I woke up to the sound of my cellphone ringing. With half-open eyes, I reached for it and answered. "Hello?" I said. "Hello Arun, this is Dev." the voice from the other end was that of my Boss. "Yes Dev? Tell me." I said. "Tell you? You tell me!" he sounded annoyed. "Where the hell are you? We are supposed to go on that big sales call together!" "Oh, y...
Mira cried her heart out, still laying in the bed; the same bed where she had committed the ultimate sin of adultery. As the sun rose, the high of lust wore off and she realised the gravity of the situation at hand. How was she supposed to face her husband? How was she going to live with this? How could she have done something so terrible? All these questi...
Prologue In my professional life as a Clinical Virologist specialising in sexually transmitted and blood borne infections I worked closely with what were then known as Genitourinary Clinics — now called Sexual Health Clinics. The basic premise of this story is therefore based on actual fact, although as far as I am aware there is no health spa or clinic lik...
At two o'clock in the afternoon, I boarded the Tirupati Express from Chennai Central station to Tirupati for the 90 mile journey that I fully expected to take almost four hours. Indian trains are not renowned for their speed but at least I had a First Class, Air-Conditioned ticket and the compartment was relatively empty. I settled back with a book and prepa...
I waved as Amy's Mini turned the corner out of sight, then went back into the house. As I closed the door, the phone rang. I picked up the receiver. "Hello?" "Hi, Tim," I heard Laura's voice at the other end of the phone. In the background I heard Beth whispering, "Go on, Laura -- ask him." "I will," Laura said, muffled as she put her hand over the mouthp...
Naresh got on to the bus that was going to the small town that he had been posted to. Lakhanpur, a place he had never heard of, was eons away from the urban environment inhabited by him prior to his present course in life. Naresh was going away for the first time from his parents who were in Delhi, a place he had spent a good part of his life in. They had pr...
"I knew it would be you!" Anu shrieked as soon as Dev walked into the hotel room. She got off the bed to hug him. Dev was as happy and excited to see her, relieved even. "I didn't know it would be you, but I am super excited that it is," charmingly remarked Dev as they got into a warm embrace They had known each other a long time but today was different....
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This is Part 1 of the third chapter in a series. The characters and their situation were developed in GINNY LAYS HER CLAIM, a previous chapter. For continuity, it’s best to read that chapter first. Many thanks for your votes and supportive feedback. I’d known my 20-year-old future daughter-in-law Ginny for a couple of weeks. Our brief relationship had bloss...
"The volcanic eruptions in Iceland have stopped but the smoke still covers the skies over the continent. Flights out of Europe are still cancelled and the stranded passengers have been accommodated in hotels by the respective airlines. The forecast is for the skies to clear in two days, and normal flights should then resume." Mira was watching the news on t...