Lost Essence

                                        Durgesh Shastri    Durgesh Shastri has emerged as an inspiration for all young aspiring authors out there. He is the one handling two most challenging fields; Teaching and Writing.       At present he is teaching in GND engineering college,Bidar. Along with teaching and romancing with words,he is also doing his bit for the society by running an NGO aimed at providing computer awareness in rural areas.      Mr. shastri has received critical acclaim for his short story collections - 12 Strokes Of Life And Pitfalls & Parachutes.  Many of his works have been published online and in various anthologies.           His Debut Novel which is a Thriller is expected to hit stores next year. 1. Divya -  Sir,what do you think about the concept of ...

Six months today, seems just like the first or forever; Hard to decide Many Ups and downs, Going through rollercoasters or sailing on wind we stand together Time may seem less But we have come a long way Glancing back through my shoulder I see miles of memories We will still fight, cry and be upset with each other Important is, no matter what we would always have each other's back There will never be THE END in our story just a simple, HAPPILY FOREVER ....

Time Heals All Wounds ........BULLSHIT You start saying its been months now, i m fine now but the reality is you’re scared to tell people how much it hurts, so you keep it all to yourself. You cover scars with " i am fine". you say you're fine but you're going insane. you say you feel good but you're in a lot of pain. You say it’s nothing but it’s really a lot. you say you're okay but y ou're not. your heart becomes a garden with high walls raised around it which no one can cross or see across. Its not like you have not tried getting over it but somewhere sometime out of the blue this feeling comes and hits you hard, that tornado of sadness engulfing you. you get upset again feeling sad,depressed and hurt; numb . Sadness can not be measured when you have been crying for hours . Its when your tears have dried, pain in your hurt is tearing u apart but not a single tear escapes your eyes, so numb u have become.......

CHAPTER-4 And I started telling her my love saga.  "I still could go on hours describing Maya after these 5 long years. Partly because there is so much to tell about her and partly because while talking about her,I feel close to her." I said.            MAYA; a girl as simple that even on a first meet, u will feel as u know her for years but along with such layers and maturity intricated deep in her which u will acknowledge only if u are real close to her and have enough patience.            Generally she was like water,pour in any vessel and it will take the shape. But that doesn't mean she didn't have her own identity. She was an independent girl having a strong identity;yet flexible enough to adjust in every kind of scene.       You know, she was just like a flavor which easily gets mixed in a dish but also has its presence defined with a superiority making the dish special ....

CHAPTER-3 As the plane rose in the air,I got lost in my dreamy world again. Yes, my little dreamy world where we never got seperated,where we are still together; fighting, cuddling,crying,cherishing every moment together.                         I was staring at my phone's wallpaper which was the picture of me and maya together. Suddenly,girl next to me said, "She's so pretty". I smiled in response.      "Hi,I am Kriti", she said.      "Myself Neel", I replied. I was not interested in any conversation, so I resumed back to myself. But she asked again, "who's She ?". She has such a earnest look in her eyes that i felt myself compelled to answer her.     "She is maya."    "Maya, who ? your girlfriend ?"     "No, my Life."    "You both look great together." ...

CHAPTER-2 After going through all the formalities, I was sitting at the airport lounge waiting for my flight.  I checked a few stores,then went into the bookstore. The bookstore was a feast to the eyes of booklovers. So many books neatly stacked in shelves categorised under different genres.                    Maya would have loved it.She literally had an apetite for books. She was a bookworm in typical sense and never minded being called that.She used to say, "Books are my first Love." And God, how jealous i used to feel by that and how i used to argue with her at this several times. But then,her cute smile always managed to overcome that.                                         ...

MEANT TO BE TOGETHER   CHAPTER-1 It was nearly after 5 years, i have felt a spark of hope, hope of meeting her again . Years which passed away so fast trying to keep up in the race of life;working our asses off for making our career. People say this time is just an investment for making life comfortable and well settled. Sometimes I wonder if working 9 to 5 routine  and then coming home tired to hell just to gobble up some food and trying to have a sound sleep could be called Life. Well this was my so called Life, life which i have accustomed to after getting separated from her.Actually, Separation is not the correct word. I was the one who broke off the relation.Looking behind,even I could not find a single reason for this stupid arrogant, self destructing step of mine. Even though just some days later I realized my folly but even then I was having enough ego to go back to her and admit my mistake.            ...