“Dad, can we just camp at this place?”, the little boy tried asking again while they dismantled the tent. It was his first hike. “No son, we can’t” “But why? This is such a nice place, it is comfortable and I’ve been a good boy all along” “That’s where you are wrong. You musn’t get too comfortable. Get out of your comfort zone. Don’t stop […]
I grabbed the things that I thought I would need and got into the car. I’d no destination in mind but I knew that I had to go away from the madness of the city. I needed peace to write my book. The mad rush of my daily routine didn’t let me concentrate on what I wanted to do. How wonderful it was during my […]
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” “A musician”. “That’s not even a job! Study well!” She remembered this memory from her childhood. She’d studied hard, topped her class and had landed a dream job. Everyone around her thought she was happy and were even envious of her. The long hours at work left her with no time for anything. The […]
“There she goes again!” “I wonder what she does there every afternoon. I know the view from her balcony is great, but it is weird” “Yeah, why does she have to close the door behind her? Does she smoke?” “It doesn’t seem like that” *************** “Finally some time to myself! Phew! I’ve waited for this time since morning”, she thought to herself as she settled […]
We kept walking along the isolated parts of the shore and an ancient house welcomed us. It looked spooky and I just wanted to return. But Tom wouldn’t agree. The house though old looked strong. There was a cabinet which had a lot of strange stuff. While Tom was still busy inspecting the items, I turned around and saw a man. “Finally you are back!”, […]
It was the best part of my daily routine. I used to wait eagerly to see you for that one glimpse of yours would make my day. You looked beautiful and the early morning rays of the sun only made it better. The only part of the hour long journey that I liked was when the train stopped near your station. You wouldn’t get into […]
“Can you meet me now? It is urgent.” “But what is the matter? Are you okay?” “Just meet me now, will you?” He rushed to meet her. “Something is wrong”, he thought. “Was she sick? What had happened? Wait, does she want to break up with me?”, he wondered. She was there waiting for him and he ran to her. “What is the matter?” “There […]
She lit the lamps though it wasn’t dark. She’d prepared all his favourite dishes and had meticulously arranged them on the table the way he liked it. Tonight was special. She was going to see him after so long! She waited patiently while pouring more oil into the lamps to keep them burning. Eventually, the food went cold, the wind blew off the lamps. She […]
“This story is the original work of the author. Any resemblance with any person living or dead are purely coincidental” She read it again. It was no coincidence. The story in the book was the same as the one she’d submitted a few months ago. The publisher was the same. The author’s name wasn’t hers. Word Count: 55 I am participating in the Ultimate Blog […]
Both of them searched every corner of the house with the hope of finding some money. The old clothes, old drawers and cupboards were dusted and thoroughly searched, but with no luck. “What do we do? We have no money for her gift.”, he said. “It is okay, she’ll understand dear”, she tried to calm him down. “But it is her 10th birthday. And as […]
