Cinderon had hardly cried. while he cleaned and cooked and fried. His life was terrible, his bosses very bad. All in dared was to look so sad. His father was fat and extremely mad. In fact, he was his step-dad. His first step-brother was tall and thin. His voice sounded like knocking on the tin.…
The train for Mumbai (Bombay) will be late by five hours due to some technical problems. Inconvenience caused is regretted,” blared the message on the Public Announcement System.” I was standing on the platform of the Pune Railway Station when this message was issued, first in Hindi than in English. I was thoroughly disheartened at…
Anything, be it an item of high monetary value or a tiny or simple article, can be a treasure in one’s life. Especially if it is of an important historical background, religious significance or beliefs, unique in some other way. It is owner will never part with it under any conditions. For instance, an old…
On a starry night, Isha woke up half dreaming and walked near the window. Something must have awaken her from her intense sleep. Her hands were cold and toes freezing as she stepped out of her comfortable blanket and walked towards the bright gleam of light just outside her home. Its was a fantastic event…
The wind, after a harsh struggle with the branches, flew away somewhere in the white snow desert, somewhere far … far, far away. It’s passing through my bones, giving me creeps all over. A lone wolf started howling in the mountain and then another one and another one. They attached one to another in a…
I don’t know whether you know her or not. Perhaps you do. Anyway, you probably know someone like her. This little girl that I know used to think that she knew everything and she was only-8 years old. When she daddy told her anything she would say “I know that.” Or if Mummy pointed out…
November 12, 2017, 5.30 AM His whats chat rings. Half sleepy Ravi calls Sara. She rejects the call from the other end. Within 5 minutes he again dials her number. This time she finally picks up the call. Ravi: Hi sweety. Good morning! Sarah: Why did you call me when I texted you. You should…
“Trinng, Trinng,” the telephone rang in the middle of my favorite TV program. I called out to my mother and asked her to answer the phone. But her reply was in-he negative so I had to answer the phone. Thus, grumbling about not being able to watch one’s favorite program peacefully, I lifted the receiver…
She was very old and very slow. But when she saw a red thing like a tomato she could run very fast. Last summer my mother painted her toenails red and opened around the house without her socks and shoes on. When Rakete saw this she ran after my mother. But my mother did not…
Shadows dancing on the tent wall, like dark, mysterious monsters who will jump out at you any minute! The flames from the campfire glow and flicker like fireworks. While spooky stories are told. Stories told about ghosts, werewolves, witches, and vampires. Around us, trees move and start to look like human beings, their branches swaying…
Shelja Alawadhi
Aditi
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