Poems, Prayers & Promises
"I don't think I'm going to complete my project in time guys". Sherin said. I gave credit to her, at least she was thinking about work. 'Biriyani House' was packed that afternoon, we had walked over for our final lunch together of 2014. The loud clanging of utensils in the background only served to heighten the chaos inside the main dining area, we had to shout in order to be heard. Work-wise it had been a largely unproductive week. Coming to the office on the days between Christmas and the New Year was a challenge in itself. It is essentially a very confusing period between two long holidays. Karthik and I blamed our diet and briefly gave up our high protein sprout based lunch, we also started taking coffee breaks every 15 minutes but nothing was helping. "Maybe we shouldn't talk about work guys". I suggested. Most people on the table nodded in agreement. Then there was an awkward silence. That's when I realized on