Rain, rain, stay a while...

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This post has been published by me as a part of Blog-a-Ton 55; the fifty-fifth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. In association with ​Rashmi Kumar, the author of Hooked, Lined and Single and Jyoti Arora, the author of Lemon Girl.

Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
Little Anusha wants to play;
Rain, rain, go away!

I hate when it rains. I hate it because the earth gets wet, makes it impossible to play my favorite game – Lock and Key – with my friends.

This is what I used to say when I’m young, and that’s the truth as well. Now, I’ve grown old, living all alone in this big house. My sons are living abroad with their families, and they never bother to visit or call me on the phone. I hate it to the core, but what can I do? That’s the gift of getting older right?

Relationships may fade, people might change, but the rain never. These days, rain is my only best friend. When it rains, I sit on the veranda, open my heart, share my inner feelings, and shed my tears to get dissolved in the rain. I feel good. Maybe, that’s why I wish it to rain, a lot these days.

Rain, rain, stay a while,
Be a reason for my smile,
Older Anusha wants to talk;
Rain, rain, let’s happily walk!

And, I Hope, there comes an end to this Elder Abuse!

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Chocolate and I… Forever and Ever!

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 54; the fifty-fourth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton

Chocolate and I… Forever and Ever.
It’s true. Chocolate and I, have a forever connection, between us.

When I was born… my dad gave chocolates to all our family, friends and relatives.
When I was a kid… I gave chocolates to my friends on my birthdays, special occasions, happy and sad moments.
When I was a teenager… the easiest way to become my friend or to unfriend me, was to buy me a chocolate gift, and it continues till date.
When I was an adult… the first time I fell in love was to a person who gifted me a special chocolate. Even today, that special person gets me a chocolate, for no reasons, as he says… “Chocolate and I… Forever and ever!”

To me, my happiness, my sadness, my calmness, my angriness, my emotions, my feelings, my every bit … is made of chocolate.
Chocolate and I… Forever and Ever.

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Chocolate

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 53; the fifty-third edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. In association with ​Soulmates: Love without ownership by Vinit K Bansal. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton.

“Chocolate. That’s enough to chill him.” She said to herself for the hundredth time on the flight back to India from USA. Thanks to the snowstorm that caused a delay of two days, making her land on the day of her friend’s marriage.

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She gave him a pocket of chocolates. He smiled.

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