SALIMA brushed her hair slowly, looking into the mirror but not seeing her reflection there. Her thoughts were filled with

“Doctor,” a voice called softly. DR Salima looked up from the patient’s chart she was reading at the young woman

THE sand was hot under my bare feet as I walked along the foreshore, in ragged baggies and vest, combing

SPRING was in the air, and the lavish preparations had already begun for the Phagwah festival. The songs, the colours,

NIGHT, its veil of darkness descended silently and from the deep shadows as though wooed by night, came forth all

SHANTI woke up one Sunday morning, two weeks after Raj had left on a business trip, feeling dizzy and nauseous.

RAJ returned, but he was so busy with a new branch of their auto sales business opening on the East

YES, fate did! Her quiet nature and gentle smile seemed to have woven a magic spell that drew him to

THE sun rose in the east, in its splendid golden hue – a new day born, the perpetuality of life.

THIS time Arvin answered, “I’m here to take her back home.” That unexpected statement hit Nate hard, and he looked