Secret

Ani: I will tell you a secret but you must not tell anyone.
Varun: No, I won't.
Stretches her hand out : Mother promise?
Varun: Mother promise.
Ani: God promise?
Varun: God promise.

Watching the kids in the playground brought back childhood memories. It was always the promise that mattered more than the secret.

Map / Maps

"How could you forget the car charger? We are deep inside the forest with no GPS and zero phone reception. We are screwed!", yelled Chris. Kim sat with guilt.

Sudden memory flash! The entry ticket packet.

"Let's get back to simpler times, Chris". She pulled it out of her handbag - the map of the forest.

Woo

Rakesh was the Chief Engineer and Anjali was a college intern. When he professed his love, she turned it down cos he was older. Years roll by and she meets Rakesh at a conference. All she can think of now is wooing him back into her life.

Sometimes time is all it takes.

Immortality

Ravana performed an intense penance to Brahma, lasting several years. Brahma, pleased with his austerity gave him the celestial nectar of immortality.

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Immorality

It was high time to seek forgiveness. She trusted that God would be kind. Everything she did or said was proof of her immorality. Almost all the men and women in her community did their bit to taint her image.

She entered the confession box. "Bless them, Father, for they have sinned...."

Silence

The court was adjourned. There was noise in every corner of the room. Naseer was not capable of murder. It was a well framed case against him. Everyone including the jury believed that.

It was time for the verdict. The Chief Justice pronounced a death sentence. Now the silence in the court room was deafening.