The Posthumous Birthday
I thought I could never live without her. It was hard to imagine life in a world she didn’t exist. In my mind, such a world never existed. But fate is cruel; it brutally obliterates all that is beautiful and […]
Tag: Love
The Cho Cho Train
The train was already late. I was standing at Platform No. 4 of the Lahore Railway station since 3:30 pm. The clock just struck seven, the train was supposed to be there three hours ago. I had been planning this […]
The Curse of Destiny
There, on the heavenly crossroads, he stood with his head down as his body trembled, tears and sweat dripped from his face like rainfall. The man in the shadow behind his back nudged him and growled, he looked up to […]
Things I Still Want Her to Know
Two weeks have gone by and I still cannot believe you are gone. One and a half-year ago, there were many things I wanted you to know; things I wished I had done differently and things I wished I had […]
In Love with a Ghost
I always told her she was actually in love with a ghost. She used to laugh crazily, and told me “yes, you are no less than a ghost”. I told her, “look, it’s true that I care a lot about […]
Me, Myself and Inconsistency
I always wanted to tell you how I became what I am, and why I cannot do things that others expect me to. You have always told me that I am a waste of God-gifted talents, and you are the […]
Things I Want Her to Know
She calls this room my “hujrah” (cloister / man-cave). This is my operational room. This is where I monitored the entire 2013 elections, and in the words of my cousin Sidra, “as a one-man army”. This is where I read, […]
Happily Never After – Last Part
Note: If you have not read part one of this two parts story – read it here: Happily Never After – Part I
Happily Never After – Part I
PART ONE He stopped running, breathing heavily, sweat dripping down his face, and threw himself on the ground. A shadow turned around and ran towards him and almost screamed in a melodious, young, worried female voice, “What happened? Are you […]
The Tree of Life
When I originally watched Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain back in 2006, except for its magical music, I did not really like the movie. The non-linear narrative always confused me and seemed irreconcilable and incoherent for my little brain. The sporadic […]