I lived you. You loathed me.
And you? Your turn now:
Graciously Yours!
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P.S.: Whoever is wondering if there are spelling errors in this post, there aren’t. Whoever didn’t wonder, don’t wonder now!
The Web That Killed.
While the Sun marked the end of its journey for the day, colours vermillion, saffron, magenta and plum painted the skies turn by turn until the deep blues and blacks took over. Such untarnished beauty did not for once in my life pleasure me. I had lived multiple lives till I met you. I was what the police called a conman. Doctors preferred compulsive liar. The other conmen revered me as an enemy. There were no friends in my business.
Like it happens every once in a while, I met my match in you. You were my glimmer of hope. I could see myself changing, living happier and for once in my sorry life I was dying to be a one-woman man. You made me want to give up everything just to be with you. And the one person I was ready to give up everything for had to be pushed away. My lies had caught up with me finally. I was getting sucked in a web so deep that shivers would run up even a spider’s spine. And the cost I would have to pay would be my life, if nothing more.
I lied to you for the very first time today and also my life’s last. I could imagine the swirling winds of anger inside you. There was a lot you wanted to say. Your eyes gave you away. They smouldered but you said nothing. I broke your heart to pieces but you didn’t say a word. I know not whether it was your love that held you back from lashing out hatred at me or if I was not even worth hating anymore. And I guess I will never know.
As those bullets pierced through my body, your face flashed before my eyes and each lingering kiss felt closer and dearer than ever before.
I died loving you so you could live hating me.
Graciously Yours!
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Flowers over birds.
Recently, I went to an undisclosed location (the mystery is alluring) where we can safely say that birds and flowers can be found in abundance among other things (and it was no bird park. Duh.).
I have never fully appreciated the patience exuded by photographers who click bird pictures. Until I tried to capture their shots, of course! Birds are such elusive creatures! It seems as if they know that the shutter is going to close in on them and they just have to ruin the frame! So while my friend went on trying to capture birds, I stuck to the flowers. Well, for one they’re colourful and many. And secondly, THEY DON’T RUIN THE SHOT BY FLYING AWAY!!
Which reminds me that I have a bird shot from an earlier trip! Well, technically not so much because these birds don’t really fly away. But. Yeah. Whatever.
Graciously Yours!
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1000 words or less. (Brilliant photographer, I tell you.)
Prateek (@pk9692) from The Uncertainty Principle.
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Six Word Story #6
Lights dimmed. Curtains unfurled. Shaking knees.
What are your first stage memories? A slip, miss your call, or in awe of the hall? Swag, strut or a falling gut?
Graciously Yours!
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Liebster Award – awesome questions!
Without offending anyone who has in the recent past nominated me for awards which have not been acknowledged yet, I only accepted this award because the questions that the lady running coffeegrounded’s blog asked are crazy awesome!
Check them out :
- If you could, would you travel into space?
I most certainly would! Though I am not sure how much help I would be to the ISS people or the ISRO, NASA, ESA scientists!
- How old were you when you learned to tie your shoes?
Mother says I was three. I believe her.
- Snow skiing, or horseback riding?
I recently saw some videos which showed what you should do when stuck in an avalanche while snow skiing. The death statistics are alarmingly high. I’d choose horseback riding.
- Favorite book of all time?
Little Women. Looking for Alaska. Many Lives, Many Masters. And the Harry Potter series. Was I supposed to choose just one book?
- Name your favorite hobby?
Writing! Hands down winner.
- If money wasn’t a factor, what would you purchase immediately?
A horse. Why? I just chose to go horse back riding! Duh.
- Who’s the better cook, you or your significant other?
Well, as of now, I can only hope that my significant other turns out to be a better cook than me!
- Which do you prefer: t.v. news broadcast, Internet news, hardcopy newspaper?
The newspaper in hand. Anytime.
- Would you abolish Daylight Savings time (null to folks in Arizona and Hawaii)?
Like Hawaii and Arizona, India also doesn’t use Daylight Savings time. And you can’t abolish something which doesn’t exist, so no, I wouldn’t.
- Do you hoard pennies, or leave them in the tray on the counter?
I hoard them until I have more than I can handle! Then, I want to just lose them somewhere!
- Name your favorite board game.
Snakes and Ladder! Unpredictable, light and such climatic finishes! And you don’t need skills to play that one either. Just roll the die and enjoy the hilarious situations you land up in.
I nominate anyone who finds my questions amusing enough to be answered.
Here they are :
- If you could choose one superpower, what would it be and why?
- Which is better – Harry Potter the book or Harry Potter the film? If you haven’t experienced either, I am so disappointed!
- Which was the last picture you took with your phone?
- What’s the colour of your toothbrush?
- If you could be a flower, which one would you be?
- Polar bear or Penguin?
- You just won a free ticket to anywhere on Earth. Where would you go?
- Koala bear or Panda?
- If you could marry a fictional character, who would it be and why?
- What question do you hate to answer?
- What’s the answer to answer 10?
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Of angels and demons.
Jacob walked away one fine sunny morning. No explanations, no answers, no smile and no acknowledgment of her existence in his life! Sarah was left baffled and groping at the blank expanse her life had become without him. But in that tough lesson which life gave to her to learn, she exceeded expectations. She became excited about learning – learning about herself, learning about finding solace alone and most importantly, loving herself before any one else. Because until you don’t know how to love yourself, your lover will be as lost and confused as a chicken in a bull fight.
Today, basking in the glory of the sun and her beloved’s gaze, Sarah wondered how different her life would have been if Jacob hadn’t walked out that day. She silently thanked him for being a jerk. Because of him, she stopped looking for angels to come and fight her demons.
Graciously Yours!
P.S. : Izza, this is inspired by your #SeptemberPosts! She’s been writing abstracts so beautifully that I couldn’t help not writing like that. I give in. I hope you like this.
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Six Word Story #5 (Challenge Awaits).
Another six word story with a challenge for you!
My killer typed my will. Until…
I want you to carry on what comes after in just six words. You think you can do that?
Graciously Yours!
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My crazy is still sane.
Yesterday, the papers carried this shocker :
On days like these, I realize my crazy is still sane.
And then I recalled there are more of such shockers on the internet. These are some of my favourite ones.
Next time you go for a paint ball session, wear this. You can carry all your artillery in there! And everyone’s going to be so astonished that in all likelihood they’ll forget to attack you.
Warning : You may get your fifteen seconds of fame on the internet, in a not good way.
I hate my legs. They’re too thin. Or too fat. Or too straight. Or too crooked. I’ll let the entire world know how much I hate my legs. Whoever could have come up with these?
I admired her character in Las Vegas. Remember Sam and her sharks? I wonder if she had two stylists. One must have insisted on a gown, the other on pants. And another must have combined both options. Oh that makes it three stylists! Damn you, maths!
Most girls seem to have stuff spilling out of their bags. Not every girl has Hermione’s luck (Click here for reference). Chanel (I did not look up the brand logo on Google. Or may be I did. Shh!) here tried to do some magic! Voila. That’s your drunk godmother’s work, Cinderella.
Christmas Trees in orange. For wear. Free. (Because no one else must have bought it.)
The fashion designer hates this model! Karma will get back at you some day, designer!
Disclaimer : None of these brilliant ideas are mine. Note the sarcasm.
Graciously Yours!
Picture Courtesy : Pinterest.
P.S. : Which fashion trend do you find most blah?
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Life Notes #10.
Among the few worldly possessions I own, these are a few stones that I have. Actually they are more like pebbles from river beds. I’ll leave you guessing how I ever even laid my hands on them!
I took them out after a really long time today. A friend suggested an idea which I turned down initially but later seemed appealing to me in my boredom. The idea was primitive! Literally. Could we start a fire with these stones?
I tried it obviously. Under parental guidance! The only guidance my mother had was “Please keep the stones away from your face.”
I tried. I struck the pebbles hard and fast against each other. I was eagerly waiting for a spark to ignite! I’m sure if you looked into my eyes then, you could have seen the sparks of excitement! Well, turns out they were the only sparks.
You know how long I tried? I tried for almost four times the attention span of average humans. I tried for 30 whole seconds.
Well it’s not my fault that humans on an average have an attention span of eight seconds now. We’re down from twelve seconds in 2000. Even a goldfish has an attention span of nine seconds average, a full one second more than ours! Yes, that teeny weeny goldfish which has a teenier weenier brain weighing 0.097 grams (Average human brain weighs 1.5 kilogram).
Note to self : Primitive life wouldn’t suit me. I think that the primitive man/woman who first started the fire by striking the stones for, apparently, a very, very long time was more angry than bored! Boredom suits me. Anger doesn’t. I’m happier without pebble fire!
Graciously Yours!
P.S. : How long would it really have taken to ignite a spark though? Anyone knows? Or is it all up to Google again?
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Six Word Story #4
Kidnapper sent gifts for own child.
Graciously Yours!
Inking The Thinking. 