Betrayal

“Didn’t expect you here,” he said as he spotted me at the mall on that fine Saturday. Not sure if I have to call it a fine Saturday after that conversation, but I am sure it was a ‘great’ end…
“Didn’t expect you here,” he said as he spotted me at the mall on that fine Saturday. Not sure if I have to call it a fine Saturday after that conversation, but I am sure it was a ‘great’ end…
Our little wooden cottage was set up on the coast of the Summer Vacay, not very far from the sea. A walk with grandpa, enjoying the tranquility and warmth of the evening in silence forced a lot of questions in…
Virescent lines drawing curves of hills I worship every time I recall her figure, Douglas firs aligned Rivet memories from our first kiss How dry cracks on her lips Touched mine, As we spooned. Hot wind mixed with salt The…
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Dear girl who had a shoddy past, I am hoping that we will never meet again and therefore writing this letter to talk to you, to confess, to thank you for the times you have been there for me when…
Dear Brother, Some may say it is unwise of me to write a letter to you when you are somewhere this letter cannot reach, but there are things I want to tell you, show you and talk to you about.…
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‘I have never seen Inam this serious.’ I thought. Something was seriously wrong. His thick black eyebrows narrowed, jaws stiffened and fair skin turned red. ‘What is wrong, sweetheart?’ He didn’t seem to hear me as his fingers went fast…
‘Funny how you’ve got to get your heart broken ninety-nine times to feel numb on your hundredth’, she tweeted. Letting her long black hair on the floor from the edge of her bed, she took a look at her mother…
Everybody, at some point in our lives, desire redemption from a sordid past. This debut novel of Jean Lant shares such a story of a man called Samuel Mercher who pines for redemption from the uncanny mistakes he had made.…
With a heart heavier than the dress she wore that day, she walked up to the beautifully adorned stage that waited to glow as she took the seat that was meant for her. ‘Smile, it’s your big day!’, her closest…
Panegyrized for its glory and serenity, Mother Lanka stood erect making her children proud as ever, continuing to attract countless tourists every day. The SLTDA reports the approximate number of tourists by March in Sri Lanka to be 740,600 compared to last year…
With a heart heavier than the dress she wore that day, she walked up to the beautifully adorned stage that awaited to glow as she took the seat that was meant for her. ‘Smile. It’s your big day!’, her closest…
Frozen nose and palms, I watch the city lighting up, As its people close their eyesTo sleep. To the slow music I smile in rhythm, As it begins to rain. Now the road gets glossyReflecting street lights, Lights of vehicles…
‘Do you know that Rumi is married to our cousin?’, she asked as I pronounced his name. I nodded. Looking dolorously at me, she squeezed my stained palm with her own and sighed. I understood that she wanted to hear…