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It was an odd October evening with the sun’s bright hues painting the outskirts but failing to dispel the chill of the sullen atmosphere when Farris got out of the car. However, these nuances were insignificant for him who had just arrived back to his home country. Absorbing the sights, sounds, and scents of his familiar surroundings, he sensed an alien undercurrent. Perhaps, his absence had distanced him more than he anticipated. Vivid memories, still raw, replayed in his mind from the day he left. A whirlwind of emotions—frustration, ang...
Submitted to Contest #100
It has been years since he let but every part of the house still remembered him, reminisced in the memories of watching him transform from a boy to a man, the corridors haven’t forgotten the reverberations of his voice. Since the day the residents of the house heard of his arrival, they felt elated. They knew his things were going to be theirs soon. He had been gone for so long yet the fear in their hearts of his return have not yet been subsided, they had dreaded the day when he would take over everything that they had hoarded that was righ...
Submitted to Contest #90
Delicately the soft white snowflakes were descending from the glistening silvery sky. Malik spread his hands out to touch the falling blessing and felt a tickling sensation as the snowflake melted against his skin. It was beautiful to see the gray roads and the green pines get covered by the icy white blanket of snow. He wanted to stay and watch the glory till the last moment but was rudely awakened by the loud sound of obscenities that brought him back to the scorching reality of the present. Malik was 16 and worked with five other boys ar...
Some unsaid words, some unfinished stories..
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