Posts by Mahak Singhal

Sarah's alarm went off at 6:30 AM, but she'd been awake for an hour already. Not because she was excited about the day ahead, but because her neck felt like…

I used to stand in my kitchen doorway every morning, coffee getting cold in my hand, staring at the chaos like it had personally wronged me. Keys on the counter,…

Sarah thought she was being smart with money. She'd gotten a raise six months earlier and felt like she'd earned the right to upgrade a few things in her life.…

Margaret stood at the pharmacy counter, waiting to pick up her prescription. The young pharmacist was deep in conversation with a woman her daughter's age, discussing workout routines and weekend…

Margaret thought the aching in her legs was just part of getting older. Every evening around six, like clockwork, her calves would grow heavy and tight, making even simple tasks…

Last Tuesday evening, I found myself staring into my refrigerator at 6 PM with absolutely no dinner plan. The kind of tired that makes even ordering pizza feel overwhelming had…

It was 9:47 PM when I stumbled through my apartment door, bag sliding off my shoulder and keys clattering onto the kitchen counter. The day had been one of those…

Sarah stared at her computer screen, cursor blinking in the empty email draft. She'd been sitting there for three minutes, but her mind was still replaying the morning's budget meeting.…

Sarah noticed it first on a Tuesday morning. She was making toast when her phone buzzed with a work message, and suddenly her shoulders were somewhere near her ears. The…

Sarah was halfway through her evening commute when she noticed the change. What started as light flurries during her lunch break had transformed into something entirely different. The snowflakes weren't…