sukhi duniya ke edges pe gadbad ka ehsaas

(A 55 word story)

I'm in a relationship, he says. Her dry reply - Don't worry, so am I. One eyebrow raised, a sardonic gaze that fills her pores, he points to a book - Have you read this? She says - No. He opens the book for her. Somewhere she can hear conch shells blow.

The tryst begins...