Breaking the Ice

Maya is the toast of the office, and she found Michael to be quite reserved but often very funny. Finally not resisting his ways, ‘talk to me mike, I don’t bite you…’ she said, with an intelligent smile. Well, I know you don’t Maya, he replied with a *wink wink*.

Beach Volleyball

She was swimming in beach. He was playing beach volleyball with his buddies & when she had come on the beach, he missed his serve again. Fuck, he said.

Cold Bites

In a deserted railway station, that midnight, she could clearly see the cold smoke coming out of her mouth; it was that dreading cold… but what was real frightening was her co-passengers strange smile.

The Moment of Truth

Though he wants to say something to her just because he want to say something, he doesn’t know what to say, and she doesn’t want to say anything now though she knows what to ask him, its just not perfect time, she thinks.

They were watching some show on TV.

‘Fake Smile’ : Fifty words – Micro Fiction

After many years, like a child he curls up on his mom’s lap and tells stories. Midst of a story, his mom would look at him and flash a smile. But it’s a ‘fake smile’ he knows; because his HIV-positive status has got nothing to do with his sweet voice.

Naturists

I don’t understand why people wear clothes, he says. Maybe they are obsessed with the beauty and want everybody to keep it for themselves, she says. When they hear someone knocking door, she bounced out of bed & reached for her clothes. He hides his paintings.

Are they emerging nudists?

“Nothing”

Remembering those days that they had spent together, he beams a smile. “What are you smiling about?” his wife asks, “Nothing” he replies. It’s only fools who laugh for nothing, she complains. Now he understands why his ex-wife always said “Nothing,” with a winsome smile, when asked for the reason.

Crazy Couples

Tonight, he smelled her and realized that they didn’t make love in last few days. Then they had shower together, as usual.

Jane Flies!

Dark flashes allover the background. She sees her parents making love. She sees her brother naked; painted in blue, she feels tiny pearls of sweat swirling down on her face and when she suddenly woke up, she sees growing wings besides her body. 16 years old Jane Smiles. Soon she’d fly!