"Looking forward to visiting Coorg soon" tweeted Shivani. She was really excited about it and maybe her "followers" would have some tips and places to visit. She'd have to leave a few days with no itenary so she could catch up with Divya. It'd been ages since college and it was high time they caught up with what all's been going on in each others' lives. She thought of the times they chatted all night when in college sharing info on tests, relationships, gossip, dreams, plans. The amphitheatre behind the ladies hostel was a regular venue and if it was alive it would share the excitement she felt in being able to meet Divya again.

 

Sowmya dusted off the remaining sand from her feet and started her jog back home. Project status meetings first thing in the morning were a pain. It was the last thing in the day for the other participants from California and they didn't share her upbeat mood when things weren't going well. She couldn't help feeling so nice early in the morning but when there was grim news or the project was behind schedule, she had to nurse that disappointment through the workday. "Elaneer evalo" "Pathu roobah" "Onu thaanga". Tender coconut milk first thing in the morning. Now, that was a diet she'd like to try for a few days. She'd even been told by some friends that they'd stayed on a fast sometimes for a few days at a stretch and could manage by drinking tender coconut milk apart from water.

 

Fads. Who cares.