Theme 20 - Jealousy

People, especially her so called friends, were taken aback by the sheer ruthlessness of a confident, smart, pretty girl who knew what she wanted in life and wasn't going to let anyone get in her way. And you know what it was all about? Not pity, not sympathy, plain and simple...Jealousy.
- Smit Patel


Maani and Meet had a very beautiful relationship .They were together since 2 years. But Maani was quite jealous of his female friends. They broke up and during that period she was suffering from cancer. She still misses him and regrets on her deed. She gave more importance to jealousy then love.
- Khyati Jain

Everybody laughed when he joked. Everybody clapped when he danced. But she didn't. All she did was to look at him, smile and walk away to her new love interest. He felt jealous, not of her new boyfriend, but of the ease with which she moved on.
- Rohan Bapat


I could see in her eyes what she was feeling. I could see that she just couldn't take it.
But the very next moment her expressions composed, replacing the feeling with a fake smile.
She knew inside that her feeling for her best friend was just not right.
- Jaya Kataria


Little did she know, that her addiction towards scrolling through Facebook, to see how her friends are living a happy married life she eternally desired, would turn into a destructive emotion and get her into frustration, jealousy and insecurity. Before long it got hold on her senses and she ignorantly killed her 3 year old.
- Priyanka Kabra


Going to farms, playing for hours…
Passing time at river side on swings…
Big homes, hide and seek…
We here only have a small playground, the river’s four hours away and no time.
I feel jealous when I hear the childhood stories of my parents.
- Shashank Mehta


People say I am smart, I don't know.
People say I am cute, beautiful; I don't know…
I wish I could know that, I wish I could feel that, I wish I could get jealous of other girls..
I wish I could see…
- Ankita Methwani


Roshi was turning back the pages of his diary. He stopped at a page where he was happy with his life. Today he envied his past.

- Priyanka Agrawal


We practiced volleyball game together. She played so well that everyone wanted to make her a part of the final team. I too wanted to be in the team. So I watched her game, practiced hard and gave my 100 %. People finally recognized my potential and selected me. This was how jealousy earned me an opportunity!
- Shruti Singh

यूँ ही टहलते वक्त उसकी नज़रें, अपने बच्चे को दुलारती एक माँ पर पड़ी । उसे बांझ कहने वाले समाज से लड़ने वाला धैर्य आख़िर टूट पड़ा । मन ही मन अपनी कमी को कोसने लगी वो ।
पहली बार उसकी आँखें आज हिम्मत की जगह ईर्ष्या से भरी थी ।
बांझ - infertile
- Lokesh Dugar


ममता तुझमे थी भरपूर, न्योछावर मुझपर भी कुछ कर जाती,
आज तू हमारे बीच नही, पर याद मुझे तेरी आती,
नसीब की यह बस बात है, सौतेली जो तू कहलाती,
ज़्यादा मैं कुछ माँगता नही बस एक बार तो मुझे गले लगाती!
- Mohit Kalra

पेट के चक्कर में घर की रोटी छोड़े कई साल हो चुके है। दफ्तर के चपरासी के बुलावे पर उसके घर जाना हुआ। संयुक्त परिवार में रहते हुए भी उनमें बहुत प्यार था। खाने के वक़्त सबने साथ में बैठकर खाया। मारे दिल में उठी जलन के वहाँ दोबारा जाना मेरे लिए नामुमकिन ही समझिये।
- Rahul Jharia


लोग जलते थे उसके हुस्न से,
आखिर उसका हुस्न भी बेपाक था,
मगर उस एक शाम के बाद से,
यह हुस्न ही उसका दाग था।
- Harshit Bhatnagar




Second entries:

They were best friends. Aliya; bubbly and beautiful. Rihaan; intelligent and smart. When together, there was no desire to possess what the both of them lacked.
- Priyanka Agrawal

जलन की आग कुछ ऐसी लगी,
की जीना उसका दुश्वार हुआ।
ज़िन्दगी का मतलब उसे तब समझ आया,
जब उसको भी प्यार हुआ।
- Harshit Bhatnagar