Alohomora

  Too good to be true? “ can I pick you at 6:00” “hmm.. “ “ rly? A hmm??? Not again purvi” “what do you mean not again? Just come and pick me. end of discussion Vineeth” Purvi cut the call and continued to stare at the white ceiling for a while. There were a thousand thoughts running in her head and there was not an answer for at least one. The clock on the study table pointed half past 5. She pulled out a pair of jeans form the cupboard and paired it with the routine T that she usually wore most of the time. She spent a minute to set her hair by running her fingers through the tangles and yet another minute to spray some perfume around herself. The notification on her phone showed Vineeth’s name that read, “ be there in 5”. She grabbed her mobile and the wallet quickly and locked her front door. She checked the door twice before leaving just to make sure it was locked. “Hey babe! On time huh?” Vineeth waved at her. “hmm” “ seriously.. whats wrong with you? is i...

The first date..! “It has been a week of togetherness with Kunal. A week of being Mrs. Chaturvedi.  I still haven’t figured out what we exactly are. I know we had barely talked to each other before marriage but this is not what I wanted. I would have never thought of an arranged marriage if my granny had not been on the death bed with that emotional last wish drama to push me into an unknown relationship. I had always wanted a day where there would be never ending talks, a cute love story and beautiful dates with my partner. More than anything, I wanted a love marriage. Things don’t go as planned…”  Taanya flipped over the pages of her dairy, carefully put it back in her drawer and slid back into her blanket. She tried dialling Kunal’s number a couple of times but only the bot’s voice answered that the user was busy. “Wonderful! What a perfect marriage!” Taanya muttered to herself and continued with the series that was to be resumed on her laptop. The door-bell made its irrita...