the length is Short... Very Short

Below is a mixed bag collection of some short stories;

Let me correct myself; very short stories.

• “I want to be an engineer,” the topper says excitedly during the interview. The dancing shoes in his drawer know that he is lying…
• Heated argument. No replies; yet the ticks turn blue. A sob escapes; Doorbell sings a tune. A giggle hugs back.
• “Be what you want to be,” he had been taught. Ignoring the rude rook, the boisterous bishop and the narcissistic knight, the pawn took one step at a time and became the Queen
• She wore saree for the first time. He tripped.
• “He likes his milk cold, not hot.” “And he wont sleep without a lullaby” ”And…” Still a mother at heart, she hoped God was listening.
• “Just make sure you do not fall in love with a girl from another caste,” his conservative family repeatedly warned him. He finally fell in love with a man from the same caste.
• The red paan stains all over the temple walls did not bother anyone. The red stains on her skirt did
• She stepped out with her black eyeliner, blue mascara, red lipstick, peach concealer, pink blush & beige foundation is place. “Don’t you dare put any colors on my face,” she said sternly to the children who wanted to play Holi
• “Don’t worry, he is a nice man and shall be a good husband, unlike your earlier husband who left you pregnant & ran away,” Said the daughter to her worried mother who agreed to marry the second time.
• Fired from the job, the man returned home tensed & broken. He felt on the top of the world when he heard his daughter speak ‘papa’ for the first time.
• “Dad let me carry it for you,” he said taking the heavy bag from his father’s hand. The old hands felt relived, but the heart felt heavier, as his son walked him through the gates of old-age home.
• He was an evil man who lied, cheated & robbed at every step. He compensated for this by skipping meat on Tuesdays.
• He saw her sad & alone, so he walked upto her. She stared at him reluctant to share her sorrows with a complete stranger, but he persisted. An hour later, the dog finally adopted the human.
• “Promise me, you will never lie to me!” “Promise” said the husband hiding her medical reports in his bag.
• “Dare you shout at my daughter again,” said the mother angrily to the son in law. Unknown from the fact that her daughter had slapped him twice before he reacted.
• “My boss vented someone else’s anger & frustration on me for a small mistake; he insulted me, taunted me & never said sorry. Who does this kind of behavior?” complained the irritated husband to his wife. Consoling him the wife said in her mind, “You!!!”
• “You may now kiss the bride!” said the priest. He looked up, paused a little & asked, “By the way, who is the bride?”