Portraits of Modern life - Novels
by Anupma Prakash
in
English Fiction Stories
Ananya looked outside the window. The other tall buildings of the society were abuzz with activities. The strong gaze of the sun peering through the structures fell directly on the pink bedsheet of her bed. She had slumbered through ...Read Morehourly chimes of the clock and now it chimed ten times. Leaning against the headrest she eyed it quizzically and leisurely acknowledged that it is ten o’ clock on a lazy Saturday. She could feel the lingering sensations of the blissful inactivity, comforting her body. She got up slowly and sat gingerly on the extended window sill of
Ananya looked outside the window. The other tall buildings of the society were abuzz with activities. The strong gaze of the sun peering through the structures fell directly on the pink bedsheet of her bed. She had slumbered through ...Read Morehourly chimes of the clock and now it chimed ten times. Leaning against the headrest she eyed it quizzically and leisurely acknowledged that it is ten o’ clock on a lazy Saturday. She could feel the lingering sensations of the blissful inactivity, comforting her body. She got up slowly and sat gingerly on the extended window sill of
It was Friday evening. The streets of Mumbai were abuzz with excitement as usual. Ananya was in a hurry. She was running through the streets of Mumbai to catch a cab back home. In the rush hour it was ...Read Morearduous task to catch a cab. She saw the cab coming towards the designated stop. It was a no que stop. She glanced at the competitors who were vying for the same cab. She increased her pace and started running and by the time the cab came to a halt she overtook everyone and leapt inside the cab with
Ananya stepped into the elevator and could immediately smell the pan masala stink that was permeating the lift. Pan masala acted like a deodorant for the pot-bellied man who shared with her the small steel box. She tried not ...Read Moregaze at him and made some movements with her nostrils to show her disapproval. The man merely looked at her with the corner of his eyes and ignored her looking blankly at the ceiling. Thankfully for her the door opened at her floor and she moved out hurriedly to her office. She was clearly not in the best of her
As the rains lashed the city Sandhya walked past a puddle. The dark clouds made the evening even darker. The air had a strange smell of earthiness coupled with smoke emitting from the cars. A concoction of mud, smoke, ...Read Moreand sea. The street lights were yet to glow. She felt like jumping into it and splashing the muddy water all around. She controlled her urge and walked past like a careful citizen. How she loved the rains and how much she loved the drizzle that touched her cheeks. The promotions had just been announced and she had made it
Aditya swivelled his chair to get a full view of the office. He was barely six months old in this new job. At 26 he looked like a college going lad considering he stood at 5’6” and had a ...Read Morebody type. At one point he was embarrassed of his boyish looks but the charm he had mastered over the years made him look adorable. As much as he was interested in the glitzy lights of the city, he at the same time took active interest in people around. He was close to one of his friends Saurabh in the
“Oh, Why? “asked Ananya in an agitated tone. Lalita, her house maid, was on the other side of the phone. She had just asked for a week’s leave. Ananya was baffled at this unseasonable demand. She was not prepared ...Read Morethis. Lalita had shown no intentions of taking leave in last few days. So, when Ananya reached home on Tuesday evening to find her house in the same condition as it was left in the morning, anger swelled up in her chest. She was home late; she was hungry and was dying to have food and hit the bed as
Surabhi gave herself a good look in the mirror of the office washroom. She combed her hair, patted her face with face powder puff, adjusted the wrist watch and shut the door behind her before rushing out of the ...Read MoreShe checked the time. It was already late. Surabhi stayed with her parents in the busiest and oldest area of Mumbai. She had a College friends get together at a suburban high-end restaurant. A long pending get together was happening in the evening today which was enough make her excited as one little girl. The moment she saw Ananya her
"Lalita, make the curry little less spicy, have been having lunch outs since last three days " instructed Ananya as she sipped her evening ginger tea while watching flix. She had been waiting for Lalita to finish the chore ...Read Morethat she can drop the bomb. "I am leaving Didi " said Lalita while picking up her plastic bag kept near the entrance door. "Ah, wait" Ananya waived her to stop as she paused her video on mobile screen. Lalita's Yellow with bold green leaves saree looked beautiful on her. The sweat glistened on her forehead as she waited for
