Aparna Singh

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“A place to call home” by Aparna Singh

Submitted to Contest #51

(Scene I)As I skimmed through the report, I could hear the clock ticking, my palms glistened with sweat and my eyes kept darting back to the clock which adorned my office. It was as if my senses had heightened and every particle of my being screamed at me to run. Each passing second brought me closer to the dreaded meet. It was pointless, I knew, to dream that she wouldn’t show up but I kept praying for it anyways, to a deity I didn’t believe in. I knew that my prayers were unanswered when my secretary ushered in the woman. I smiled grimly a...

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