The Mirage

Cover credits@ MichelleManisha

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Have you ever wondered, what would you do, when your average, monotonous life is suddenly turned upside down?
Like a tornado blowing away the trees and houses, all your dreams are snatched away from you.
All that is left is the ruins and debris of your dreams
All you can do is thrive in the desert full of predators
No water to be found.
Just a mirage.
And you have no choice but to live with it.

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" You are quiet something, wifey." Rajat says, trying hard to hold back his laughter. "A perfect combination of cute and feisty." He says smiling at me.
"By the way if you are so eager to make me your husband, let's marry right away. There's a temple that I saw while coming here." He continues as my jaw kisses the ground.

"We will give our parents quite a surprise like the one they gave us. It's like killing two birds with one arrow; you can make me your husband and at the same time get back at our parents." He says jokingly.

" Youuuuuuuuuuu-"I say, my voice raising an octave higher making a few heads turn, but they quickly turn away as they receive my charming smile (Note the sarcasm).

"You are so full of yourself, here I'm worried sick about my carrier and my future and you are being-" I stop, take a deep breath and get ready to unleash my full anger on him when he again interrupts me, such a gentleman.

"Woah, stop right there wifey-". Now he has done it. If this goes on for a bit longer I will start pulling my hair.

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Niharika 'Neha' Chauhan is the good ole nerdy shy girl, who goes all out crazy and not so shy with her circle of friends. But what happens when her past and future breech her present and threaten her sanity.