Mithra

ALMOST IN Love … {3} Jacob was taking a casual walk on the beach on that beautiful evening. The entire day he had spent in looking out for locations to begin the shoot of his next short film. The lovely sunset wiped out the exhaustion from his body. As he walked further, he saw someone sitting on the sand and gazing into the horizon. He was a young boy and there was something really familiar about him. When he walked further, he noticed a backpack next to the boy and instantly recognized him. ‘Ahan,’ called out Jacob. The boy turned to look at him and frowned for a moment. After a moment, he immediately stood up and smiled weakly. Ahan picked up his bag and walked up to him. Jacob noticed the swelling on his forehead. ‘Hello sir.’ ‘What happened to your head? Did you fall down?’ asked Jacob in a concerned tone. ‘No… I fought with a guy,’ he said guiltily. ‘Oh ohhh… is he your senior at school? Were you being bullied?’ Ahan laughed at his question. ‘N...

ALMOST IN Love … {2} ‘Good morning, Sir. How can I help you?’ asked the receptionist smiling pleasantly. Jacob flashed one of his charming smiles in return. ‘I am here to meet the General Manager, Dhwani Radhakrishna.’ ‘Who should I say is here to meet her?’ He handed her his visiting card and she requested him to be seated in the waiting lounge. He politely thanked her and went to sit on the sofa. Dhwani was working in a fast growing start up and risen to the top position within a matter of few years. She was the youngest General Manager to have achieved that feat and commanded respect and admiration from both her superiors and her subordinates. Jacob had got all the information he could about her from Ashok but he knew nothing about her personal life. He also inquired about her on Facebook from one of his seniors who was her classmate, but that did not help him in any way. Nobody knew what happened to her after she graduated. All they knew was that she got married...

ALMOST IN Love … {1} Dhwani looked around and let out a sigh. There were around 35 participants in the seminar hall. All of them were there to attend a seminar on Resource and Time management organized by a reputed consultancy. General Managers and HR Managers from a few reputed companies were invited to attend the seminar which was to be delivered by an eminent personality. She had paid little attention to the details of the seminar when the CEO of her company told her to attend it. She was never interested in attending such seminars and listening to hours of boring lectures. Except her, all others seemed to be quite geared up for the session. She was undoubtedly the youngest among them and that was also one of the reasons for her disinterest. Checking her mails on phone, she hoped that the seminar would be over at the said time. After a delay of 20 minutes, the organizers escorted the guest speaker to the dais. Dhwani looked up and there was a catch in her throat. I h...

BREAK THE RULES {10} Partha’s fingers were tightly wrapped around his phone. It was half past ten in the night and he was walking aimlessly on the terrace of his house. For the past one hour he had been pacing unable to make up his mind. He had been thinking about doing this for the past couple of days, but couldn’t really do it. Once again, it was giving him sleepless nights and this time he did not want it to continue. He had to find a closure. Today. Now! Instantly he made the call and waited impatiently. At last his call was received and there was silence for a moment. He could hear her breathing. He [taking a deep breath]: Harini… She [slowly]: Yes. He: It is me, Partha. She: I know. I still have your number saved on my phone. He: Okay… I just… I wanted to… She [swallowing hard]: What is it? Why have you called me now? He: I am leaving on Saturday to Hyderabad for my training. She: … He: I wanted to tell you before leaving. She: All ...