Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Drabble: Unexpected undercurrents

Advait was unsurprised to find Rohini flinging pebbles into the pond. 'She lives a charmed life,’ she was saying, ‘nothing ever touches her.' But he almost gasped when he heard Dhruv: ‘she makes me happy.’

‘The novelty will wear off. That cheerful exterior holds nothing inside; you deserve better.’

'She's your best friend!'

There was a gentle, pained intimacy in her voice: ‘Ashi has a generous heart, Dhruv, but she will not understand you when you most need her to.’

Since when had Rohini been on such terms with Dhruv? Clearly, Advait was eavesdropping on a private conversation; he left.

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