Posts by Mahak Singhal

Last Tuesday morning, I stepped outside to water my tomatoes and froze mid-step. My garden sounded like a nature documentary. Bees hummed between the wildflowers that had somehow taken over…

Sarah had been taking the 8:15 train to work for three years. Same car, same seat, same 23-minute ride that let her ease into her day with coffee and emails.…

Sarah stared at her phone screen at 2:47 AM, scrolling through her banking app with growing horror. Three weeks into October, and her carefully planned budget lay in ruins again.…

Sarah stared at her prize-winning flower border with growing frustration. She'd spent hundreds on the most vibrant petunias, show-stopping double begonias, and geraniums so red they practically glowed. Her Instagram…

Tuesday morning, 6:47 AM. I'm already running late for work, frantically brushing my teeth while trying to check my hair in the bathroom mirror. But instead of seeing myself clearly,…

Sarah stares at her reflection in the bathroom mirror, confused. Yesterday morning, she practically leaped out of bed at 6:30 AM, tackled her workout, and sailed through her presentation at…

Sarah was having the worst Monday of her life. Her boss had just criticized her project in front of the entire team, her phone was buzzing with unpaid bills, and…

Sarah noticed it immediately when her colleague Jake walked into the Monday morning meeting. His usual warm greeting felt clipped, his smile didn't reach his eyes, and he avoided her…

The notification hit Jake's phone at 2:47 AM: "Insufficient funds for automatic payment." His heart hammered as he stared at the screen, replaying the last two weeks in his mind.…

Sarah stood in her kitchen at 11 PM, surrounded by the aftermath of another cleaning marathon. The counter gleamed under harsh overhead lights, but her shoulders ached and her mind…