Barter

Chapter 1

Scene 1

He opens his eyes and then closes. Half in sleep, he scratches his head and searches for his pillow by his side which now has fallen down the bed. Clumsily, he drags his leg to the corner, his foot down and clenching the pillow with the thumb and a finger he lifts the pillow. The alarm clock ticks 8. Oh what a waste of effort. He gets up, follows his early morning routine, i.e., looks for his toothbrush which he finds at the other end of bed wandering how he left it there, moving on to looking for his socks which he today finds beside the leg of the dining chair where he had dinner last night. Oh God! I need some organization.

Scene 2

She returns after a bad day at office. Her roommate that a month ago felt like her soul mate, had left her to get married. She calls her to tell about her day at office but gets 'cooking with sasu ma, xoxo'. She smiles and moves on to find something to eat. Maggi is all she tries to manage and wanders , oh god, if only someone could care enough and ever!

Barter it is.




Note - Dear Reader,
Barter is a series of writing that brings out the triggers/influences/thought processes of individuals in arranged marriages. Characters in different chapters are not connected. Every chapter is a different story/situation.