Cholesterol

A lab produces anxieties on large scale. A doctor’s eyes strand on the cholesterol while sailing down the lab report. But his words remain unabsorbed on her brain’s surface. Her mind is a dead zone of little learning, where cholesterol doesn’t grow. The doctor forbids*biriani, ghee-rice, fried beef, mutton chops… A deadpan smile spreads on her wizened lips. Each forbidden food has been beyond her penury since times immemorial. *biriani – a South Asian dish. First printed in The Literary Hatchet (issue # 16)