Abhishek's Musings

  SPANISH TANGO UNCOUPLED   SCENE: (A buzzing café in the heart of Barcelona, just a walking distance from La Sagrada Familia. The late afternoon sun beats down, casting long shadows, and the streets are abuzz with life. Dongmei and Hudson sit at a small table sipping sangria.)   HUDSON: (Nonchalantly with a hint of distance) “Barcelona’s superb. Every corner of the city feels as if Leonardo da Vinci or Pablo Picasso, for that matter, has painted it into a masterpiece work of art.”   DONGMEI: (Smiling softly, resting her hand on her belly.) “It is. Something is captivating about this place… maybe it’s how everything feels on the cusp of some remarkable transformation.”   (Hudson glances at her, the weight of her words hanging uncomfortably in the air.)   HUDSON’S INNER THOUGHTS: “Transformation…change. Yeah, that’s exactly what I desire. God, I need to end this before it gets even more messier. She deserves to be told the truth, but how do you tell someone it’s over when they can’t eve

  THE EXTRA MILE   “Drive the extra mile.” These words flashed across the billboard as Liam walked through the crowded city streets. It was a vague inspirational slogan to an ordinary observer, but to Liam, it felt like God was giving him a sign; it felt like a beacon of hope. His life had become a struggle, a monotonous grind, working round the clock on a job that seemed to suck every ounce of enthusiasm he had. Despite his sincere efforts, his bosses found joy and immense satisfaction in pointing out every tiny flaw in a packed conference room every morning, their criticisms echoing like a constant drumbeat in his ears.   Liam’s apartment was cramped, barely large enough to move around in, and his finances were always stretched thin. He often contemplated quitting his job, a decision he knew would only plunge him into more profound uncertainty and instability. But something about the billboard ignited some emotions in him: a promise of potential beyond the stark frustrations of his c