Question Mark

?? Time: Mid Afternoon; 3PM What: A light flashed on the bottom screen. Interestingly, the message had two question marks. Aryan was engrossed in checking the new laptop that he has just received. He thought that the things might be turning around for him. And this might have just been the start of it all. […]

Adventitious

Chapter XLIV Adventitious: The Lunch Box Journal ______ Meanwhile… A week after the Neil’s marriage, Neil had planned a trip for himself and his wife. He was very skeptical about it. It was a trip to an island where one of the tourist attractions is the volcano. A few months earlier while he was researching for […]

Inordinate

Chapter XLIII Inordinate: The Lunch Box Journal ______ He checked the time. He barely slept for an hour and there were already 3 missed calls from an unknown number. As he was checking the phone, it rang again and he picked it up instead of ignoring and going back to sleep. “Hi, Aryan. Likhita here!” “Oh […]

Café, again?

Chapter XXXV Café, again?: The Lunch Box Journal ______ Story so far: The tattoo was deciphered while the explanation for the same was a bit more fishy. And there seems to be two different explanations given for the same tattoo to two different people. The other explanation is yet to be revealed. Meanwhile, Gautham and Neil […]

Finally Coffee

Chapter XXXIV Finally Coffee, The Decipher: The Lunch Box Journal _____ Story so far: While everyone seems to be finding a partner for themselves, while Aryan was busy sipping coffee at the coffee shop. What was his scenario on the marriage front? And what happened to the tattoo? What was the fuss about it? Was their […]

Hooked

Chapter XXXIII Hooked: The Lunch Box Journal ______ Story so far: While Akhil was pursuing his ‘crush’ interest Likhita was burning up on the inside when her tattoo was accidentally seen by one of the group members. Before they plan to decipher the tattoo, there was a lot happening otherwise. Read on… Sameer had his share of […]

Breaking Ice

Chapter XXXII Breaking ice: The Lunch Box Journal ______ Story so far: In one hot afternoon, the normal conversations at the lunch table turned serious and one of the member of the group was furious and even cursed out loud. An unusual curse, but the intensity with which it was said meant that the person was genuinely […]

The Conundrum

Chapter XXXI The Soya Bean Conundrum: The Lunch Box Journal ______ Story so far: While the mending seemed to have worked, there was still a certain distance that Akhil had been maintaining ever since that awkward conversation, which wasn’t as evident in the talks but that was as pretentious as it gets. Meanwhile, Sameer’s visa had […]

The Request

Chapter XXX The Request: The Lunch Box Journal ______ Story so far: The cold shoulder was still a bit cold while Sameer tried to resolve it amidst his travels. Meanwhile, Gautham got his Visa to travel and awaiting travel orders and Neil in in between marriage proposals. While Akhil’s fascination was increasing too fast as he […]

Cold Shoulder

Chapter XXIX Cold Shoulder: The Lunch Box Journal ______ Story so far: The Pondicherry plan was put on an interim hold somewhere in the future, while the Midnight Cafe seemed like a good place to hang out and talk about things, and they decided to go there again in the future. It was followed by a […]