The Smiles We Wear
The Cozy Cup Cafe was situated on the corner of a quiet street. The cafe was so small that one could barely recognise it from a distance, which worked for the regular customers as they would easily find a seat available. However that day was unusual, the cafe was filled with humans and pets and chatters. There was a reading session being conducted by the locals’ favourite “Neerja Chatterjee”. She had written excellently on topics like human relations, familial connections, slightly hinting towards the political backdrop of the their town. Everyone was very excited to hear her speak. Amongst those several people, there was Aruvi, a final year college student, passionate about books and knowledge, but heavily buried in coursework. From past couple of days she had been struggling to balance everything though somehow she had managed time for Neerja Chatterjee. Wearing a hoodie, straight fit jeans and hair tied in bun, she entered the cafe hastily. Anyone could tell that she hadn’t sle...