Category: Daily prompts

A bond that still exists after the person is long gone…!

Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

A slow morning and I skipped my morning routine today,

I woke up thirsty at 5 in the morning and didn’t have any energy to wake up,

so I stayed in my bed for half hour dying of thirst…!

I got up eventually at 5:40 brushed my teeth and drank a whole jug of water and fell asleep again…!

I woke up yet again at 7:45 with my maid and after a span of 15 minutes I was woken up yet again,

because a person came in for the blood test of my sister…!

I sat on my bed and waited as they took blood sample and other samples,

And,

A QR code was brought my way,

and after scanning my Face ID the payment went through…!

I was told that I can go back to sleep again…!

like that was possible now…!?

😢

So I scrolled some and decided to read some pages of the book that I had on my side table…!

A person whom I found randomly on Ig and ordered a book from them,

their first book and I’ve loved it…

And,

as soon as I’m done with it,

I’ll leave a review…!

Coming back to the prompt

A decision made in the past that helped me grow…

There are a lot to things that happened in the past that shaped me into who I am today..!

There are friendships that I started that I have regret and they on their own fell off…!

There are relationships that I started and those broke up because I wasn’t in the right space to accept a person in my life at that time,
making it one of those things that have a significant impact on how I perceive love and affection today…!

Because even to this day, when someone tries to come near me, my normal reaction is something of a defensive standpoint…!

and I often tell people I don’t feel like I was made to be in love or in general liked;

But being of help that is what I was made for….

and I hope I did that well..!

I had to cut off people who were spreading misinformation which came with tags that are associated with me or my name(They still are…)

But,

I don’t care and people already come with pre-formatted idea and their ideas break once they talk to me or get to know me more…!

A big decision I made in life is choosing to sacrifice my regular college life,

I spent those years learning basic things about my business and now it’s something that runs on my shoulders…!

And spending those years interacting with people and building my profile,

I got to spend what limited time I had with my father working with him and learning the skills..!

and until his end I was there with him and it made our bond deeper and brought more peace and joy in his life that his next generation likes to work with their hand and embraces the legacy that he built…!

A decision I made back then in hope that it made his life better and he was able to leave this world in peace and a sense of happiness…!

Miss you dad forever ♾️

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

17/04/2026
A perspective and a conversation about cremation ground…!

What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

Another day spent tiring myself at work after which I went out to deliver some cards and bhaji boxes,

which will end by this evening I think…!

😅🤞

Work was tiring,

but,

A sense of accomplishment is felt by me when I feel tired and return home,

My bed feels very precious and I want that good sleep blesses everyone after a hard day at work…!

I also got a different perspective to view life as one of the person who I delivered the card to and the conditions they were living in broke me down;

but,

I couldn’t get anything on my face,

Maybe I’ll put it out in the form of a story later this evening…!

Coming back to the prompt

A place that I don’t want to visit and reason behind it

There is a truth that all of us know,

but none of us are ready to accept it—

We are born with a promise that we have it written in our fate—

Death,

it’s death I’m talking about;

There is no bigger loss than losing someone,

but,

As soon as someone is born,

they have been promised it,

and no matter how much we try to avoid it,

We are found by its embrace,

Some consider it sweet,

some painful;

But,

for those who are survived by them,

it feels like a vital part of their body is taken away from them…!

And,

A place that I hope no one has to visit is,

A burial ground and/or a cremation ground…!

I know it’s an essential part of life,

death itself is essential in a way,

it teaches you to move ahead no matter how close the person is/was;

But,

the visit to such a place leaves you hanging,

and whenever you travel infront of it,

A mental image takes shape of the person and the act of their pyres burning or their body being lowered down into the ground…!

Something that is necessary for the people who are dependent on it

I.e. it’s their livelihood;

I hope no-one has to visit it ever,

but eventually we have to,

and that leaves us with memories that haunt us forever,

and after some time come to terms with it as it becomes somewhat of a common occurrence…!

Ngl,

I’ve seen a second death in this year,

in our family only;

And,

this heart slips as soon as I get a call at odd hours;

A place where ending is visible,

but numerous questions remain which we are in no position to answer

and

practically don’t have an answer for…!

A place where ground speaks more truth than any person or any entity ever could…!

I hope that every soul that departs this earth finds a better afterlife,

or,

a better life than their last one…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

A photo I took before leaving work…!

16/04/2026
A timid and quiet person giving birth to Waakiye

Describe something you learned in high school.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

I know it’s late,

I’m making this post at five in the evening as I’m travelling back from distributing cards which we started from the day before today…!

We wanted to be done with it in the first week of April,

but,

The paternal aunt of mine who passed away on 1st April,

her terahvi(mourning ceremony) happened on 12th of April and we started to distribute them today as we got the delivery of bhaji yesterday evening I.e. 13th of April…!

We are already running against the time here,

but,

We also plan on sending a video message on WhatsApp to those who we cannot reach…!

Their bhaji will be waiting at home let’s not forget that…!

I hope we can get them delivered by tomorrow evening,

because there aren’t many to begin with,

and if I can make haste we can do it…!

(Fingers crossed 🤞 )

Coming back to the prompt

Something I learnt in high school

My high school life was a lot from the observant’s point of view as I looked at people and their behaviour and got a gist of how they used to work and think;

Thinking about things and people( well at that time my classmates);

It wasn’t just education that I learnt in my high school;

Within those 4 years,

from class 9 to class 12–

I leant more about people and the way they perceive the world and how they detach themselves from it…!

Basically high school is a huge platter and in it we get a whole lot of people and their different upbringing standards gives us to be a witness to it all…!

This observant nature boosted by a need to get answers out of everything;

The outcome of it being a person who loves to talk about things and explore ideas that otherwise might be considered good, bad or taboo in worst case…!

But being able to speak my mind on things that I like or even bring awareness to people around me is something that I have developed to love…!

And I hope I do carry that trait with me for the rest of my life…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

14/04/2026
Still writing, In the arms of a loved one while witnessing greatness…!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

After spending the whole 10 hours yesterday shaving myself off to get a job done,

which was simply turning round blanks into required diameters,

But the sheer amount of material I had to hack off mattered,

some were a millimetre over,

some were at least a five or six millimetre over and I made significant dent on the amount by finishing off five sizes and the rest will be picked up yet again on Tuesday…!

About today,

I’ll be getting bhaji boxes delivered and I will give it to the people who live near me and a few of my friends who live near and try to give it to atleast one person who lives far…!

because from tomorrow onwards we will give it to those who aren’t open today…

Other than that,

it’s going to be a long day because we will go shppping too,

A few things that we have to buy for Milni rasam(A programme where the family of the bride and groom meet officially infront of the people and exchange gifts…)

Another jam packed Monday it is,

but only two weeks are left…!

🥲😅

Coming back to the prompt

Where do I see myself in 10 years

This prompt wouldn’t have come at a better time, As we are in this transition phase and my sister is going to be married off;

Giving me a lot of things to look forward to;

And,

At the same time they are telling me to get married too,

because it will be a lot of pressure on Mom

because she will be all alone within a few days as the guests will leave after the marriage;

Something that I’m nodding to right now,

—

I have no clue how any of this will come true…!

But we have hope…!

Pulling myself back to the question—

well I do plan on playing with my niece and/or nephew;

——

I do plan on having a ring on my finger too and the love of my life with me;

Waking up and seeing her face and thinking I wrote about this ten years ago and that day has come true…!(well not 10 years exactly, it can be a few years minus or plus too…)

And I hope,

I really, really hope that my mom is there to bless her grandkids and they get the love of her grandma even if I wasn’t fortunate enough to get it…!

🥹

I know I have chosen a better path for myself and am able to get what I want and the people who are around me are able to live a happy life because of that…!

because all those who are with me now,

I plan to take them up with me;

And all of those who didn’t trust me

or left me just because they thought all of this would go down in vain,

it becomes my purpose to shine infront of them…!

A life where all the levels and graphs,

were picked up and brought up by my sincere efforts and sheer dedication…!

A life made to enjoy by those who are around me

I hope,

I’m still writing prompts and active here daily and every once in a while I come to post something that is appealing…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

13/04/2026
Bringer of Happiness and The remaining two weeks…!
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?
12/04/2026 @Waakiye

Hey..

I hope all of you are doing well…!

After straying away from my routine after I picked up a suitcase wrong,

I was in my bed trying not to move,

because each movement caused more pain;

—

After two sessions of physiotherapy and another one on Monday,

I think I’ll be well…!

I’ve killed a few more tasks,

and we will get the bhaji on Monday and the distribution will start on the same day…!

Other than that,

shopping is done,

A few things might be left,

And,

that will also be completed as soon as we get boxes and I will tell my mom and sister to give them to those who live nearby…!

A packed week we have ahead;

—

I have to go to work today and finish a few tasks alone,

As my uncle and brother are going to the bhog of my paternal aunt who passed away on April 1st;

Coming back to the prompt

Five Things that bring me happiness..!

There are few instances of happiness in my life,

but,

I work hard on making it worth living,
1. First would be my family’s and my well being; they are my priority and anything/everything that I do is ultimately to their benefit, No matter the path I choose I see that it benefits them in the long run…!
2. My friends take a special place in my heart and whenever we get a chance to get together, we make it absolutely fun and something that we talk about every time we meet…! The last thing we did together was ice skating and that was fun and we got hurt; All three of us at the same time…!
3. A loved one; I wouldn’t say anything else but the fact that their presence makes us feel like we are special and I hope they feel the same way too about it…!
4. Morning walks and being one with nature is something that makes me feel happy and that feeling is elevated when I am visiting a place like a park or a place that is filled with trees and plants that makes me feel happy…!
5. The last or the first thing that makes me feel happy(the way you look at this list)and this life worthy of continuing is writing; Because of it I have been able to meet wonderful people and I’ve got a chance to work with some who I couldn’t even think of working with even from this country and beyond this one…!
Some things that bring me happiness and joy…!

Have forgotten to mention travelling and the love paper brings me isn’t that same for the all of us,

we forget to mention things that make us who we are and define our hustle isn’t it…?

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye
12/04/2026

A call that changed the course of the night…!

Trigger Warning: This piece contains graphic violence, murder, references to child abuse, and disturbing themes including body disposal and psychological trauma.




It was a lone night,
I was travelling all alone and before I could reach home,
I got a call from my friend…!

It felt like either his life was in danger…
or he had taken someone’s;

G0d knows what it was,
but fear was resonating clearly from his voice—

Ravi—
“I did it bhai…
I found that man and I did what I had to…”

Me—
“What are you talking about Ravi…?”

Ravi—
“The same man…
the one who brutally assaulted and k1lled that little girl from our vicinity—”

I cut him off.

The connection was poor.
I told him to move somewhere open.

But my mind…
it had already started running in all directions.

Ravi—
“I found him…
and as soon as I got a chance,
I pounced on him…
A fight broke out…”

“What happened next… Ravi?”

Ravi—
“I knew he’d overpower me…
so I took out the knife I kept on my waist…
in case I ever needed it…”

My thoughts went to the worst place.

A brief pause…

“I had to, Waakiye…
I had to do it…”

“She called me her brother…
I watched her grow up…
and I—”

He stopped.

I think her face came in front of him.

“Is he alive…?”
I asked.

Ravi—
“He was…
gasping for air…
when I opened his neck…”

“I watched him suffer…
just like she would have…”

Silence.

“Where are you…?” I asked.
“Send me your location.”

“Okay…”

The call ended.

A few seconds later——
I heard a ping on my phone;

Just a few minutes away.

————

I drove there.
And I saw him.

Sitting cross-legged…
right next to the body.

Staring at the blood-soaked sand beneath him.

“Ravi…?”
No response.

“Ravi…!”
Nothing.

“RAVI…!”
On the third call—he moved.

He rushed toward me,
collapsed onto me…
and broke.

Tears;
Shaking hands;
A voice that didn’t belong to the man I knew.

“I just wanted to scare him…
but it…
it became this…”

“I had to k1ll him…”

“He would have escaped…
hurt someone else…”

As I looked into his eyes—
and then at the lifeless one behind him—

Only one thought came to my mind—
I have to save him.

⸻

“Give me the knife.”

⸻

[END PART 1]

A story that expands beyond years and decades of built relationships,

Both legal and illegal ones..!

Part 2 out soon…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

10/04/2026

Delayed Advance payments and making exercises fun…!

What’s the most fun way to exercise?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well..!

A hard day at work yesterday was,

Had a kill a few tasks by the end of the day and we secured a new order from a business that earlier used to deal with us directly,

But,

Now they have put an intermediary party that secures all of the material that is required to run their business;

A convenience for them,

But,

It waivers that dealings that we had with them and counts as a fresh start,

To which we said that we won’t work without an advance payment;

—-

And when this advance figure comes in,

It becomes difficult for all of us;

The order has already been delayed a week and a half because we didn’t receive one,

And after getting a minimal amount that doesn’t even begins to dent the total value,

We told them to give us at least 30% of the deal but they are still saying that we will give it to us in a day or so…!

Like we will start working without securing at least the amount of material that is required to accomplish the task…!

—

Because this is the first time we are dealing with them,

And they thought that we would work without any advance payment just because they supply to a company that we used to deal with…!

Things we deal with on the daily..!😅

Grown men acting like we are going to run away with their money after being in the business for 60+years,

Even after they got a confirmation from the company they are going to take it to,

To contact us for the material and final product…!

🤷🤷🤷

Coming back to the prompt

Fun ways to exercise

Well,

Let me begin you by telling you that I thought working out or even getting at least half hour maybe an hour of walk was trivial and no fun at all…!

But,

As soon as I found a way to pair it with an activity that gives me a sense of detachment from it,

While giving me motivation to continue on for longer,

It becomes easier…!

First one would be to involve a friend or a partner—

in the exercise or a set of exercises that you are doing…!

It creates a sense of friendly competition and pushes you to do better each day as they keep you or you keep them pushing in the at direction…!

A fun and interesting way to keep exercising…!

Second would be involve a pet,

Maybe go on longs walks while exploring a newfound place or take them on a hike,

Which pushes both you and them at the same time…!

Deepening the bond you have with them,

Make sure to carry some treats to appreciate their correct behavior and also keep a rubber stick to protect them from other things that might cause them harm…!

Third would be taking guidance from a trainer;

And this would better happen within closed doors like a gym or another training facility;

And under their guidance it would be better to work out or exercise while they improve your form and action…!

At last all of it would be supplemented by music,

Which gives me a boost and a will to work harder and push myself to my limits…!

In a crux,

Either working out with a partner/friend,

A pet or a personal trainer ;

Would be the way to go and make it fun;

If you’re a loner like me,

You can follow hiit workouts or basic exercises while sitting at home and seeing it on your phone or having a trainer in virtual to guide you…!

It can be fun if you work at a pace that build and maintains you even if you’re all alone…!

Isn’t it…?

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

09/04/2026
Some books that haunt us and some that reshape us…!

What book could you read over and over again?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

I woke up late today,

It was almost 8 and I blew past my alarm of 7am and 7:30 am;

So I’m writing this at 8:12 am;

—

If you want to talk about the day before,

I have never ever seen such a footfall on my post and my website;

And I don’t know what was it about yesterday’s prompt but it felt like people connected with it a whole lot…!

(Let’s not jinx it and begin this day on a fresh note…)

It was a medium paced work day yesterday,

A few orders that were received earlier were picked up and we got paid for them;

Other than that,

There is a small pileup of jobs that are waiting for us to complete them,

And we will also complete them by the end of the week…!

I think it will be a tough week for me,

Because I have to get the tents arranged and along with them a halwayi(a person who’s task is to prepare food) to prepare food for all of the days;

Whew 😰

A lot of responsibilities on these shoulders,

But I have to man up,

By picking them up and treading on my own pace gracefully…!

Coming back to the prompt

A book that I would re-read over again…!

I’m pretty sure you haven’t met a person like me if you found out about my habits…!

I have a crazy obsession with buying and collecting books that pique my interest;

And when that happens,

I find a book that I wanted out of the list that I keep on my phone or a couple of screenshots,

I bring them home secretly and neatly keep it in my almirah and now it belongs to the said almirah…!

😅😂

I’ll have a few books outside in my drawer and I’ll scan a few pages and keep a bookmark that I got made from an artist called GREY,

More about her at the end…

—

Those books stay in my drawer and another one of them stays on me in person which I read when I’m on the go,

But that happens on rare occasions,

Because even then I’m scribbling something in my notes app that I saw around me…!

If you’re asking about re- reading that never happens,

I don’t watch the same serial even a movie again which I’ve watched;

But,

If we are taking about a self help book or a book that gives me clarity,

I often find my way around it…!

In a crux,

I don’t read a piece of text once I’ve gone through it,

Until its words,

Have had a lasting effect on my consciousness…!

About the artist I mentioned,

GREY OR Hritambhara Joshi..!

She’s working out of Rajasthan,India;

And she is a dark artist..!

—

Her Instagram-

https://www.instagram.com/l___grey___l?igsh=MTlwNmdvaWhsd3NmbA==

The sample photo of her work⬇️

Front side which features this skeleton staring into your eyes…!

The back side of it that mentions her name..!

Do check her out if you want to buy bookmarks or even commission work which she does;

I hope I made this edit before publishing this post,

But,

An extension of her Instagram where she has opened a studio with her friend

Called Hrityaroop

Link- https://www.instagram.com/_hrityaroop_?igsh=MWlveWJsOTJ5OGw0ag==

And they make cute earrings and key chains too,

I think they made a skull hair pin last I checked them out..!

Do give them a review and place an order if you can, which will support their business…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

08/04/2026
A busy day and becoming the prophet from Khalil Gibran…!

If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

It was a long day yesterday,

After finishing with the prompt,

We went to shop for some essentials that were required at home,

Later on returning an hour or so later,

We had brunch,

After which we decided to go to a few remaining bhaji shops;

A few of them still remain on our list to check out;

We also travelled to Chawri bazar and got the cards that we ordered;

Later we roamed an hour or so more in search of a bhaji box,

And found nothing that was within our range,

All of them were upwards of 150 a piece;

(Wooden ones…!)

😳

So we got out of the Nai Sarak onto the main road of the Chandni Chowk area and walked back to the Chandni Chowk metro station and travelled back home from there…!

—

It was almost 8 when we reached home,

And one of my neighbours who we are tight with were there and my mom was showing them the clothes and other things we bought…!

And after having sliders that we brought home and talking with them I fell asleep and woke up at 7:22…!

—

I think it was 11 when I fell asleep;

—

And I have been thinking about what I will be doing today,

Will it be a day off today or tomorrow;

Because we need boxes for packing all off the mithai in a day or so…!

Coming back to the prompt…!

Character from a book ot film I’d like to be and the reasons…

To begin with I would never give up being waakiye,

Or the person behind it,

—

But,

If it were a temporary thing,

I’d love to be Almustafa,

A character created by Khalil Gibran;

—

His prowess is something that I’d love to have,

But I’m fully aware of all the loneliness that comes stringed with it;

A whole lot of self reflection,

And basically leaving the version of self away and jumping into someone who brings you their problems and seeks help…!

A life that is spent seeking and searching answers that bring others some relief,

But that means not living your own life according to you,

It’s a life that’s hard and spent searching answers which aren’t easy and doesn’t provide you riches,

But in a sense they provide you with satisfaction and the person who comes to you with a solution to hang onto,

Hang onto this dear life a bit more…!

That’s something I’d like to be,

An answer seeker and someone who understands pain and suffering;

And helps those who come to him..!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

07/04/2026
Pets reflecting their owners and another packed Monday…!

What animals make the best/worst pets?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

This day started a bit late.

Well we can say yesterday ended late around three in the morning…!

—

I was up with a thought in my mind and it happened to be a scene that I wanted to write and before I could look up it was three in the morning so I decided to work on it the next day,

Well in this concept today;

🥲

Other than that,

Yesterday was a mid one,

Low footfall due to it being a Sunday;

But I started processing some of the material that I prepared to give myself a head start…!

And the same happened till the end of the day…!

This day is a packed one too,

We have to get the cards and boxes from old Delhi and come back and pack them and start distributing them the same week…!

Another hectic Monday it will be,

Which I will come to realise later in the evening…!

Coming back to the prompt

Best/worst pet animals…!

There is a huge difference between a good and a bad pet;

But,

Let me tell you in the beginning,

Your pets reflect you(the owner) and the type of environment that they grow up in…!

If you’re somewhat of an aggressive person,

The same will be reflected in your pet and its behaviour…!

And a cool and composed nature is reflected in the same way…!

These are a few animals that I tend to on the daily and they are fun and loving ones,

Except the cats,

They are not that close enough that I can pet them for any longer than a few seconds…!

To be honest to you,

I don’t have a say in what sort of pets one keeps,

But,

If your pet is detached from the wild life and it tamed to be near humans through means that would be illegal that is something I cannot stand…!

I’ve seen people carry tiger cubs,

Cheetahs too,

Snakes those huge and massive ones which can constrict you and take your life…!

If the condition is genuine,

Like they suffer from a life illness or some other kind of illness that makes their survival impossible,

In that case I’ve see non profits keeping giraffes and rhinos too;

But,

I think Those don’t count as pets..!

But I hope they do get the love of one…!

If the case is genuine,

I would draw my line at dogs, cats, species of rodents)

I’ve seen people keep fishes, birds and some species of reptiles..!

Let’s not forget the horses which were a trusted partner once…!

The above is where I think it ends,

But we haven’t come across arachnids or your typical insects like beetles—-

If we go on exploring the horizon expands further…!

Doesn’t it…?

But anything that isn’t a part of the above, I consider a bad pet…!

I hope it was an interesting read,

Do comment if you want to chat,

Or,

Just leave your reviews…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

06/04/2026