Asha Iyer

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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“Being Me” by Asha Iyer

Submitted to Contest #89

It was an announcement no one had expected to come from a teen who was riding the high-wave of an uncommon achievement. Topper. 100 percent. 600 on 600. And then the startling statement. It was as if a bomb had been dropped amidst a carnival. ‘Pure Science. That will be her choice,’ dad had said to his colleagues the day the exam results were declared, and they had all nodded in unmistakable admiration for me. The choice was barely a surprise to come from someone who had a perfect score in the subjects that their children struggled to p...

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“A Girl, A Stranger, and A Bouquet” by Asha Iyer

Submitted to Contest #86

Three months is equal to 92 days. It is a long period to spend waiting at the exit of a metro station, with a bouquet of red roses in hand and a silent appeal in the eyes. Each day was a fresh reminder of past rejections. Hope, in those days, was just a passing emotion that I momentarily experienced around 6.30 in the evening on weekdays.I am not new to rejections. It is such a natural part of my life that I now look upon acceptance with great suspicion. No one says ‘yes’ these days without a motive of self-interest. The first time I knew re...

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