The Inquisitives

*Liar*

"Everything will be all right.", I lie to myself. I do that a lot these days.

***

The woman who loves me more than anything else in the world holds me in her arms, caressing my cheek as her fingers make way to my torso, unbuttoning my shirt.

"One last time before you go", she whispers and smiles sadly. The lamps burn out but our passion does not. As I bid her goodbye, I see hope in her eyes.

I am good at lying.

My father's eyes shine with pride. He watches me as I scurry around the house, collecting my belongings, piling them in my bag.

"When will you come back?", I see a ghost of the same hope in his eyes, prompting me to lie again.

"Soon enough", I smile.

I reach the place I work at. I fondly remember calling it my 'Karmabhoomi' a few years ago. My co-worker looks up at me, with the same hope in his eyes. This is not something he and his newlywed had been prepared for.

"Will this be over soon?", he asks nervously.

"Yes.", I reply, trying to not be harsh on him for being a human.

***

The explosion near our camp is deafening. I run outside my tent, checking the harm done. The other Jawans do the same. It has started sooner than we had expected. Undeterred, we fight.

***

Two days, eight hours later, as I lie on the ground with no hope left, thirsty and hungry, waiting for either the enemies to find me or the friends to rescue what is left of me, I remember them, wondering if they know now. They would have known by the time I reached here, I make a guess. My lungs are tired, eyes weak. It's a wonder how I have managed to live at all.

"Everything will be all right.", I lie to myself, as I wait for dear death to come.

© Anwesha Tripathy, 2015

i want my gold digger :)

she went to fruit stall in cafeteria and they were serving pineapples today, for her love for pineapples made her smile.. and smile was deeper with memory of her last having it, her sister was in hospital... waiting.. she liked pineapples too.. and so they were brought.

Subject and its execution was nice, it always a great feeling to see movies dipicting system change in india... Since its only possible in movie for now.

Movie takes you within for first half and hour.. but becomes more and more predictable by  tym.

Randeep huda adds his flavor, but nothing of kind from kangana.

If only we couldn’t lie too....

Consider you gave some creature you created two powers 

1. to be able to perceive / reasoning ability.

2. To be able to hide what goes in your mind / lying.

And then just sit and watch how this can abilities can result in millions of story... some great some disturbing.. some naughty. :)

 God must really be having fun.

If you are a blind religion follower.. please go watch this movie. Will help you fill in the gaps between what you believe and what really is.

And for others you can have a fun time exploring a different/ funny yet in no way less true perspective of Indians, and in general humans.

Personally i felt the desire to be able to read minds, so much time and energy will be saved.. if only i would never had to figure out what others perspective is... 

Though many people are happy considering themselves as center of universe, truth is you are not. :P