Friday, October 21, 2005

The Grudge

He saw her in a coffee shop and was shocked. It had been 10 years since he had met her and only then he remembered how he too had aged since these 10 years. Seems nature had a graceful way of making people look old. She too saw him, but didnt react as he thought she would. They had resided in the same city for these 10 years and still avoided seeing each other.

After checking out that she had come alone he went to her table and sat without asking her permission.

He :"How are you?"
She:"Yeah fine..and you?"
He :"Yeah..How is your husband? How many kids do u have?"
She:"He is fine. One boy and a girl.How is your wife?"
He :"Yeah fine."

There was an awkward silence in between them and both knew that it was out of guilt. They parted with a Good bye like old friends.

Walking out of the coffee shop he realised that even after these 10 years he could not forgive his only sister for marrying against his wishes.

13 comments:

  1. Wow...
    Nice to hear this from someone i have learnt story telling :-)

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  2. VJ
    Comeon...aint i true?

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  3. Vaij
    Thanks a ton..

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  4. Welcome Soap

    Thanks :-)

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  5. Hey harish..First time here..Good one..short and sweet :)

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  6. Welcome JB

    Thanks a ton :-)

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  7. Welcome Kalai
    Thanks :-)

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  8. baesh baesh romba nanna irukku!!

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  9. Neha
    Thanks

    Vee-Jay
    I m thrilled to bits :-)

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  10. nallaarukudhu baa..

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    செந்தில்/Senthil

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  11. readin it only now.its awesome!

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  12. @Krithika
    Thanks a ton. I started with something else and ended with something else :-)

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  13. dramatic change...hmmm...some of ur other stories do hav tis twist in d tale thingy...bt it was at its best in tis story i must say..short n amazin!!!chumma nachnu irundhuchu

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