This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 41; the forty-first edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The theme for the month is "SWEET AND SOUR"
“All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts...”
William Shakespeare
Suhana got off the Rithala – Dilshad Garden metro line at the Kashmiri gate metro station. Yesterday had been a tiring day for her with late night meeting and a late night visit from distant relatives. Absorbed in her thoughts, as she proceeded towards escalator she noticed an old woman standing by; yet undecided between waiting for an overcrowded lift, long staircase or trying to go through the escalator. She went to the lady, held her hand and supported her in getting on and off the escalator. As the lady got off, she said “Thanks for the help! You are such a sweet dearie.”
As she boarded the Gurgaon line for office, she knew she wasn’t going to get any seat. As she navigated through the wave of sea that the Delhi metro had become off late; she noticed a women reserved seat with no women nearby to occupy it. But as she reached it, two young guys hurriedly sat on it. Tired as she was, she told them to read the sign above and vacate the seat. As they reluctantly got off, she heard them say “What has gotten into her? Must have sucked a lemon to be in such a sour mood!”
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Sweet and sour depends on our perspective. Indeed. Well said.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it!!!
DeleteThat's how life is AS. Liked the story. Short and Crisp!
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SIS.. Glad you liked it!
Deletehmmm....its us who define our life..!!
ReplyDeletenicely written..!!
Best Wishes..!
Here's my entry for BAT
Yamini Meduri
Yaminiji
DeleteI am glad that you liked it! Yes... we and others around us define how we look at things!!!
nice short story but every where women is used instead of woman,
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it! At one place it was an error and now rectified. Other places, it is intentional!!!
DeleteYea, shakespere is damn right. We all play our roles. Some we play well and some we dont. Nice write up. Short and Sweet :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best for BATOM :)
Thanks for the kind words Megha... :)
DeleteI could have never thought about this topic like this.Nicely done :)
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
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Thanks Shashi for liking it!
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