THE LOST LIGHT
- June 13, 2025
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- Chubby Little Girl
Image Courtesy : Magda Ehlers, Pexels
Every night, she drew the curtains to let the soft glow of the string lights pour in through the window. But to-nite, when she drew the curtains, there were no lights.
She remembered that she had asked for the lights to be taken down. The festival season was long over. The lights had given her hope against the dark.
In the silence that followed, she realised, it wasn’t the lights she missed but the version of herself who glowed like them.
And that version was never coming back.
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DO NOT DISTURB
- June 04, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
Image Courtesy : Pixabay
When she came back from her first solo trip, mom looked rejuvenated. I asked her what she liked most about the trip. She smiled and said, “There were two things I loved. First, the ‘clean the room’ button – I’d press it when I left my hotel and return to find a...
EMPTY WINE GLASSES
- May 05, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
Image Courtesy : Polina Tankilevitch , Pexels
Empty wine glasses lay on the floor. Mauve lip stain on one of them. An empty chips packet and roasted peanuts strewn on the soft, fluffy carpet, the big TV in front playing music videos on a loop, while she was oblivious to everything. She slept soundly on the...
GUILT
- April 04, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
Image courtesy : Emily Rose, Pexels
She would take the children out on weekends to make-up for the time lost during weekdays when she was late from office.
She would try to rustle up a feast at home if she enjoyed a meal outside without her family.
She would plan vacations for her children separately if she ever...
A HOUSE OF HER OWN
- December 31, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
A house of her own was her dream.
A place where she was free to wear and eat what she wished, where her creativity could flow unhindered and her choices weren’t limited by societal pressures.
A safe haven she could come back to, where she wouldn’t be judged for...
A Mind Of Its Own
- December 19, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
Her shopping cart in the mall seemed to have a mind of its own. Once loaded, it seemed to charter its own path. It always went right. Was her left so wrong? She wondered who was wrong and who was right.
In an instant , she felt like a concerned...
SMELL OF BETRAYAL
- December 16, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
She put a small amount of the expensive face wash on her face. Her past struck her the moment she inhaled its smell. Smell of betrayal. When he betrayed her, friends recommended an array of cosmetics to get him and her lost glow back in her life. She followed...
LETTER PAD
- December 14, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
She fondly looked at his official letter pad and asked if she could have one of her own. He asked what would she want to print on her letterhead. She just wanted her name in a fancy calligraphy.
She was overjoyed when the customized letter pad arrived and...
LOST INNOCENCE
- November 12, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
She came out of the supermarket to find a boy holding a tambourine and begging. Corona had displaced so many families and forced them into begging. He requested her saying he hadn’t eaten anything. She asked him what would he eat. He pointed at the shop selling fritters. Her heart melted...
COLD
- November 08, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
He learnt a word ‘COLD’ as a kid and he associated it with sweaters. Later, it was the cold food on the table when mom was partying. Gradually it became a pizza or packed food in the refrigerator when she left him.
The exploitations at various stages left him...
