Tale 46

The evening was perfect.

The perfect couple.

"Did we miss something?"

Love smiled, her eyelashes drenched.....

Tale 45

"Can I hug you, Maa?"





"What's wrong with you?"





"Nothing..."







She would sleep to the rains, one more time.....

Tale 44

"Where is she?"

"May I know who are you looking for?"

"Bed number 143."

Her love for numbers.....

Tale 43

They fell in love.





Four summers.





They fell out of love.







Ifs and buts were finally divorced.....

Tale 42

It had rained that night.





"I'll be back soon."





I have waited, since.







It's raining tonight, again.....

Tale 41

Pen. Paper. Poetry.





The bestseller had been taken down.





"A word for your readers?"







"I'm coming home....."

Tale 40

"I love you."





"You are mistaken."





"What makes you think so?"







"You love the bestseller. I'm just a man....."

Tale 39

"I think I should leave."





"I'm not too sure."





"It's really late."







The glass penned timekeeper stood, stoned.....

Tale 38

"I have wronged you."





"I know."





"Would you let me go?"







"The mistakes....."

Tale 37

"But, I love you..."





"I love you, but..."





"But" was just another word.







But.....

Tale 36

"I'm too drunk."





"Drunk enough to forget this night?"





"I think so."







"I love you....."

Tale 35

"Tell me you love me."





"I love you..."





Her lies. His truths.







Synonyms were basic.....

Tale 34

The marriage. Wronged.





The love affair. Mistaken.





The relationship. Scarred.







History repeats.....

Tale 33

She loved him. She lost him.





He lost her. He loved her.





Alphabets. Words. Sentences.







Miscoinage.....

Tale 32

Shiva. Allah. Game of thrones.





Pen. Paper. Bride and groom.





Religion had been taken down.







The pen had won the battle of swords.....

Tale 31

The phone rang...








A lousy lizard ticked the glass penned hour.











Years of a thousand untold tales.















It was all in the silence...

Tale 30

"Last novel?"








"Bestseller."











"The script?"













"None..."

Tale 29

Love was in the air.








But...










Not all that is penned, is poetry.















This was a tale...

Tale 28

"Promise me, this is forever."








"It is..."










It was indeed, forever.














The forever wasn't for ever...

Tale 27

Overdone mascara.








Inexpensive liquor.










Midnight verses.














The aftermath...

Tale 26

Love. No love.








Mixed pickle.









Life. Afterlife.










Dead cigarettes...

Tale 25

Dried tears. Stale outline.









Stained scars. Gory glory.










She had lost her soul.

















The fall of a fledgling...

Tale 24

"Write me a poetry."









"I wish I could..."










"Why not?"













"I wish I knew....."

Tale 23

"It's all over."









"The novel's just begun."










"What now?"













"Homecoming..."

Tale 22

"You have scars."









"I was once, a warrior."










"Who did you fight?"













"Myths..."

Tale 21

The king made love to his queen.









The man romanced his lady.










The guy spoilt his girl.












Theory of relativity...

Tale 20

She looked him in the eyes.










She discovered her, all over again.












Love went viral.















Goosebumps...

Tale 19

He did see.









He did come.










He did conquer.

















Life played snakes and ladders...

Tale 18

He walked past her.









One last time.









Enveloped memories. Lost love.











A stranger affair...

Tale 17

She would sing him a lullaby.










One last... and one more...










He would walk by his grave.











Rains and essays...

Tale 16

The bone china cup.










The rusted, marooned lips.










The distances were subtle.














Stories would never be poetry...

Tale 15

It was definitely not love.












Not a crumb, that held them back.













Love. No love.
















Habits were the hardest goodbyes...

Tale 14

There wasn't a thing left.












Commas drew a full stop.











Falling wasn't easy.















Waking up was tougher...

Tale 13

Eyelashes had frozen.










Hearts had skipped beats.











Butterflies hummed appetite.












Stupid Cupid...

Tale 12

He was twenty two. She was thirty.











Different worlds. Different ways.











The world wrote them off.













History was re-written, that summer...

Tale 11

Music was her love.









He played words.










They penned life.










A love song...

Tale 10

He was a stranger to him.








He did wear him.








He had drowned the her within.










Chitrangada...

Tale 9

She had blisters from a yesterday.









He made her his canvas.








Smeared his canvas red.










Mona Lisa...

Tale 8

He embraced her grace.







She owned his name.








Love had a new language.








Mathematics...

Tale 7

She was in love with him.







He was in love with him.







They were synonyms.








Grammatical mistakes...

Tale 6

Scattered scars.





Rephrased words.






Wilted dreams.







Life had grown up...

Tale 5

Love at first sight?









Aesop's fable.












And there he was...








Aesop.....

Tale 4

He was mad for her.









She was made for him.














They were the perfect recipe.








Love had missed the hour...

Tale 3

She was the flame.










He was just a moth.













There wasn't a story to write.








There was poetry to lose...

Tale 2

Her heart longed for him.









His lungs cried for her.











Minds sat for a game of chess.








Checkmate...

Tale 1

He looked her in the eyes.






The night had ended.















Changed passwords.






Revised lives...