Gayathri's Prose and Poetry

  The Mysterious Silhouette The sun was about to set. It looked like someone had painted the sky, starting with bright colors at the bottom, and finishing with dark shades at the top, each color perfectly blending in with the next.  Saanvi was enjoying her short vacation at Dumas Beach in Gujarat. The soft sand beneath her feet, with the waves gently washing them and the scenic beauty around, was a perfect escape from her monotonous work schedule. She sighed as she stared at the birds flying back to their homes in a perfect V- formation. Saanvi wished she could stay there forever.  The sky was now being dominated by hues of violet and mauve. The sun was slowly disappearing below the horizon when she saw the silhouette of a woman a few feet away from her. There were quite a few people scattered across the beach, but Saanvi felt that something was intriguing about this woman. She didn't seem very far away from her, yet all Saanvi could see was the woman's silhouette. As if ...