New Delhi Railway Station

All Alone (55 Word Flash Fiction)

Late evening, ICU units, Houston, September 2009.

“Are you all alone?” 

“No, I just stepped out. I am visiting a relative next unit.” 

“Do you want to watch Monday Night Football?” 

I step into an ICU room, a smiling man.

“Thought you’d give me company. I am alone. My girlfriend has not even visited once.”

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It took me four years to write again 55 words of flash fiction (or maybe, partial fiction).  More on flash fiction.

Houston Holi, 2010

Diwali 2009

Life is a journey