Help! Help!!
Somebody please help!
They have been kidnapped!!
I tried my best to prevent this abduction.
Alas! I failed miserably.
The odds are that I may never see my friends again. This nearly breaks my heart.
God willing, if they do come back in my life again, they’d never be the same. Seeing them all torn and mutilated, tears me apart.
I am told that I must not act so possessive.
But I can’t help when these are the friends who gave wings to my mind and flight to my imagination, my best counsellors… teachers…
Please return them back.
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I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words 8th – 14th December 2013. The Theme for today is Books.
95 Responses
Shilpa – I bow to thee 🙂 Your drabble attempts are just pure magic !
😛 Thanks a lot, Sid! You made my day 🙂
Is that your bookshelf? lovely.
Yes, it is mine, my prized possession 🙂
Brilliant take on the prompt Shilpa. I feel that most of the time when people borrow my books and never bother to return them 🙁
Thanks Sunita. This drabble is the result of the pain of losing so many books to people who borrow and never return! 😐
LOL! that was a Wonderful take on the prompt…Whats it with people I wonder.
Aah! The people who have no respect for book lovers! 😐
Oh I hate this too…books not being returned, the front cover upturned, pages coming out!! Treat them with respect I say!! Brilliant drabble again Shilpa!! 🙂
I hear you, Aditi!
Thanks a lot, glad you liked it 🙂
I hate to loan out my precious books. I very rarely buy books. I usually check them out of the library, therefore, if I buy a book it is because I love the story and want to own it and want to read it over and over!! I have let my children read my Harry Potter Books…but I always want them back in the condition I gave them out. This was brilliant! ♥
I know what you mean, Kathy. The books that we buy are so precious and anybody mistreating them is so painful! Thank you, glad you enjoyed this post, Kathy 🙂
Loved the post, but loved the picture of the bookshelf even more. Is that your bookshelf?
Yes, it is mine!! 😀
Hey you’re up early. And that’s a lovely piece. I love to lend books but hate it when people don’t return them.. Or give them back in a bad condition. Completely agree with that sentiment.
I have learnt the hard way. Have lost so many books and have got some back after incessant calls and reminders and that too in bad condition. 😐
I’m not even feeling sorry for you! 😉 And yes, I am filled with venomous thoughts of those who borrow books and don’t return them.
And why is that, dearest Corinne! 😀
I mirror your sentiments on this one! 👿
Oh those poor things… I have been through this pain too Shilpa, now I have a strict no lend policy. My poor dearies have suffered enough, no more I say…
Me too. I have a small yellow stick note (it’s there in the pic above too) about my ‘No Lending. No Borrowing’ policy.
i too buy the books that i love, and want to possess forever… really nice write up on the prompt…writing a 100 word drabble is difficult for me… i learn it from you..
Glad you learnt a new form of micro-fiction. Do try it out, Pratikshya! 🙂
Aah… that fear of losing books. 😀
🙁 😥
Very nice! I too hate it when people don’t return my books and CDs.
Oh yes, CDs are another casualties… these are definitely NEVER returned!
Should I call the FBI?
LOL 😀 No, let them handle matters of great concern, such 😀 ‘crimes’ we will solve by cribbing or letting go! 😀
Seriously! How I hate lending book… but at times can’t say No too :(…. and what a beautiful collection. If I ever come to your place you should keep me away from this shelf. 😉
I know what you mean, Sheethal. I have hardened with terrible experiences, so that’s why a clear message in the cupboard itself about ‘No Lending. No Borrowing’ policy! 😀
What is an empty plate doing in that shelf?? 😯
LOL 😀 That’s not an empty plate. It’s a decorative plate which has analysis of my name on it. Its stand got lost in various shifting, so it lies like this in this library cupboard! 🙂
Nice concept! I avoid lending books to friends and relatives for they hardly return them..:P
Sensible decision 🙂
Shilpa , when I was in I std I had a collection of ACKs , I used to put a star on the page page corner as a sign of identification and passed it on to my friend but with a warning to return it. After a few days , another friend gave me a ACK and told me to read and return it and I told her that I had already read it but on proper scrutiny found it to be mine with the star intact but torn and bruised.
God!! How terrible!! 😐
lovely book case.
Thanks Kalpana 🙂
Nice book rack that is. Lending books does mean torn and dirty pages received back. Truly a painful experience.
Thanks Rekha. True, rarely people care for books the way you do!
I usually confront those who spoil my books, cannot really tolerate.. as far as books not returned..sigh…what can I say
I can relate to your pain and anger. I remember once a colleague from husband’s office took a few books. Even after months she never bothered to return them, daily reminders to husband were falling flat and then I called her up, she acted so weirdly, as if I had committed a crime by asking her to return my books! 🙄
I hate who spoil the books or don’t return them…. But now that I have switched digital people have stopped asking me 😀
I must switch to e-reader soon too! I remember your post comparing the 2 formats!
I just commented on insignia’s blog that a family is judged by the book shelf it has.
Your shelf speaks a lot.
Aww!! Thank you so much, Mr Chowla! 🙂
Nice drabble
Thanks Cifar 🙂
Many of my good collection have been abducted too, similar is the condition of my books. only i don’t know to articulate so beautifully in drabbles like you:).
Beautifully written shilpa, keep up the good work!
Wish the kidnappers read such posts! Sigh!
Thank you so much Asha for your kind words! 🙂
Wow, is that your book collection. That’s so cool, now I’m jealous
Yessss 😀
😆 it was a lovely read…the flow of thoughts made it more beautiful.
Thanks a lot, Soumya. Glad you enjoyed reading these 100 words 🙂
It is very disgusting when people borrow books and don’t return.
Agree completely! 😐
sigh… I used to have an awesome bookshelf filled with all sorts of novels. Everyone would come and borrow them .. now, hurtful as it is to say, my books have travelled to more countries than i have 🙁
OMG! Your books have traveled out of the country too!! 🙄
Love your collection of books 🙂
Thanks Aparna 🙂
Am still sighing and drooling over that bookshelf **SIGH***
Ha ha ha.. I also hate lending my books and am still looking for those people who have stolen mine never to return back!! :/
Let’s ‘hunt’ together! 😀
Thanks Privy 🙂
Nice way of reminding people to return borrowed books in good condition.
Alas will they ever listen…
Hope they are reading this… 🙄
that’s the reason , i don’t lend mine at all!!! btw awesome bookshelf!!!
Me too! Thanks S 🙂
I remember reading your earlier posts about how special your books are to you 🙂
Wow, you have an awesome memory, Jayashree! ♥
Brilliant take on the prompt and quite a collection of books you have there! Care to lend me some 😉
I have to say, half my pre-kindle reading list is by lending books only 😀
LOL 😀 That defeats the whole purpose of this post, Siva 😀
I m extremely possessive of my books and I could related to every word you wrote here.
My take on the prompt http://maithilibhatnagar.blogspot.in/2013/12/a-girl-who-reads.html
Glad to have your company for this cause, Maithili 🙂
Who took it? I’ve heard that friendships break more due to non-returning of books, than due to non-returning of money!! Good usage of the prompt, this.
Destination Infinity
Aah! So many!! Is it?… Dont know about that but non-returning of books certainly leads to a lot of heartburn!
What a superb take! I’d never have thought of this angle.. A secret : I’m happy that some are lost as I don’t need to find shelf space 🙂
Aha! You must be having a LOT of books then! 😀
An intelligent one, Shilpa:)
Thanks Vishal 🙂
well said, shilpa.
I usually feel that way when my borrowed books are returned torn…sob sob!
So, will you lend your books again? 😐
It tears my heart out when my books get targeted!! 🙁
I’ve stopped talking to friends because they mutilated my books!!
Wow! That’s said like a true book lover!! 😀
A lot of my books have been abducted as well. Now I just read on my kindle app; No more kidnapping! Nice one.
Yes, Kindle app is the best way to stop these kidnappings!! 🙂
I soo empatise with this… There have ben times when i hv given my books to frnds cause knew they would love and few of them dint even bother returnng it :-/
I know the feeling too well, Meena! 🙁
You want to borrow my book. I no lend, you go mad.
I lend book. You no return, I go mad.
Better you go mad!
Hahaha! That’s a good one 😉
Very hard, not to feel possessive when it comes to books 🙂 I’m in full agreement with what you said 🙂 Books are like your babies 😀 you touch them, feel their love and love their special smell 🙂 And quite an enviable collection you have there 🙂
Learnt my lessons the hard way, Sreeja!
Thank you, I love my collection a lot 🙂
haha
Hope u got ur books after this 🙄
No, never recovered the abducted ones but I dont lend to anyone now! 😛
I know your feelings about those ‘borrowers’ who forget to return the books back. 😀 It’s really funny how just reading a blog makes you know the few little things about the bloggers. 🙂
You have a fantastic memory, I must say that, Shilpa 🙂
Really scary stuff. To allow such a post is alarming. It shows that even if he is well intentioned, Kevin Pho has lost his bearing on what being a physician means.