“I won’t.” He states sternly, a dark edge leathering his tone. “Promise?” She croaked out. Her voice was hoarse as she tried to choke back her tears. She hated this. She hated feeling so vulnerable in front of someone who was as good as a stranger. He stared at her intensely for a while; deliberating…
“As a child we used to dream, Of toys, chocolates and ice-cream. But after a certain age as we grow, The dreams become filled with sadness and woe. Broken windows can still show dreams, Shattered lies we can’t ever seem to redeem. Shreds of truth on a pane of glass, A broken dream that came…
The day dawns. I get up. Beautiful day. The sun is peeping through the clouds. Nice day to cycle, to sit out and eat. I keep enjoying the scenery when I am snapped out of my dreams by a scream. My mother comes into my room and asks, “Have you forgotten something?” I answer,” Yes,…
It was the golden wedding anniversary of my grandparents. We were going to celebrate it in their huge house. Some of my cousins and decided to meet at the role my house and plan a play. I was to play the grandmother in it. It suited me very well but the only problem was my…
Short days and long nights. Stained pillows and soaked blankets. Unwritten pages but head full of thoughts. These had become a regularity in her life. But only one person could change all of this and she was far far away from her. In a different country, in a different time-zone. Oh how it hurt her…
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…
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…
Due to my father’s job transfers, I had to change schools four times in my schooling period. It is quite a hectic of a job to keep changing your location. There are many things to talk about experiences that I had doing school-time at each location, but I am going to write up what where…
It wasn’t a perfect day for monika, she was all messed up. Clock was showing 12 pm. and she was still burried under layers and layers of blankets. Something was not right, when she was hiding herself from the outer world, like this. Normally Monika was a chirrupy charming girl who was born to cheer…
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…
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