Our summer romance

From across the road, our eyes met that summer.

We both took the same bus.

She took it to work and I took it back from work.

Our timings on and off the bus were the only thing that coincided.

That and our eyes which coincidentally met as she boarded & I got off.

It was a love which seemed star crossed.

She worked days, I worked nights.

Tentatively, one day I approached her.

“Er! Hey, care for a coffee?” I asked.

“Sure. Just for today or every day?” she answered.

And just like that our summer romance became real.


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About Sonal Singh

An author, storyteller, and full-time observer of life’s glorious absurdities. I write humour-laced stories where chaos wears fluffy fur, emotions arrive uninvited, and middle-class Indian households become ecosystems of drama, love, and unsolicited advice. Armed with sarcasm, caffeine, and alarming emotional attachment to stray creatures, I believe compassion is less of a virtue and more of a lifestyle disorder. One that I embrace. When I’m not writing, I’m usually busy running a full-time HR consultancy business, rescuing animals, or trying to maintain dignity while being emotionally manipulated by my pets. Through my literary work, I try to blend humour with heart, celebrating the messy coexistence of humans and non-humans in modern urban India.

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