SHIKHA


She stepped out of the shower. Her hair was wrapped in a blue towel; water droplets barely contained trickled down her neck and on to her bare shoulders. She scrutinized her body which had changed considerably since the last time her sister called her ?scrawny?. But, that was six months ago. Now, Shikha realized with a pang, she had again outgrown her lacy bra for the 2nd time. Which meant she?d have to buy a larger size and soon.

Shikha was the thin, quiet one of the two sisters. Neha was the vivacious child who went against all norms of their conservative upbringing. Neha was the one with the love letters from the boys in their school. Neha was the one who got the bluff calls and the flowers on Valentine's day. As for Shikha, she felt like a mere shadow in front of her lovely younger sister. Their mother always remarked how Shikha's big brown eyes did not quite fit into her small, narrow face. Her voluptuous lips often caused surprised looks from strangers. Their sanu ma would lament, if only they could fatten up her cheeks, she would be beautiful. Shikha had long before been de-sensitized to comments about her features and her thin body. She had learned not to care. But, she had also learned to fantasize about an ample body and a perfect boyfriend. Shikha was a dreamer. She was, an escapist who skillfully balanced her imperfect world with a perfect fantasy.

Neha, Shikha's younger sister was getting married in two months. To her mother's amazement, Neha had agreed to marry Binod, their father's friend's son, a family friend. Her family had expectations of Neha, to do the outrageous: to elope or to marry a Kuhire. It was, the family's way of bracing for impending disaster given Neha's track record of having dated beyond the acceptable Nepali caste, and color line. Shikha remembered an overjoyed mother rushing to the ?Hare Krishna? temple to offer prayers of gratitude, donations and flowers at the thought of Neha settling down with a ?good? huney khaney, Nepali boy. And, to one the whole family approved of.

As Shikha struggled into her jeans, she smiled secretively. Her time would come, soon, very soon. The email she had received from Jeevan assured her of that.


**********to be continued**********

now, now, sonika! try killing them with kindness (duh!) ;>P this reader was betting that albus dumbledore was gonna bite it in the end....oh well,

dyam i know i said that was the last post but wt hell...the power of attaction of Sonika...how can i escape !!!wahahahaha ;oP....

anywys sonika...dhat..duh ta sunchu ni...well heard a lot i guess..but no one says it like u do ke ;o)...bhujio ;o)...special ;o)...hehehe well thats wat i feel anyways hehee..

*tells himself *
sheessh why am i feeln so cheery for...dyam!!nee to be a bit serious and be cheery after the match....

and urghh wat are u saying?common between me and Sitara :O:O:O...
kaha Sitara jyu...*looks up to the skies..*
and kaha ma...*looks down at the ground..but cant really see so he starts squinting...and cant really see so he bends down..and cant really so..he goes down to the ground...yadda yadda yadda..get the drift ;oP*

dhat....but cheers for feeln so special of me to even daring to say i got smthing with on common wityh Sitara jyu hai...i didnt realise u looked at me that way *blush* wahahahah ;oP...


anyways thanks for coming...kinda had a feeln u show up wahahaa...cheers :oD....made me night ;o)...

and sajhakoraja ke bolcha ho!!!testo nabhana nah...bichara budho dumbledore lai...testo re urghh....dyam ...come to think of it...that rowling might do wat u are thinking..hyaaaa....


good day...


danny

here you go, dan:

- http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2005/05/betting_markets.html

- http://large-regular.blogspot.com/2005/05/harry-potter-and-half-blood-prince.html

you decide. sajhakoraja don't read that tolkien wannabe stuff...or gamble for that matter. still, it certain COULD be prof. DUHmbledore. guess we'll have to wait and see.

Prashanta, thank you for asking but this is a fiction piece.

Pundit, Ardent, Neural, Nirman, Badarnikt, Sristi, Rythm, Raayan, Mili, thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I appreciate it.

PQueen, It's nice to see you back from your break. I had feared we'd never get to read some of your spicy comments.

Dadagiri ji Wah! Wah! How very intuitive. "Santushta aankha putrawati ko" nabayepani, Shikha lai aatma shanti milyo ki?

Zalim Singh, Freedom comes with a twist too, hoina hajur?

Brook, I cherish your comments. Thank you. I do miss reading you these days.

Raccoon, interesting thoughts there. Did she really succumb to cowardice or did the fetus succumb to his father's rejection?

Dananah, your posts could be a short narration on their own! :P Thank you but, tyo dots haroo (....) kaam garna paryo. Aankha tirmiraoonchan, mera.

Sajhakorajha, were you killing me with kindness? If so, we'll (you and I) celebrate your success at my wake! :)

Jira, bujhidain nabhujihiney... that bad eh? I will aspire to better my writing. :)

Newuser; Thankyou, ma ke bhanoo... two years ago, I read Deep ji's katha and I was "hooked", "lined" and "sinkered"!


SonikaNY, trust me you will get over me some day! In the mean time, let's drink to "us"! And your crawling poach! ;)

Meera, the privilege of choice depends on circumstances hoina? And, I always love your insightful comments.

Deepji,

Consumed, not to ashes,
Fired, smoking kiln's rashes,
I'm stranded between the neitherworlds,
Parched with self denial,
while soaked in earthly trials.

Thanks again friends!

I liked the start...the mid and everything except the end..kinda sadistic...maybe it should be other way...but bitter truth really sucks(Sorry I can't find another word)....Keep writing did...
Nirman:)

Your wake? Oh, Karuna, I didn't know you are Irish! Btw, can I have the two lacy bras you...err....Shikha outgrew? And, I really like the way you put "---Sitara" in the subject line after the titles. It's like you....er....I mean Sitara is a brand or something. That's like totally HOT...

Loves it!

Life, could be better, if not we are living it and enjoying it.... in whatever way it comes.
Story, the same.
Sikha -- may have done this, may have done that, could have done better or worse.
Anyway we have to enjoy as it comes or else start ur own style and plot it, dude.
I am loving it ;)
Yeah Dil Mange More ;)

Nirman, some stories end like that. I am sorry if you were discomforted.

Sajhakorajaji, obviously, I am at a disadvantage here sir, since I don't know your name (as you obviously do mine) and will not ask you to reveal yourself. However, "Sitara" could be a "brand name and/or Irish " (after all, what's in a cybername, no?) but, certainly NOT as Hot as "Sajhakoraja"! Surely, you're a Royal HOTshot!
As for the lacy bras, I am glad the story could titillate your imagination/fantasy. Enjoy!
Good day sire!
:)

Pundit, and how true! If only, we could write eachother's life- scripts...!

I'm lovin' the fact that you're lovin' it!

Sitara, matter of happenstance, I cropped up to read those "Core of Teachings" (by KM) few days back as my dad has pursuit on it. I delight in the way you allied his great maxim with your poignant narrative. Above and beyond, I also liked his lines which reads "Total negation is the essence of the positive. When there is negation of all those things that thought has brought about psychologically, only then is there love, which is compassion and intelligence." Spot on!

Keep it coming.
Ashley!

Sitara jiu

Just a great one....

How are you these days? Busy as ever?

Will definitely have a gettogether after M.P. jiu is in town...

Keep writing

hasne raharharu
ansu ma jharey
sundar sapna
aanshu ma mile
aanshu ma miiiiillleeeeeeeeeeeey
etc etc

>>>Nirman, some stories end like that. I am sorry if you were discomforted.
---No Sitara di, I wasnot discomforted at all...I loved the story as all of others you write...But I was comparing it to the realistic life and It was soo close to real life...and I mean to say, real life sucks....You have greatest way of writing.and If I would be a commenter on ur writings, then it would be just like, beating Kasparov in chess..:)
Nirman

Hi Ashley, thank you for your comments which always leave me with philosophical ponderings.
In addition to Krishnamurty I remember reading Lao Tzu's Tao where "Total Negation" translates to "that which is not, IS" which Buddhism refers to as "Shunyata" while Hinduism refers to it as "Brahma" or "whole".

Forget me not,
Busy bhanya yestai ho. Trying to wrap up the academic year but we'll definitely make time for M.P. hoina? Yo M.P., are you listening?!!! :)

Locum,(not to sound melodrmatic but) tyastai tyastai bhannoo paryo hoina?

Nirman, I prefer your writing to mine anyday.

I had not read the last part of the story... tara sitara sis hajurko story is wonderful and touching... and reveals a lot of truth. I bet things like that really do happen in the real world. You have a wonderful way of writing.. and I agree that you are the best story teller in sajha.. keep them coming sis and give us the privilege to read them:)

:)
Aba ke ko mukh le indra ko ke barnan garne bhanchan ni, tyastai bhayo malai. Thoght provoking bhanchan ni.. hoo alik tyastai bhayo malai...

Bich ma chai psychology ko class jasto ni lagyo. Ek chin ta deemag tininininini.
Bujnai garo. Sano magaj ma.

Anyways, needless to say your narration is excellent. Yeh dil mange more.:)

Indisguise:)

Di, You really do have a knack for story telling. I didn't know that until I read "Shikha". Good luck to you and keep writing.

Sitara,

Wonderful story. Liked it nd enjoyed it....Keep it up...

Prem Charo
Hawaii :)

SITARA Dijyu, sorry for being late to read and response the final episode ...was kindda sad and scary to see the ending...but anyway i enjoyed your fiction story!!

Sitara di,
wonderfully crafted, superbly executed.Your story telling proficiency is sure to inspire individual alikes.
Btw, I would like to have few words with you, could you be kind enough to write me at; sr.shrestha@gmail.com. It's regarding one of our project for female writers.

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