2 States The Story Of My Marriage

‘Please don’t play with my life.’ ‘I’m not doing anything! Be strong, move on,’ she said. ‘It’s not easy for me. So please, let ...

the next street.’ ‘What do girls think? We can’t live without them?’ I muttered. I couldn’t believe I was venting out to Bala. B ...

‘What? Why?’ I said. Sure, I am bit of psycho, but I didn’t want to make it official. ‘What is the name of the girl?’ Dr Ram sai ...

56 ‘So, that’s it, I’ve told you everything.’ I said. Dr Neeta Iyer broke into laughter as I finished my story. ‘This is insane. ...

‘You mean anti-depressants? Aren’t they bad for you?’ ‘Yeah but depends on how bad you feel right now. I don’t want you googling ...

57 I knew I had to eat, my brain knew this, but my body wouldn’t hear of it. The day after returning from Chennai, I only had so ...

‘Do you know a place where I can get letters typed? You have a computer, no?’ my father said. ‘Yes, I do,’ I said. My father con ...

hated all human beings on earth. Calm down, Krish, this is going to pass, I told myself. This was the sensible me talking. No ba ...

58 ‘Where’s dad?’ I asked my mother, ‘He hasn’t told me how many copies he wants.’ Though I sat for breakfast before going to of ...

lights on. I read the newspaper, paying extra attention to each article to keep my mind busy. An item girl with her picture in a ...

‘You fixed everything. Thank you so much,’ she said, her voice super-excited. ‘What did I do?’ I blinked sleepily. ‘Don’t preten ...

of bed, panicking at how late I was for office. I came outside. ‘Where’s dad?’ I said as I saw my mother. ‘In the balcony,’ my m ...

‘I won’t come for the wedding though,’ my father said. ‘Why?’ I said surprised. ‘Your mother won’t go without her relatives. I d ...

59 ‘Like I said, much simpler for us if you get your relatives to Chennai,’ Ananya said. ‘How do I get them all? I can’t afford ...

‘You really won’t come? I have your tickets.’ My father kept silent. My mother sat next to me at the dining table. ‘Why does it ...

room. Rajji mama had arranged a two-man dholak band at the Hazrat Nizamuddin station. I helped locate the thirty-seven II-tier A ...

And in some cases, these states play havoc in our love lives. I came inside when the train reached Bhopal at dinnertime. My rela ...

60 Ananya’s father checked my clan into twenty rooms at the Sangeetha Residency in Mylapore. The rooms were basic, but clean and ...

‘That’s what you think of me. Don’t you?’ my mother said as we reached the first floor. She paused to catch her breath. Shipra m ...

‘I think they are trying to save money,’ Shipra masi said. ‘What language will the pujas be in? Madrasi? Another aunt said. ‘Tam ...