This isn't a movie review. This is a love letter to perhaps Makoto Shinkai's greatest work of art. As a regular anime fanatic, there is always something to nitpick about in every anime, but for Kimi wo Na wa, perfection oozes out of every single frame. The premise is as old as science fiction stories … Continue reading Your Name
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Sakura (3)
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 I turned my head to see a tall well built man with long hair, strewn over eyes, almost covering his eyes. He was dressed causally in a blue Tshirt and jeans. He opened the door with such force, I almost fell off the chair in surprise. The man grabbed the chair … Continue reading Sakura (3)
Sakura (2)
Chapter 2 [Click here for Part1] I chuckled. “You’re a weird one, Mikasa. What’s your secret, I wonder” “I’m gonna die soon” I looked up at her. She was writing something in a diary. “ What happened to peace and quiet?” “Thank god” “ What are you even talking about?” “You just heard that I’m … Continue reading Sakura (2)
Sakura (1)
Chapter 1 Kaneki [Part 2 here] it was another usual hectic Monday. Mondays were the worst. Absolutely worst. The hangover of weekend makes it worse. The noise of the other people made it worse. The only redeeming thing was the class teacher walking in. “Alright everyone, settle down, settle down!” She called out. Everyone hushed … Continue reading Sakura (1)
Ellie and Ed
"I'm gonna kill you Ed!" Elle screamed at me. She wasn't angry though. She was laughing. We were stuck in the rain. "Well, genius, what are we gonna do now?" She asked, turning to me. I had to remember how to breath because every time she looked at me, I forgot. She was wearing her … Continue reading Ellie and Ed
The Covid Epidemic
Dear Future Me, This isn't a rant or a fear inducing, eye catching story. Nor is it a scientific piece detailing the covid-19 virus. This is a reminder to you, my future self after everything goes back to normal, that things won't be normal. The year is 2016. I'm a depressed teen looking idly out … Continue reading The Covid Epidemic
The One
Cicadas and crickets sang. It was 2:39AM. Nothing good ever happens after 2 AM. Every bad decision, every heartbreak I could trace back to a time after 2 AM. Of course sometimes alcohol was involved, but that's just the catalyst. Not the reactant.There was the time I broke up with my toxic girlfriend to be … Continue reading The One
THE LEAF
I saw a leaf blowing in the breeze. Here, in the middle of the city, sitting in a park bench, drenched in the noise of the city, I saw a leaf twisting and turning in the wind. My phone was in my hands. It was a ritual now. Coming here in my lunch break. Sitting … Continue reading THE LEAF
The Café
Today was the four hundred and seventh day I found myself in the Café Sella. I don't know where they get their names. Sella turcica was a depression in the skull for the pituitary gland. But I hardly think that's the derivation for the name. I don't know. I'm to drowsy from the sleeping pills. … Continue reading The Café
The First Time
How do I start? Well, a lot of things happened. My fiance cheated on me since I was away. I returned to find out and fell back into depression. Katy gifted me a kitten to soak up my grief. I met my ex again by accident and finally had some closure. Oh, and also, there … Continue reading The First Time
For Your Friend
If I am to die tonight, Will there be no light? Will the birds stop their song? Will you realise where you went wrong? If this is my last breath, Will I spend it in wrath? Will you be my last regret? Or apologize, for what you said. How could I let it all fall? … Continue reading For Your Friend
Closure (?)
Click for Part 1 and Part 2 on the Rick & Sasha series My radio receiver crackled. "The VIP is arriving, ETA 14 minutes, is Checkpoint 4 secure?" "Rick here, Checkpoint 4 secure" I responded, looking around. My station was charged with securing the event. It was a rock concert. Me and the detective squad … Continue reading Closure (?)
The Raid (Part 3)
Read Part 1 Read Part 2 TWENTY YEARS LATER 1209 HOURS SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN MUMBAI “Pixie, this is Brutus. Team Two is ready on your mark.” The voice in the earpiece crackled. A woman, in full combat gear, checked her rifle, a Remington 870 MCRx.” She pressed a button on her earpiece. “Brutus, this is … Continue reading The Raid (Part 3)
The Raid (Part Two)
Read Part 1 here Sabre's lifeless body fell on the floor. “You have spirit, I’ll give you that!” Rahim laughed. “How could you betray us? We are your team!” Velcro shouted. Pacman stayed silent. “It wasn’t easy. For years, I wanted a baby. And the night my wife was due, some stuck up politician wanted … Continue reading The Raid (Part Two)
Ruchi’s Room
Click here to read the first story in Jack and Ruchi series “So, I know you can’t see Ruchi, but goddamn it your room is beautiful!” I heard Jack say. I laughed nervously. “Really, you think so?” Mom let Jack come over before, but this was the first time I was allowed to take Jack … Continue reading Ruchi’s Room
The Raid (Part 1)
Read Part 2 here 0226 Hours Undisclosed Location Rural Navi Mumbai “Gold Eagle, this is Angeldust, standby for greenlight!” The radio crackled. Four men were crouched in the darkness in the bushes, in front of a three story building. . They were armed with suppressed MTARs, with dual band optics. The team leader turned to … Continue reading The Raid (Part 1)
In The Afterglow
Maybe I was meant to be this way.A broken ugly mess.Don't know where I'll go from here.Dreams I dream less and less. I know you think you don't deserve me.Or anything I do for you.And you have fallen so many times.You don't believe anything to be true. It's hard to believe that life is fairWhen … Continue reading In The Afterglow
Audere est Facere
Sgt. Pauls gripped his Lee-Enfield, now muddied and fatigued by war. On more than one occasion, it had saved his life in the War. He checked his ammunition. HIs face bloodied, sweat trickling down his brows. The trench shook and trembled with the thunderous thunder of the German Panzers. "Looks like this is the end … Continue reading Audere est Facere
On Time Travel
According to the Avengers: Endgame, changing the past doesn't alter the future. Bruce Banner says, "if you travel to the past, that past becomes your future. And your former present becomes the past. Which can’t now be changed by your new future." While it does make sense in some way, the truth is, it doesn't … Continue reading On Time Travel
Paris
We both wanted to visit Paris. It was our Fifth Anniversary. Months of planning. Preparation. And finally here we are. Its evening now, the sun is on the horizon. Social media duly updated. Obligatory selfies duly taken. Here we are, just her and me, finally together in the city of Love. As we walk, hand … Continue reading Paris
First
I've done a lot of this. Writing. Poems. Novels. Short stories. Stories about spies. About panthers. (no connection to T'challa). Poems are my repertoire. That's a word I learnt from Assassins Creed 3. I've done it all. Except blog. I had time in my hands and words in my head. So lets do it, I … Continue reading First
Testing
Attention please.
Stories are meant to be told 