Short Story: Over A Cup Of Coffee

Short Story : Over A Cup Of Coffee

Shakti Rai. A 5 year old girl who witnessed her parents death from her own eyes at such a tender age. The death of her parents had a huge traumic impact on her. Her whole life was turned upside down in just a matter of seconds. The once happy family was now completely shattered. The bubbly little girl who was once her daddy's princess and her mother's sunshine was now just a hollow shell. A sad, gloomy girl whose eyes have a deep story to tell. For the world she is a cold hearted girl who only cares about herself. A girl for whom love doesnt exists. But deep down inside her heart she wished that there would be someone out there who would love her. A person whom she could trust and in whose embrace she can let her guard down.

Chirag. A boy who murdered his own dad at the age of 10. He had spent his childhood listening to the cruel profanities of his father. His father was an asshole to his mom and him. For a young boy, he was very brave at heart. For his mother and his own life he killed his father but had to spent the next few years of this life in juvenile. A boy who is a friend of all. Who understands everyone's problems and gives them selfless love. But there is no one out there who can look beneath the facade that he wears. He longs for that one person who would finally understand him and his motives. Who would look beneath his fake character and help him discover the real him.

What happens when these two people with disturbing backgrounds and fake characters once stumble upon each other in a cafe. And are forced to have a coffee at the same table. When they start noticing small things about each other that invoke their interest in each other's life, their path crosses with each other a number of time.

The small talk which started over a cup of coffee , was the seed for their budding friendship which would one day grow to become a full fledged tree.