Four Eyes and Two Lenses

You know, yesterday I went on a road trip to nowhere. I woke up early in the morning to the birds chirping at my window. Freshened up, I packed all the essentials for the trip, smiling, thinking of the pleasant uncertainties lying ahead. My bike was shined & ready to glide on the highway as I tied the backpack onto the pillion seat. The first sunlight of the day rushed to caress my face as I put the throttle to roll. I had nothing planned for this trip, no destination, no stoppings, no expectations, nothing but experience, as it may come. As I hit the highway, my eyes witnessed nature doing its morning chores while bathing itself in the golden spread of the sun. Birds, up above, raced with me as they beautifully flocked together creating a mesmerizing skyscape with cotton clouds in the background. While below, moving straight, I was trying hard to confine my brain within, but couldn't hold it to spread its wings to explore the forbidden terrains of the Subconscious. When ventur...

That small shop When she was a small kid, there was a small shop by an old man near her house. She used to see him sitting in that small shop of his own every single day while going to her school. She used to buy chocolates from him while hopping back to her house. She was joyful when, sometimes, he generously gave her sweet candies for free. As time went by, she grew up and moved to different cities for studies and jobs, but whenever she used to visit her hometown she always saw him sitting in that very shop. They exchanged smiles few a times. This time when she visited her hometown, that small shop was closed for several days.

Chapter 1: Her ‘Red’ Dress She looked at herself in the mirror of her bedroom, extending her lips to the cheeks, trying to make a smile on her face before finally going out, but only to draw back the past she had tried hard to bury down for several months. Finding herself in that red dress, memories of the past came running back to her mind jolting and reminding her of the vulnerable times she went through. Meera tried hard not to ruin her makeup but could not help and started sobbing thinking of her painful past. Tears of pain rolled down her cheeks leaving behind a dark trail. ~~~