SAM

Her hands were shaking while lifting up the coffee cup from the dining table. She took a sip from her trembling lips and looked at him. “Is this the time for us to part ways?” He looked directly into her deep green eyes and tried to smile. He was tired from the fight last night and did not know what to say or even how to speak about it. She wiped the perspiration from her brows while he took some time munching on the sandwich. With one last gulp, he finished the coffee and without looking at her this time said, “I don’t know what else to say.” She smirked while a tear that was struggling to stay inside suddenly trickled down her cheek. She took her time wiping it and continued sipping coffee. “It’s not my fault,” he continued, “and neither is it yours. It’s the circumstances, that were not under our control. We tried our best to mend this relationship. We should have done this earlier. Not that it’s too late, but I don’t know if it’s the right time now. We ha...

She was sitting near the window seat in the train listening to the songs in her I-pod when she heard some people laughing. She turned her head and saw two friends sitting and guffawing at their funny tales. Some old ladies were looking at the friends in disgust as in our society it’s morally bad for a girl to befriend a boy but here a boy and girl were doing hi-fives and laughing with each other in public. She smiled at herself closed her eyes and tried to get back to what her I-pod was playing. Unfortunately she could not do that now. Instead her mind wandered through a whole lot of memories and she went back almost 15 years in her life. Jia was sitting on her bed reading a book when she saw Dev standing by her door with tears in his eyes. “She broke up with me, Jia,” he spoke and fell down on the bed beside her. Jia closed her book and gave her full attention to Dev. “What happened?” she asked softly. “I don’t know. She just said we shouldn’t be together anymore...