SHIKHA


She stepped out of the shower. Her hair was wrapped in a blue towel; water droplets barely contained trickled down her neck and on to her bare shoulders. She scrutinized her body which had changed considerably since the last time her sister called her ?scrawny?. But, that was six months ago. Now, Shikha realized with a pang, she had again outgrown her lacy bra for the 2nd time. Which meant she?d have to buy a larger size and soon.

Shikha was the thin, quiet one of the two sisters. Neha was the vivacious child who went against all norms of their conservative upbringing. Neha was the one with the love letters from the boys in their school. Neha was the one who got the bluff calls and the flowers on Valentine's day. As for Shikha, she felt like a mere shadow in front of her lovely younger sister. Their mother always remarked how Shikha's big brown eyes did not quite fit into her small, narrow face. Her voluptuous lips often caused surprised looks from strangers. Their sanu ma would lament, if only they could fatten up her cheeks, she would be beautiful. Shikha had long before been de-sensitized to comments about her features and her thin body. She had learned not to care. But, she had also learned to fantasize about an ample body and a perfect boyfriend. Shikha was a dreamer. She was, an escapist who skillfully balanced her imperfect world with a perfect fantasy.

Neha, Shikha's younger sister was getting married in two months. To her mother's amazement, Neha had agreed to marry Binod, their father's friend's son, a family friend. Her family had expectations of Neha, to do the outrageous: to elope or to marry a Kuhire. It was, the family's way of bracing for impending disaster given Neha's track record of having dated beyond the acceptable Nepali caste, and color line. Shikha remembered an overjoyed mother rushing to the ?Hare Krishna? temple to offer prayers of gratitude, donations and flowers at the thought of Neha settling down with a ?good? huney khaney, Nepali boy. And, to one the whole family approved of.

As Shikha struggled into her jeans, she smiled secretively. Her time would come, soon, very soon. The email she had received from Jeevan assured her of that.


**********to be continued**********

Yeah! Kata harayo Confused??

Mula Kalanki le sabbai ladies lai tuition dina layo...

La, la, la...

PAY FOR ONE, GET LESSONS FOR 2 MORE LADIES FREEEEEEEE!!!

By: UATAAD MASTER POONTE!

POONTE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO CLICK AND BE SLICK!
KALANKISTHAN, IS NOT A GOOD PICK!
COME TO POONTE'S AND GIVE KALANKISTHAN A KICK!

^ your style of fishing has been tried, tested and have been found wanting. Need the "S" factor in your UATAAD

Lets enroll in Kalanki school of Slick Clicks and picks, might end up with hand in the Jam.

The "S" factor missing can't be replaced, neither can it be grown with miracle grow. On the other hand, the "B" factor in ald men can be "S" if they know how to carry it. :P

Hand in a Jam, is more like it OU... Oh! YOu! where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy? Where have you been charming Billy?

Confused seems to have taken a sabbatical from Sajha.

Kalanki graduated, BIG TYAM!!! Congrats!
Now he is in search of a GF, WF, or Wife not necessarily in that order!

sitara di:D
sowwiee
maile balla aja padera sidhyaa.

my exam is coming:( i am busy reading ur story:P:D
but it was worth it!
hehe.


~*ruIna*~

Sitara Di or was it Ji?

Been a while. Was out and about with Paddy Bear and bouquet of English Rose for a jolly good laugh. Managed to fracture my sense of humerous and recuperating at home with cuppa earl grey. Popped into Sajha land to get some fish & chips and what do I find? Charlatan Poo soliciting to lure younglings to his school of fly fishing. Abomination!! As a former pupil, i cosidered it my moral obligation to warn all and sundry. The mojo, the "S" factor is long lost. ;o)

Where as Kalanki ko Jam just might be pull some Chaubandi Cholo claded Dalli Reshams.

Hope you've been good Sitara Diji. Haven't read this story of yours as yet. Still can't get the Night out in DC from my mind ;o)

Cheers

superb writing as usual!!.......but that ...to be continued ....le maryo hai...chito chito post garnuss la!

superb writing as usual!!.......but that ...to be continued ....le maryo hai...chito chito post garnuss la!

Hey Ruina, good luck with your exams! Padhna pardaina?

OU, I'm telling you, my status in life seems to be elevating from Di to Diji. Take care of those funny bones, you don't want them fractured.

Monika, thank you but... the story is finished bhanya. Scroll up right below the title and click on -----> "Click here to see ALL replies to this thread". to see the complete story.

If not go to Kalanki for Tutoring; he will show you how to navigate Sajha. I'm sure OU812 will happily oblige too! :P

सितारा (दिदी नै भन्छु ल म पनि ?) लाई मेरो पनि नमस्ते छ है।
Sajha is boring without your poems. कहिलेकाही मन बहलाउन पाउन हो हजुरको कविता पढेर।

Sometimes i wonder if i was born in Mars too. Atleast i would too........aaah anyways, nice writings.
nivaN

सिताराको आख्यान-काव्यादिको पाठन पछि प्रतिक्रिया लेख्नु भन्दा पनि अक्सर त्यसै टोल्हाएर बसिरहने पाठकहरुको वर्गमा पर्छु म ।

यहाँ पनि त्यस्तै त्यस्तै अवस्था हो मेरो ।

तथापि यी दुई शब्दहरु राखें ।

स्निग्ध (smooth) आख्यान, मादक शैली, पात्रहरुसंगको दार्शनिक घनिष्टता र जीवनका शास्वत (eternal) प्रश्नहरुमाथिको कटिवद्ध खोज-भाव सिताराका विशेषता हुन् । वास्तवमा सिताराको श्रेष्ठता कथाको विहङ्गम चित्र (bird's eye view) वा संगठनमा भन्दा तिनको सुक्ष्म परिपाठ (fine detail) मा बेसी झल्किन्छ । काव्यात्मक बहाव, यथास्थान दार्शनिक टिप्पणी र बेजोड प्रत्युत्पन्नमति (wit) ले सितारा आफ्ना पाठकहरुलाई भुतुक्कै पार्छिन् ।

मेरो त के कुरा, म त सधैं मुर्छा प-या छु, सिताराको तस्वीर होस् या तसव्वुर (thoughts) !

Lol nepe dai/uncle when ever i read u feels like watching "Mahabarat" or "Ramayaan" in DD(Doordurshan chanel). Hahahaha hope to read more...parantu, kintu,,,bhatra shree,bandu, etc.
nivaN

sanchai dharo dharma maile yo thread thyammai bujena, tution chiyo !

When this thread started on the last day of my oral exams (ok, I confess, I check Sajha during exams, too), I said to myself, "Wait, it says Sitara. I should savor it when I am done with everything." Until today, I kept thinking that the story was still going on! Story sakiyera k k huna bhyaaisakechha. It will be an injustice to the author if I even try to comment on the story. I will just say here that it was great as usual.

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Bhetne kuraa ta kaan fus fus baata faisakyo; yehaa k post gari bhayo ra! Baru bheteko belaa eutaa "story reading session" pani hunu parchha -- taali bajaaune haru ko kami hune chhaina! :)

Nepe ji, Dhanyabad! Also, for the observation you made on the "bird's eye view" versus the "details" in my narration. Although, my characters are fictional, I seem to have no choice but to develop an intimate relationship with each one before I start giving the story a shape.

M.P. Thank you. I was wondering where you had disappeared. And, Congratulations!

Nivan, it gives me much pleasure to see you EVERY time I write. You put a lot of effort in reading someone you say you don't understand. I, however, appreciate your time and comments.

Nepalean, Nivan will happily agree with you, I'm sure! :)

Newuser, poetry has dried up by the DC heat! :)

good article sitara. you are a real pro.

hey sitara babes when's your next chapter coming ????eagerly waiting...

from your writing you seem to be a tall girl ...proly taking up medicine or science and jotting these things up btw breaks...love to hang around with ya sometimes...

"Indi babe tyam taym ma ali ali josh chalya bela ma lekhay. I got an email from one silent reader saying the story touches too many raw nerves, re. "
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Raw nerves? Perhaps it needs to be cooked. Anyways, it was (one) of your intent while jotting this provoking piece. You succeeded. My nerves were long dead; heart recently :p, nonetheless it jerked something. Wonder what it was. Hmmmmmmmm....

Baru yeso alik chadai chadai sano tino katha paske panda ananda authio hajurko. Or busy acting a la Uma T. Kill Bill esstyle; defending (in the process, dare I say ripping apart those mortals ( indeed INCLUDING me ;) :p), well; the man (Ref: MAOIST LANGUAGE THEORY) ;) hahahah.

Hajur ko lagi aula chalaune ta ho ni; hamro lagi entertainment, education and more importantly "revisiting-the-lexicon-101." LOL.

P.S: Who could that "Silent Reader" be? Nepe ji bhanau bhane lekhi halnu bho. Confused ho ki? Hahahaha. Confused ra Nepe ji ma toss garnu parla. Ani ke bhancha ta Sitara (Jyu).
Hmmmm how could i forget dark horse Laughing budda. Hahahaha. Confused aka perturbed; fi u ever find out, lemme know mate hai.

Bhole Babaji, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hush babes, I "The End"-ed it; no more chapters for this one. Am I tall? well, both my legs touch the ground, except when wearing 4 inches heels! I'm not a science major(but, I play one in TV! :P) As for hanging out, sure, we'll do so when you come out to DC. It would be a pleasure to meet one bright, smart, candid lady like you.

Indi babe, keep the "jerks" under wraps lest they overpower you! Nepe and confused that vocal reader ni... why silent? As for Laughing Buddha, he keeps me laughing when I need it most!
In Maoist Lang theory... did i rip you apart by ignoring you? :P, How remis of me!

But, Indi... thanks for taking the time to read long story despite your discomforts.