Waakiye

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

    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 🤍

  • A timid and quiet person giving birth to Waakiye

    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 🤍

  • Bringer of Happiness and The remaining two weeks…!

    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

  • “You Owe Me One”

    “You Owe Me One”

    (PART 3)

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

    The smell hit before the place did.

    Then the sound.

    Pigs Everywhere,
    as far as these Eyes could look;

    ⸻

    We stopped near a dimly lit office.

    “Stay in the car,”
    I told him.

    He didn’t argue,
    or utter even a single world…!

    ⸻

    He was waiting outside.
    Mr. D.

    ⸻

    I walked up to him.

    Didn’t say much.

    Didn’t need to.

    A look was enough,
    A gesture was enough to jog his memory and made him realise our connection…!

    ⸻

    His eyes shifted toward the car.

    Toward Ravi.

    Then back to me.

    For a moment—

    he smiled.

    ⸻

    A slow nod.

    Accepting the deal.

    ⸻

    “Remember this,” he said quietly,
    “you came to me in need of help…”

    “And someday…
    I’ll come to you.”

    ⸻

    Fair.

    That’s how it always works,
    isn’t it…?

    ⸻

    They took the bag.

    No questions.

    No hesitation.

    Just another night for them.

    ⸻

    I handed him the knife.

    “I owe you one.”
    I said;
    ⸻

    He laughed.

    Not loud.

    But enough.

    ⸻

    As I walked back—

    I could feel it.

    Ravi’s eyes.

    Burning into me.

    ⸻

    Not fear.

    Not yet.

    Something else.

    ⸻

    A realisation… 

    ⸻

    [END PART 3]
  • “I Knew What Had To Be Done”

    “I Knew What Had To Be Done”

    (Part 2)

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

    “Give me the knife.”

    He didn’t hesitate.

    His hands trembled as he passed it to me—
    as if he didn’t trust himself with it anymore.

    I looked at him,
    then at the body.

    And then,
    I looked around.

    “Listen to me carefully,” I said,
    “we don’t have much time.”

    He nodded.
    Not because he understood—
    but because he needed someone who did.

    ⸻

    We didn’t speak much after that.

    I told him what to do and he followed.

    We placed the body inside a bag from my car.

    He hesitated at first…
    but fear is a strong motivator.

    Stronger than guilt.

    ⸻

    And then—

    Rain.

    Out of nowhere.

    As if the night itself wanted to help.

    It washed away the footprints,
    the tyre marks…

    everything.

    For a moment—
    it felt like we might actually get away with it.

    ⸻

    The drive was silent.

    Too silent.

    He kept looking at me,
    like he was seeing me for the first time.

    And maybe he was.

    ⸻

    “The drain ahead,” I said quietly.

    He nodded.

    But as we got closer—

    we saw them.

    Police.

    Gypsies parked near the opening.

    Lights cutting through the dark.

    ⸻

    I slowed down.

    Killed the lights.

    Waited.

    Then turned the car around.

    ⸻

    “We’re not doing this here,” I said.

    He didn’t ask why.

    He didn’t ask anything anymore.

    ⸻

    We drove away from the town.

    Away from the plan.

    Toward something else.

    ⸻

    He finally spoke.

    “Where are we going…?”

    I didn’t look at him.

    “You’ll see.”

    ⸻

    [END PART 2]

  • A call that changed the course of the night…!

    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 🤍

  • A letter penned to those who are long gone…!

    A letter penned to those who are long gone…!

    How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Yesterday’s prompt ended with a tragic news—

    A paternal aunt,

    Well the last surviving one,

    passed away in her sleep…!

    .

    I wasn’t able to go because we are hosting the marriage of my sister this month;

    Neither me, my mom nor my sister were able to go;

    —

    So,

    My uncle went with his son,

    To Ambala, Haryana;

    Where she breathed her last…!

    —

    All I felt as I went to work were the blues and a sense of loss,

    Because I do remember that we were talking about inviting her and her family by going to her residence this weekend…!

    —

    (Khair…)

    Can we say anything in-front of the face of death,

    Except—

    Accepting the fate and clearing up all the problems and confusions…?

    Coming back to the prompt

    An already answered prompt…!

    😅

    No,

    I’m not joking…!🙃

    Here’s the proof…!

    And I believe in not answering the same question in the same way without much considerable changes in the environment or the context of the question

    I’ll be sharing what I wrote some time before but made the final edits yesterday…!

    Which continued to reflect on death and its sweet nature..!

    Kyaa Maut Khoobsurat Nahi…?

    Aap ek baar—

    Aakhri baar milte ho unko,

    Jinka parbhaav thaa aapki zindagi par;

    Aur,

    Uske baad yaa toh woh shav lakkad’on ke havale hota ha;

    Ya woh Kisi casket main,
    iss dharti ke naam ho jaata ha;

    Ya safed kapde main lapet,
    Woh kisi kabar main dafan ho jaata hai;

    ——

    Ek baar,

    Bas ek baar mauka hota ha unko dekhne ka,

    Unki chavi apne mann main utarne kaa,

    Bass,

    Bass ek mauka milta ha Unko aakhri baar,

    Apni zindagi main—
    Apni is choti se chaar dinon ke zindagi main,
    Unko dekhne ka;

    ——
    Aur uske baad kyaa…?
    ——

    Kya yaad aata ha kisi paraye ko…?

    Kya yaad aata ha kisi gair ko…?

    Kya kisi ke khyaal main bhee aata ha unka chehra—

    unke Kareebi’on ko chord;

    —

    Jo aaye unse,

    Jinka unke saath roz ka milna,

    Jinke saath bitaaye woh khushi ke pal,

    Aur woh,
    Jinke saath zindagi jeene ka waada kar baithe thay;

    —

    Unke bhee chet main aaye kabhi kabhaar abh woh chehra,

    Dunya toh kabh kaa bhulaa deti hai;

    —

    Kabhi iss layak ho paaye toh akhbaar main patti lagwane par,

    Kisi bande ke chet main aaye toh woh phone kar le,

    Warna samay kiske paas itna jo mere saath baithe,
    Dukh farol’ay—

    Kya aisa hee hona mere saath…?


    Kuch pal unn ghar walo kee yaadon main,
    Aur phir kabhi kabhaar;

    Par khusi iss baat kee,
    Kee aaj bhee yaad aate hain,

    Nahi nikle poore tareeke se,
    Mere mann se—

    Kya karu…?
    Aaj bhee yaad aate ha,
    bohot yaad aate hain,
    Jo chale gaye mujhse dur—
    —
    —

    Kya maut khoobsurat nahi…?

    Jaane ke kayi saalon baad bhee yaad aate hain,

    Woh jinka saaya aaj hamare aas-paas nahi,

    Par kahi,
    apne aap ko sukoon,
    ke,
    kisi tareeke se bacha rahe ha humay,

    Woh jo gaye hamse dur…!!!

    Kya,
    Kya maut khoobsurat nahi…?

    A treat to all those who went through the trials and tribulations of time and still remember their loved ones…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • My morning ritual and A sad news…!

    My morning ritual and A sad news…!

    What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    The boon/bane of doing this daily is that whenever there is a problem with grammar,

    Punctuation,

    Or anything related to the English language;

    .

    All of it is aimed at you,

    Oh we know you write,

    Can you look at something…?

    And that something is a three page paragraph or an official looking letter that has to be submitted to the school or a bank…!

    🫩

    Other than that recently,

    I was tasked to develope the wedding card that invites all the family members,

    And let me tell you something…!

    .

    Each time I read it,

    It feels like I don’t know how to write;

    😢

    Because I see mistakes,

    And mistakes,

    Sometime in English sometime in Panjabi;

    .

    And to get a fresh perspective,

    I read it in the morning and come across new mistakes each time…!

    😫

    (Khair)

    I’ll be finalising it today and giving it to print—

    If things work out;

    About the day before,

    It was tightly packed and some of the work that was left will be completed today;

    Most of the work yesterday was of turning and forming shapes of round metal blanks into the required ones…!

    The same will happen today and I hope I will be free soon and will come back home to shop for essentials for the wedding…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    My morning ritual…!

    Often the alarm wakes me up at seven in the morning,

    But,

    some days it automatically happens that my eyes open at 6 or 6:20 like today…!

    .

    When my eyes open, I wake up and check today’s prompt and mould my thinking into a certain way that takes shape into this days prompt…

    .

    After spending a few minutes on the phone,

    I leave my bed and freshen up;

    Wash my face,

    brush my teeth and use the restroom…!

    .

    I usually eat a fruit or two before heading out for my morning walk,

    where I plan my entire day,

    And all the things that are supposed to happen…!

    .

    While I’m on the walk I write the morning prompt and pen down things that I have to do;

    The tasks that I have to accomplish today,

    While that happens,

    The mind makes assumptions and sets targets on its own;

    .

    I come back wash my face and hands because my pet joins me on the walk too,

    And

    I pet her oh so much…!

    —

    Later,

    I have my morning coffee and talk with my family,

    Take a bath and leave for work after wishing them Goodbye…!

    .

    That’s the first few hours of my routine,

    And the rest follows…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    A tragic news…

    —

    I just got the news that one of my bua,

    For the English readers it’s my paternal aunt,

    She passed away today,

    Early in the morning around 4:30 or 5…!

    —

    I hope her soul finds peace in the afterlife…!

    🕊️😔

    Are we ever ready for someone’s passing…?

    I thought to myself as I’m writing this,

    Aren’t we afraid that something like that might come to us someday,

    The sweet embrace of which we all have to get a taste of one day;

    —-

    To our surprise,

    we will,

    All of us will be there

    to experience it,

    But, never know how it feels…

    —

  • From Chawri bazaar to our minds :Aspects that make us unique…

    From Chawri bazaar to our minds :Aspects that make us unique…

    Which aspects do you think makes a person unique?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    —

    This day started early as I think I fell asleep at 10 last night…!

    I’m writing this at 7:10 in the morning…

    I spent entirety of the day outside,

    After waking up and making a post yesterday morning bere,

    I freshened up and went to my workplace to give a bundle of material to hardening,

    And before returning home I made my first trip to buy essentials like ghee and at home I had brunch…!

    After that I went out to buy munchies and other kitchen essentials from Dmart near our residence…

    On returning home and taking another shower, it was three by now…!

    I got ready and went to Chawri bazaar for getting the card made;

    We walked to metro and reached Chawri bazaar within 20 minutes…!

    The wait on the yellow line was oh so much…!

    And after walking another 10 minutes because we got off on the wrong exit we reached this shop that was in such a secluded spot I thought we were going to get lost there…!

    A street leading to another smaller one and another one leading to another…!

    —

    After giving them the format that we wanted,

    We waited and waited..!

    After getting no answer because the person who had to type wasn’t free;

    We decided that we will send them the pdf on our own and decided to return back home…!

    On our way back we decided to stop for pista badam milk which is famous in old Delhi;

    The name of the shop is

    Sudarshan Refreshment Centre…

    They also sell Kachori

    The small compartment that has kachori above and sabzi in the box below…!

    And on returning from the shop,

    I stopped by the Shri Gujrat Namkeen Bhadaar…!

    And bought some kaju both with pepper and plain salted…!

    Along with some thepla and fafda

    The fafda in question 😂
    Side view of the shop…!

    Before coming back home,

    We decided to buy some burgers for people back home from jumbo king burgers at Rajiv chowk…!

    And after waiting for it to get ready and sipping on our sprite;

    My sister and I talked about things like her suits and dresses,

    And on taking the burgers,

    We walked to the blue lines that led to our station and we got on the metro…!

    We decided to check out a Salon to get a basic idea of the rates of bridal makeup and they gave us a slip of 20k for bridal and additional 3k for each person that wanted to get their’s done…!

    —

    And we came out of the salon with a laughter on our face thinking it would be in the range of 10 maybe 15k range..!

    —

    So we will look for some more…!

    What a day it was…!!!!

    Coming back to the prompt…!

    Aspects that make us unique…

    If I’m asked this question,

    I’d answer this by saying that,

    the thought process

    and

    the behaviour

    That guides us to arrive at a conclusion works to make us unique…!

    If you have a corrupted thought process,

    Everything goes down from that place,

    Because it forces you to pick negative and bad thoughts more and after a point of time you feel forced to act upon them…!

    —

    And when that happens the behaviour reflects what goes on in the mind,

    To all of the world…!

    On the contrary,

    If you have a better managed thought process,

    A balance of both leaning towards good side more;

    —

    It reflects in the behavior and the people outside can see it too…!

    My answer would be a correct mindset with a positive thinking process,

    Along with that a behavior that reflects the same…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Early morning Railway station visit and getting better at pattern recognition…!

    Early morning Railway station visit and getting better at pattern recognition…!

    What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    This day was stated early as I had to drop a family member who was with us for the past few weeks,

    So we travelled to New Delhi railway station early in the morning as she had to leave for Panjab;

    In the morning train called Shan-e-Panjab…

    A speedy click that led to this perspective like I’m running away…
    Me on my way back after getting them seated, up the escalators….

    You’d be happy to know how much they have improved on their services;

    But,

    The crowd is still the same,

    No matter what happens, you cannot take the human nature out of us humans can you…?

    After getting her seated,

    I came back home and after sitting down for a while I came on my terrace,

    And the same routine follows—-

    Coming back to the prompt…

    Secret ability I wish I had…

    If I were given a chance to be blessed with an ability,

    “I’d love to get a better grasp at reading behaviours and patterns that all of us humans (intentionally or unintentionally) make…”

    I know it’s a bit of a reach for a person like me to achieve that;

    But,

    Keeping on trying and exploring means that I will achieve it someday…!

    It will help me both in write ups, my regular life and business life too;

    Because I’d get better at making a client comfortable and better form myself to come to the unified terms which benefit both of us…!

    In my personal life,

    I’d get a chance to get to know what they really want before they come to any conclusions,

    But that doesn’t mean I’d jump the gun as soon as I find an answer;

    I’d let them come to a conclusion naturally,

    And,

    Never cut them off or the conversation abruptly making them think I know what they were talking about or what they wanted…!

    If I was ever imparted with this ability, I would get to know more about humans as being and human nature which comes to us from us being ourselves…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍