Emotionally Penned

Dear Sehmat, We’ve watched many patriotic movies till date; they’re amazingly awesome but when it comes to your story, it’s the pursuit of a dream which your father had throughout his life. A normal girl who merely had a talent other than remembering the phone numbers ended up being a patriot who juggled between the duties of a caring wife, an obedient daughter and a fearless spy. The days during your training were the days that broke you emotionally but prepared you for the future. A girl who used to shiver after hearing the sound of a bullet actually shot a person while serving her purpose. From saving the life of a squirrel to intruding the brigedier’s office, you had always been risking your life. It is said that, “Marriage lets you annoy one special person for the rest of your life.” You had no choice for choosing that special person. We can’t even imagine the feeling of marrying an army officer; not of our native country but of a rival country. “ Main kar lungi, Papa. ”,...

Character 1

Hey buddy.. How’s life? Fucked up? Cool. It has to be. How’s life is probably the most useless question in this world but have you ever looked at the people surrounding us? Aaahh.. forget about those couples eating a single OREO biscuit with that extra cheesiness; but seriously, there are some people who just love the stuff that they’re doing. It’s freaking easy to say that love your work with all your heart. This isn’t the case. We’ve to work, willingly or unwillingly. There is no excuse. I know that this is turning out into being ‘Maheshwari’sed. Forget it. We can’t forcefully love something. Still, if we have to do it then it becomes a suffering.  Okay. Fine. Accepted it. You don’t love your work. It’s absolutely alright. We keep on complaining that life is boring, monotonous. We crave for interesting things, interesting people around us. Buddy, you have to accept it that you feel somewhat jealous while looking at the couples taking care of each other; always being there for...