Naina’s cup of tea was always strong. Brewed till it was the right color, blended well with the right amount of milk and tea leaves. The sugar had to be just the perfect amount, not too much, not too little. She exhaled a long sigh after taking the first sip. Naina stood in her kitchen in Singapore, a cup in her hand, staring out the window as the city hummed below her. It was distant, orderly, and efficient. The kind of place where nothing spills over. Not time. Not emotions. Everything was...

Raghav Malhotra didn’t believe he was a bad person. He paid his bills on time. He worked hard. He didn’t cheat anyone. But there was just one small, teeny tiny problem… That morning, he had already lost it twice. “Bhaiya, thoda side se le lo,” the cab driver said carefully, easing the car through a narrow lane. “If you can’t drive, why are you sitting behind the wheel?” Raghav grumbled as he reversed his car. The driver said nothing and silently drove past Raghav’s car, giving him a long...

Ruhi Mehra was under the covers by 10:45 pm, as she was every night. She lived away from her parents, who resided in one of the many bustling lanes of New Delhi. She was far away from the love, the tiny cherished moments, and the chaos. Her pigeon-sized apartment in Sydney was very quiet in a way that it almost felt permanent. The fridge hummed. Cars drove by somewhere below. The digital clock glowed blue against the wall. Ruhi’s laptop bag rested on the single-armed green couch, already...