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The breakup

I loved him, and oh boy, did he love me back. Guess I loved him more. I was like a cat glued to a sunny window, craving his attention and the warmth of his presence. Seriously, I couldn’t sleep without cuddling him; my idea of a perfect night was him and the popcorn. That’s all I wanted.

Shakti-an unconquerable force

he searing labour pain and she shrieked in agony while the babies crowned! 12 long hours of the harrowing rendition, and finally, Shakti gave birth to twin baby boys. Sweating and gasping for breath, she looked at the babies and their whimpers tugged at her heartstrings. She felt accomplished! Forced into surrogacy owing to poverty, she had resigned to her fate; a feeble smile appeared on her lips at the thought of giving birth to boys!

Maya and her new leash of life!

In the past 15 years of their togetherness, he had never tried to break the monotony of the everyday life. He was going with the flow, Maya never understood if he liked the sameness of the everyday life, or he had lost the longingness of her company while getting torn between the relentless professional and personal aspirations. His plate seemed full, and he had no time for the extra fun!

This or that, depends!

Whilst in the morning, when my 6-year-old son was refraining to eat on his own, I sternly told him- “Ayaansh you are big boy and you should be independently doing your work. “
Baffled, he stared at me and then followed his trials to finish his breakfast! “The Big Boy” trick did work.