Pure

Their first date. She dressed simple. Her natural beauty was captivating. Those big eyes, supple lips, glowing skin and silky hair. They held hands. It was magic. The breeze blew her hair over his face. "Your hair smells so good", he said. With a cute smile she replied, "It's Parachute - 100% pure coconut oil".

Supernatural

She could foresee people's future. With an impressively large client list and a jam packed calendar, her predictions were much spoken about.

When her close friends ask about how she didn't predict her own messy life, her reply always was, "You can't be right about everything, everytime. You've got to leave certain things to fate!"

Watch

Atul glanced at his watch for the nth time. I knew that only 25 minutes had passed.

He paced up and down the corridor, restless. Wanted to smoke real bad, but did not. Fear, anxiety, thrill, hope. A myriad of inexplicable emotions is all I saw, of this dad to-be.

Envy

Birth Certificate : Natanasabapathy Venkatachalam

Parents : Venkata

School mates and teachers : Venky

College life : Nattu

Colleagues in Bangalore : Nats

Identify in America : NV

Possibility

Probability of the impossibility for the improbable becoming a possibility is quite probably possible.

Indifference

Ravi sensed that everyone avoided him. He was no longer part of his friends' clique. It was eternal wonderment to him on what changed in the last few months.

'Indifference', he would say.

'If he has not figured it by now, he will never know", say his friends.

Close

She sat on the bed, hugged him tight. She could feel his sweat. He was gasping for breath. She planted a soft kiss on his forehead. "I always loved you, dad. Even when you hated me for marrying John."

Tears rolled down as he uttered his last words, "You were always close to my heart."

Music

7.00 am - Phone alarm
7.01 am - Check and reply to a couple of work emails
7.10 am - On my Twitter TL
7.16 am - Spot the #55WordStory theme
7.20 am - Click on a trending video link
7.24 am - Maushi Chi Gaand
7.25 am - Music to the ear????

Monday

Peace is the time between two wars. Its only when the war starts do people cherish the value of peace.

Weekend is the time between two Monday thru Fridays.

The true value of something good is experienced only when there is a gap, before it starts again.

Stars

Award for the best choreographed song was no surprise. The moves, music, sets, costumes, ace actors and 15 others.

Shamini collected her award. "I would like to invite the stars who made this happen". She called for the 15 dance artists along with the leads.

Usually forgotten, they indeed were stars in their own way.

Fire

"Dad, can we go watch the 4th of July fireworks? You come up with an excuse every year.", cried Brad. "Say something, Mom." Brenda had no expression.

She knew Jack would never go for it. Even the beauty of fire would remind him of the gory 1972 afternoon at Boston's Vendome hotel. A fire extinguished !

Mystery

Her communication with me has always been non-verbal.  She makes it a point to make her presence felt, especially when I leave home.  Guess she does not like to be left alone.   As I close the main door, I hear her open the door of another room.

With her around, I’m never alone – My very own Chudail!

Fairy Tale

Long long ago so long ago, magic, enchantment, ghosts, goblins, giants, dwarves, witches, step-mothers, princes, princesses, truth triumphs and the evil surrenders. Little Nancy had heard it all from grandma.

Now at 36, Nancy didn't care about any of that. All she wanted was the fairy tale end - "and they lived happily ever after....."

Train

Sheena boarded the train to a new life with Shekar. He was not there and his phone, switched off. Going back home was no option. Walking out on her parents for a cheat haunted her.

As stations passed, she smiled. The train does not halt for anyone. It just has to run, no matter what!

Lust

He was always right. Most importantly, he could never be wrong. He looked down upon everyone. No one else did their job right. He was the self-proclaimed sole contributor in his organization. He loved calling the shots.

The lust for power left him with nothing he could call his own.

Fragile

"The accident has left Kate in a state of emotional shock. She needs all the attention and care to get thru this rough patch", warned the doctor.

Kevin kept his calm. "I am experienced to handle Kate. She is in safe hands", he said.

As a warehouse assistant, 'Handle with care' was all he knew.