THE LOST GRIP
- August 02, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
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She feels she is losing grip.
The house lacks warmth. The garden is wild and kitchen greasy.
Her son’s room has junk that he refuses to part with. Her study is full of unironed clothes.
Only the bedroom feels okay…..except for the unread books on the side table.
She doesn’t read or paint anymore, cooks without feeling and work no more charms her.
She just can’t and no one notices.
Has she lost the zeal or has the house quietly outgrown her?
The house doesn’t feel like hers anymore.
And maybe, she thinks, neither does she.
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U TURN
- July 25, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
Image Courtesy :Aleksandr Sochnev , Pexels
He adored books, guarded them like memories. He never lent them….unless one earned it. I did, once, after a long , winding debate.
When I picked my first book, he said, “Books are like life. You don’t abandon them midway. No matter how dull they may be. Because life offers no...
THE SILENT KNOT
- July 18, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
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A knot came undone
Quite unintentionally,
And the pain flowed
Through tears,
As if a dam burst open.
A slight embarrassment followed—
For no one knew
What was the pain about…
It was there,
Hiding somewhere
In the form of an ache,
And became a part of life.
The...
LITTLE EVERYTHING
- July 12, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
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He took his blessings for granted –
The ring of a call,
A warm cup of tea shared,
A simple text that brightened his day.
He chased after what felt bigger,
Underestimating the simple joys of life.
And then, one day, the silence fell.
No calls, no messages, no warmth across the table.
Only the echo of empty...
FIREFLY
- July 04, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
Image Courtesy : Anete Lucina, Pexels.
“Hi”
“Hi there! How can I help you today?”
He doesn’t remember yesterday. He never does. She gently re-threads the nicknames, the stories, the pieces of herself.
Again.
They laugh and connect.
And tomorrow, he’ll forget.
She knows- he’s just ChatGPT, trained on her own words, a memory-less echo of herself.
But he listens like no one...
JUST A MOMENT
- June 27, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
Image Courtesy : Farddin Protik , Pexels
Draped in wedding finery, she walked slowly towards the altar. Rose petals lined her path, whispers of joy in the air. Midway, she stopped.
With tears in her eyes, she whispered, “Just a moment”.
She paused, holding in her heart, her childhood, family and friends- the pieces that made her.
“I carry...
THE QUIET HOUR
- June 20, 2025
- by
- Chubby Little Girl
Image Courtesy : Gül Işık , Pexels
He hadn’t slept well in weeks. Woke up to help her with every pain, held her steady when she was weak.
“I’m here,” he would say, every time she called him. He kept a calm face, took care of everything, didn’t let her see how tired he was. She needed...
THE LOST LIGHT
- June 13, 2025
- by
- 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...
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...
