My Jottings
(R)ehman And (R)ani
(R)ehman and (R)ani Varun opened the car door quickly and said to the guide, ‘Would Rs 75 be of any use to you? If it is, get in and tell us all about it.’ The guide’s face brightened, and he got in. Once the guide was inside Varun shut the door quickly. He asked the […]
Monkeys At (Q)utub Minar
Monkeys At (Q)utub Minar When his eyes opened the next morning, Varun found that Gayatri had already left his room. Varun felt extremely guilty about what had happened the night before. He had acted like a fool. He had allowed a moment of weakness to land him in a mess. He dressed up and went […]
A Night Of Guilty (P)leasure
A Night of Guilty (P)leasure Gayatri and Varun got back to their hotel at 7 PM. There was a restaurant attached to the hotel and they decided to have dinner there. The place was well maintained, and the ambience was excellent. There were several people seated on the tables and there was also a dance […]
St Olivier’s College
St (O)livier’s College The next day Gayatri and Varun caught the earliest available flight to Nainital. It was a two-hour trip and they landed at Nainital by 9 AM. They found the scenic beauty of Nainital breath-taking. For Gayatri, it was her first visit to the place, but Varun had visited Nainital with Anandi as […]
Over To (N)ainital
Over To (N)ainital Varun protested as the two of them left the gypsy’s hut. He said indignantly, ‘That voice talked a lot of mumbo jumbo. I wanted to find out what it meant.’ But Gayatri quietly led him back to their hotel. She opened her mouth only after they were back in the hotel room. […]
(M)onkey Hair And (M)oving Backwards
(M)onkey Hair And (M)oving Backwards At around 5.20 PM the ward boy who was assigned to Anandi’s ward came up to where Gayatri and Varun were seated. He looked at Varun and said, ‘Sir, are you Mr Varun?’ Varun nodded and the boy said, ‘Dr Peter wants to meet you immediately. Please hurry.’ Varun and Gayatri […]
(L)oveleen The (L)ovely Gypsy
(L)oveleen The Lovely Gypsy Varun introduced Kalyani to Dr Peter and informed him that she will be in attendance for Anandi for a few days. After that, Varun packed all his luggage and vacated his room at the hospital which was then allocated to Kalyani. Varun and Gayatri exited the hospital through the back gate […]
(K)alyani Takes Over
(K)alyani Takes Over The next morning Varun woke up at 8.30 AM. He had fallen asleep the previous night only at 2 AM. He went down and had a cup of coffee at the hospital canteen. He made his way to Anandi’s room. As soon as he entered, the nurse put her fingers on her […]
Is It (J)EV?
Is It (J)EV? Varun and Gayatri spent another twenty minutes questioning the boy. Varun asked the boy about where he kept the monkey during night. The boy took them to the backside of the hut and pointed to a small kennel made of wood. He said, ‘My father is a carpenter and he made this […]
An (I)nhuman Act
An (I)nhuman Act Gayatri and Varun stared at Dr Peter in stunned incomprehension. Varun was the first to recover. He echoed, ‘What do you mean by that doctor? A Monkey bite can turn a person from a human being into a monkey or something like that?’ ‘I did not mean that exactly. What I am […]
