“Ahh! No sky diving event please”, I said timidly to Peeyush. He asked me “What happened Raghav? We will be just watching it, not doing it.”
I said in exasperation – “Whatever, I am not interested”. I gave every possible reason not to go there, after all, how could I have told  them about the dream last night… they would have made  fun of me.
But the discussion continued while we stood in punishment. Then all of a sudden, Ashu interrupted in-between and said… “I have done rafting once and want to …

As soon as the instructor yelled, “JUMP”, at an altitude of 12,500 feet, all of us jumped out of the plane without a second thought. My stomach started rolling, soon I realised that the ground is missing beneath my legs…. and a sudden gush of wind took me as high as 15000 feet; extending my free fall to 75 seconds from the usual 60. I had no idea of the directions but one thing I knew for sure was that, I was moving south with gravity. Before I could gather …

“You are not going to Smita’s birthday party. It’s too far away. Moreover we must go to Mahesh uncle’s house,” said Mrs Singh. “I am going nowhere with you people and I mean it,” shouted 12-year-old Resham. She banged the door of her room shut. After a while she heard the car leaving the portico. Memories of what had happened came pouring back and she was angry again. Resentful at her enforced exile. Afraid what would happen when they came back. She had a hot argument with her parents and …