiced in their death, as I smiled with tears rolling down my face. There was blood everywhere, but I was not done. I needed to feel it within me. I needed to feel satisfied. So I stabbed till I purged all the anger.  I bathed in their blood, to feel clean again, I cheered in their death, to feel born again. My rebirth was going to be short lived. But I would die clean. 

I can feel the effect now. My head is feeling lighter and numbness has taken over my body. I am feeling sleepy. An uncontrollable urge to sleep. I resist it for some time. I am only twenty one. I have my whole life ahead of me. I don’t want to die. I want to live. I want to enjoy my rebirth. I hear the phone ring. It must be daddy. I don’t want to die daddy. I want to tell you everything. I want us to be family again. But my body refuses to budge. Save me daddy.   My eyes droop as I catch Jimi Hendrix singing,

“I didn't mean to take you up all your sweet time

I'll give it right back to you one of these days

I said, I didn't mean to take you up all your sweet time

I'll give it right back to you one of these days

And if I don't meet you no more in this world

Then I'll, I'll meet you in the next one

And don't be late, don't be late

'Cause I'm a voodoo child

Lord knows I'm a voodoo child

I'm a voodoo child……….”

***My midnight attempt at flash fiction 15/10/2013

BLISS

Smita woke up with feeling of trepidation. She was expecting him today. Her husband was coming back from his tour and many things needed to be taken care of. She made a mental note of changing the drapes in the bedroom. He likes the yellow ones better. She sat up on the bed, trying to ignore the feeling in her stomach. What was it? Was it guilt? Worry? Sadness? Disappointment? She couldn’t place it. She was sweating now. So much needs to be done before he comes home, she thought aloud. She decided to sleep for some more time. Her eyes followed the moving spades of the ceiling fan. She was feeling sleepy again. Her mind wavered to Prabhat. Her fight with him last night had left her wanting more of him. But she needed to resist herself from visiting him. Her husband was coming back today. She sat up, feeling anxious over what awaits her. Pretence, playing the role of a devoted wife to an equally dedicated husband. She knew her marriage was a façade. He didn’t. But over the years, she had perfected her role. It’s been ten years of blissful ignorance on his part and two loving children. But she doesn’t understand them anymore. They talk at her, than to her. They all do. Sometimes, even Prabhat. She found herself thinking of their  fight again.

She had left her children at her mother’s house and gone to visit him. He was painting. Colours smeared his fingertips. They never really left him, always a part of his clothes, essence or even stuck in the cuticles. She hated it. But she loved him. His smile was enough to make her forget her facetious marriage. She went directly to the kitchen to make tea. She was aware he wouldn’t have had anything to eat since morning. He was like that, so consumed by his passion that rarely did physiological needs bother him. While the water boiled over the stove, she started feeling disheartened. Today was her last visit until her husband leaves for another of his work tours. It could be days, even months before he is summoned. She sighed. Prabhat was standing at the kitchen door, a smile playing on his lips. “What is it?” he asked, being fully aware of the reason behind her melancholy.

“He is coming.” she answered.

“It’s a matter of few days before he would be leaving again,” he said reassuringly.

“You don’t understand. You don’t have to live like this,” she turned to look at him.

He walked across the kitchen and took her in his embrace. “I do understand,” he said, kissing her forehead tenderly.

“Don’t you ever feel jealous that I am not yours?” she asked. There was pain in her voice.

“You are and always would be mine. I love you. I don’t need to feel jealous of anyone, because I already have you.”

“But, I would be away from you now, at least until he leaves again.”

“You are always with me Smita. Always.”

“These words, they are empty. I want more. I want us to be together. Not like this, but really together.” Her eyes were tearing up. With a choked voice she continued, “Nobody seems to understand what I want or need. I want you Prabhat. Not for few days or hours. We are not small kids in love. We are mature adults who can take decisions for our lives.”

“So what you want to do?” he asked.

“I want to tell him, everything. I want to end this farce. I will divorce him and we will be together forever.”

“What about your children?”

“They are old enough now. They will understand. They must know their mother is unhappy. Children can sense such things, I had read it somewhere. We would be their parents. I know you would love them as your own. If they don’t want to stay with us, they can live with my mother. We can arrange for something.”

“Smita, you are not thinking clearly. They are only seven and nine. They are not going to understand anything. I would be happiest if they were to stay with me, but they are not at that age to understand our needs,” he appealed.

“You just don’t want to be with me. Why don’t you say that?” She forced herself out of his embrace and walked towards the door. “No one understands Prabhat. Whether you like it or not, I am telling him tomorrow. I don’t care if the children understand or not. They know their mother and they will one day forgive me for it.” She had walked out of his house with tears burning her eyes. They had had this conversation before, but this time, she was serious about going through with this. She was feeling suffocated in their little arrangement. She had to put an end to this.

Smita woke up again. She had to get up. But she just couldn’t get her body to move. The daunting task of confronting her husband regarding their marriage had paralysed her.

How would he react?

Would he throw her out of the house? Yes, that was a possibility.

Would he maybe beat her? She worried about bruising. But her husband had always been very tender towards her. Even their love making lacked passion. She had always sought that rawness with Prabhat. No, maybe she wouldn’t need to worry about bruising. She doubted if even his anger would have sufficient intensity. Somehow the thought excited her, to see her husband angry.

What if he readily agreed for divorce? Should she feel insulted? After all she was the mother of his children. They had lived together for ten years. She started feeling annoyed. “How can he let me go so easily? I have given him the best years of my life, sacrificed my love and career for him, and lost my youthful looks and figure in carrying his children,” she thought aloud.

Her daughter’s voice brought her back to reality. She was saying something. But she couldn’t understand her. They all have stopped making sense to her. Her husband, children and even beloved Prabhat. Maybe if she ignored her long enough, she would leave. She closed her eyes again. She could feel her daughter’s presence in the room.

 Why won’t they let me be? What is so important early morning? Maybe she wants food. Where is their nanny? Stop bothering, my child, go away.

Maybe if she started thinking about Prabhat again, it would drown away her daughter’s voice. Prabhat, my sweet Prabhat. The day we had met for the first time. It was orientation day at college. In a crowded auditorium, filled with young hopefuls, there sat a boy with certain arrogance, his hand furiously sketching something. I had sat next to you, peeping into your sketches now and then. You caught me peeking and smiled.

“See something you like?”

“Not yet.” I answered.

“And what is that you like?”

“Faces”

You turned to look at me properly. “Faces?”

“Yes, when I see any artwork, well, of those depicting humans, I always look at faces. The emotions expressed on the face and in their eyes. It tells you everything about the art, doesn’t it?”

“Interesting. My name is Prabhat Nimbhalkar.” you stretched your hand.

“Smita Gokhale,” said I taking your hand. It felt good to touch you. I remember blushing. You laughed carelessly. It annoyed me. It somehow made me feel small. I turned away.

But somehow over the three years at college, we found ourselves drawn towards each other. I was always surrounded by a group of girlfriends, and you were always alone, sketching something. It took us at least three months after the orientation to talk again, and we never looked back. Our love, our fights, our love making, everything had been perfect. You laughed at my vanity and I at your rusticity. I believed we were made for each other. Then we graduated.

Then one day I returned home to find people who had come to ‘see’ me. They had come to arrange my marriage with their son. I was supposed to feel grateful, as he was an engineer, highly educated and earning very well. It was a match every girl dreamed of. The groom did not even feel the need to come see his future bride. A picture of mine had been sent earlier without my knowledge. He had liked me based on a picture. He didn’t know me. I didn’t know him. But I was supposed to feel grateful about this communion. I rebelled. I fought hard with my father for our love. But I was a Brahmin and you a Maratha. It was not something that even warranted further discussion. Within a month of that visit, I was married. My parents had stopped making sense to me. But two years after my marriage, I saw you again. You were visiting someone in the building where I lived with my husband. We discreetly exchanged numbers and knowing glances. We knew it was the right thing to do.

Our first embrace after four years. I was not the same; my body had weathered two pregnancies. I was shy when we made love. Everything felt new, but I was home again. My body was triumphing in ecstasy and my mind had stopped working completely. This is where I belonged, in your arms. Not with him or his children. With you and only you. You were my bliss.

Her daughter had left the room. She was alone again. She opened her eyes and tried to sit up. The room was getting warmer; it was almost ten in the morning. She had overslept. Her husband was going to arrive in an hour. She had so much to do. Still she felt paralysed with anxiety and excitement of what awaited her. Her children were outside the bedroom, talking in hushed voices. She knew her son Sri was saying something about her, but she couldn’t understand what they were talking. Maybe soon she wouldn’t need to even pretend to understand them, if they chose to live with their father. She wanted to shout at them to leave her alone. But she didn’t. She wiped her face with the back of her hand and cupped her eyes to feel the warmth of her palms. She had to bring herself to get up from this bed and do what needed to be done. She had to do this for Prabhat. Ten years back she couldn’t win against her father. But now she was prepared for a tough fight against her husband.

But how would she approach him?

Should she tell him directly about Prabhat and demand for a divorce?

Or should she just demand for a divorce and hide Prabhat from everything?

She just prayed silently that her husband would be at least a little devastated from the news. She wouldn’t be able to bear if he would just let her go like that. Her vanity wouldn’t take the insult well. After all he had selected her just by one glance at her picture. She wondered if he really loved her. They had nothing in common. They had never discussed anything, or had a conversation which went beyond the mundane niceties. He had never made her laugh. Their marriage was an arrangement, a beautiful wife for a rich, educated husband. He did work hard at everything. It tired her, his honesty. He was that kid who always coloured within the lines. There were days when his presence annoyed her; even his slow rhythmic breathing irritated her.

The doorbell rang. She looked at the watch. It was almost quarter to eleven. She had not left her bed, let alone her bedroom. She could hear many voices. Worried voices. Maybe her husband was here. The door opened and two men entered. One looked like her husband, but she knew he wasn’t him. The other looked very solemn. It made her want to giggle. They were looking at her and talking to each other. She couldn’t understand them. Where is the nanny? Why are they allowed in here? A middle aged woman entered the room. She looked very tired. Was she the one talking to me earlier? They were all looking at her and talking to each other. It’s been long since people stopped talking to her. They all talk at her.

The woman said, “Sri, she has not moved since morning. Every day is a struggle to get her to even move outside this bedroom. Look at her eyes. I don’t know if she understands what we are saying. It’s almost like our mother is not even there anymore.” The solemn looking man shook his head, “Mrs Sabnis, your mother is eighty three and suffering from dementia. It is not uncommon for them to become catatonic. But it is of grave concern that she has not eaten in three days. We need to admit her immediately.” Sri looked at his mother and sighed. “She keeps saying something. But we don’t understand what she is saying. We can make out our father’s name and some other names. But rest is all gibberish. I hope she is not in too much pain.” He looked at his sister, “I think we better get her dressed, I will call for an ambulance.” They all left the room.

They all have gone. Strangers in her room, talking things she doesn’t understand. But she must wait for her husband to come. She needs to talk to him about Prabhat. She can’t let these people interfere with her love, lest it be buried down in memories. She can’t lose Prabhat again. She must tell her husband and be free. This is her only chance to find her bliss.

My first attempt at short story that I submitted for a  literary competition in May 2013

You and I.

You came into my life, just when I was searching for answers.
You showed me light, when I was aching with pain.
You caressed my soul, ever so softly.
You were my herb, my medicine.

You called me beautiful, when no one else did.
You called me smart, when I felt tongue tied.
You erased any little self doubt that traumatized me.
You wiped tears, as my heart cried.

You saw me growing, slowly and steadily.
You saw me shining, glowing with faith.
You made me feel like a whole again.
You helped me overpower my contemptuous ache.

You told me that it was time, one fine evening.
You said that it was for the best.
You whispered your sweet apologies and regrets.
You allowed me to mourn, till my eyes could rest.

You promised a better tomorrow for me.
You cuddled me to muffle my cries.
You confessed the deceit pained you.
You did not want to be a part of my life.

You gave me immense hope for the future.
You taught me to love myself despite the pain.
You loved me unconditionally for each day together.
You are leaving now, as it is the end.

Deceitful fairy tales.
Lonesome Goodbyes.
Resurrected faith.
Inevitable end.


P.S. I love you till the end.

Booty and the labels alike!

I wish there was some way I could hug each one of you
Whisper in your ears, “Its gonna be fine”
But we all know I would be lying,
As I too am clueless, your sister in this ache.

Girl, how did we get here?
How did we forget the rhymes?
And got stuck with the blues
Deluded by fairytales and songs of blue moon.

We were lied to, betrayed
And yet we sit here aching
Thinking…
Was it my mistake?

Girl, how did we get here?
When did we let ourselves become just a digit?
Letting a fool label us
Spewing his dichotomous hypocritical shit!

Remember, when we were strong
Bestowed with these endless possibilities
We still have that potential
The serene mind and inseparable tranquility.

Girl, how did we get here?
Crying our tears, mourning our soul
Edging towards breakdown of our psyche
When we should be out there, Rejoicing!

We aint gonna stop here, are we?
We aint gonna give up.
We are gonna survive this
Our triumph is gonna be chic

Girl, how did we get here?
Letting ourselves down like this?
We owe it to the woman in us
To walk that walk, being spectacular in our levity.

I have immense respect for you women
I appreciate your presence in my life
I have learned so much, from each one of you
Don’t let no fool take away your self-belief

Girl, we are going to stop wondering.
We are going to pick ourselves up and walk
Head high, heels clucking, with restored faith
The lady has left the building.



This is dedicated to all my girlfriends. We have been in this together, and yes, this was long overdue.

Still Seeking...

I see your face everyday when I look in the mirror
The emotions that I feel are so intense and debilitating.
My hands tremble from the rage that builds inside
I remember, yet again, that you rejected me.


When I look around to seek that validation
I feel lonely, worthless and humiliated
I try to reason, why I do this to myself again and again,
I remember, yet again, that you rejected me.

I wonder, what I must have done
I rationalise, regress, repress and sublime
I overthink and dream that one day, you may come
I remember, yet again, that you rejected me.



I am running out of energy now, battles cease to excite me
Tired of asking questions whose answers will wound me
This war is not worth winning
I remember, yet again, that you rejected me.

Sometimes, I see it in her eyes, the fear that you left behind
I feel it in her, the insecurity and disappointment of my failure
But it kills me thousand times and more, when she sees you in me
I remember, yet again, that you rejected me.

I can see the wrinkles on your face, frown lines and crow's feet
I can count each one till my misery bleeds
Still, I love you so much, that I cant get myself to leave.
I remember, yet again, that you rejected me.

Seeking Boyfriend.

Today I am going to do, what every single girl out there wants to do. Advertise myself. I am in need of a boyfriend. It is high time I learn something about forming and mainting interpersonal relationships, and not just the ones that you get by default ( like family). I have great friends, but they all are lethargic goodfornothing friends. I have been desperately seeking a partner for so long, but only help that I got was some bullshit 'kind' words and more 'best' friends. I am tired of being single. I want to find a partner, and be like that couple on Valentine's day, who pisses everyone off by their intolerable display of 'love'. I want to be corny, I want to write love poems, and I want annoying pet names too.

So here it is, my advertisement. I am going to chalk out some good things about me. If you see what you like, you know where to find me. ( No freaks please, I got enough of my own drama.)

1) Every boy demands for a good looking, sexy, well toned, katrina'ish girlfriend. Today is your lucky day, because I am none of those. I have got enough compliments on being cute, but sexy isnt what I would call myself. Well toned??? Hahahahaha...wait lemme breathe....

Ok, lets face the facts. With me around, you may just never need a bodyguard. You want to scare your annoying neighbourhood kids, try me. You want a live sized pillow to cuddle, try me. You want to feel good about your own health, try me.





Please, under no circumstances think that I will lose weight for you, because many have tried this tactic and failed miserably. Fat acceptance will take you places with me.....just saying.

2) Every boy complains about girlfriend drama. This is clearly my plus point. I have heard so many boys whine about this that I know exactly how to survive a relationship sans drama. I have just never got the opportunity to test it. Being single for so long has significantly lowered my expectations. Things that might tick off other girlfriends, may fail to even alert my numbed feminine brain. I do not expect you to celebrate monthly anniversaries, or splurge money on me. Just remember my birthday, and we are good to go.

3) I am crazy loyal. I have had same set of best friends for ages now and mom too. My feelings for people are consistent and they hardly ever change.




If I like you, and I tell you that, believe me. It will be the most genuine thing you will hear from me, and I do speak a lot of crap. Fidelity would never be an issue with me, because even if I want to cheat, no boy would cheat with me. So you are safe on that front.

4) I am flexible. I do not mean physically so stop visualising and wipe that smirk. I listen to diverse kinds and genres of music, I read anything that I can lay my hands on, I can watch any movie (ok...exception jet li movies and the following:
a) I do not understand abstract art, poems, prose, songs, etc. But I can fake my way through it.
b) If you are a nature lover and want to go trekking, do not expect me to join along. I have no intentions of living like a homeless person and indulging in physical work at the same time. I can not kill birds and still be appreciating nature.
c) Social causes people, I dont give a damn. Seriously, dont show me the pictures, I just dont. If you are one of those sheeples, who joins some social cause because it is popular right now ( read the tiger thingy), or feel that just because you are part of their facebook page makes you socially aware and responsible, expect some hardcore pointing and laughing.)




Other than that, I can mould myself into just about anything. Little bit of conditioning and alcohol.

5) As you might have already inferred, I have an awesome personality. No, seriously. I can make people laugh, annoy them, and get some sadistic pleasure out of their misery at the same time. (Ask my students). Apart from my frequent emotional breakdowns, panic attacks, histrionic predisposition, and emotional manipulation, I am completely normal. A little bit of diva dance didnt hurt any one. (And my morose poems are not signs of depression, you overanalysing fucktards...aaah...relief). My mom says I am cool, I must be.


So, if you read anything you may have liked, please, send me a private message. I am waiting. ( However, if I dont reply to your coughpervertedcough messages, dont mind me. I am desperate, not dead.)