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Stories: checked my account after finding out about the layoff and saw a number that make…

शाम को जब मैं अकेले बाथरूम में था तो मैं अचानक से याद आया कि पुराने म्यूसिक सिस्टम के लिए वो कैसे वहाँ सब के साथ झूमते थे, और अब यहाँ म्यूज़िक केवल मेरी परछाईं के साथ गूँजता है।

yaar, matlab samjho na, जब मेरा भाई चेन में पड़ा होता है, तो मुझे उस पर लगते हैं अपराधबोध की सज़ा जैसे कि मैंने कुछ कर नहीं पाया, घर वाले समझते नहीं।

checked my account after finding out about the layoff and saw a number that makes rent feel impossible, like how do you pay for gas just to look for jobs, or what if something breaks, i just wanted to finish my coffee but now im staring at empty cupboards wondering how long before i run out of instant noodles and had to walk past the new apartments with the fancy amenities and remember when that was my life too

checked my account after finding out about the layoff and saw a number that makes rent feel impossible, like how do you pay for gas just to look for jobs, or what if something breaks, i just wanted to finish my coffee but now im staring at empty cupboards wondering how long before i run out of instant noodles and had to walk past the new apartments with the fancy amenities and remember when that was my life too

so there i was at this art gallery trying to sound smart, and when i saw a weird sculpture, i was like "wow, it really looks like my dad's last bender" and the curator just blinked at me and then walked away like uh...