THE QUIET HOUR
- June 20, 2025
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- 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...
EMPTY WINE GLASSES
- May 05, 2025
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- Chubby Little Girl
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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...
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...
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...
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...
ANOTHER LIFETIME
- October 22, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
You: “May be in another lifetime “.
Me : “Will there be another life? What if I don’t remember you then?”
You : “So?”
Me : “This life is all I have.”
You looked at me and I looked at you. I couldn’t have given up, no matter how...
PERFECTlON PERSONIFIED
- October 09, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
Her dreams were as big as her brother’s and aspirations as high as her male colleagues’.
Her responsibilities were no less than her dad’s and workload as much as her husband’s.
Inspite of taking care of responsibilities, workload, aspirations and dreams…..in that order, when she wanted to enjoy life...
NOISE
- September 21, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
There was a lot of noise around,
And she failed to find her peace,
So she closed all the doors and windows,
And did find some relief,
Eventually the noises entered her house too,
And they seemed to follow her everywhere,
She anxiously looked here and there,
And realised...
WHO AM I?
- June 29, 2024
- by
- admin_chubbylittlegirl
When You met Me,
Me was me,
And You was You,
Then Me started changing,
To live up to You,
And in some time,
Me remained no more Me,
You too didn’t recognise Me,
Me neither could become You,
Nor remained Me,
Me looked at You,
And You looked at Me,
For the first time Me thought,
Who am I ?
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