Ishita Nigam

“All that Glitters” by Ishita Nigam

Anaya punched her attendance in the biometric system at the entrance. She stepped into the corridor and gawked at the bright yellow light bouncing off the freshly painted walls. Four small lights were placed at the bottom corners and a few were placed in the false ceiling overhead. Different variants of “Hello” were printed on both sides along with some eccentric graffiti. She gawked at the “Hell...

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“Anger and Fear” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #102

They say anger and fear are like steroids. They push your limits and make you do things you normally wouldn’t do. They pushed mine way too far. I was lying on my bed facing down. It helped me breathe and calm myself. I could also hide away my tears and my anger....

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“The Sharman Tales” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #98

Jiya put the plates on their six-seater mahogany dining table. The overflowing sleeves of her tawny sequined gown got stuck between the table and the plates. At first, she thought of just giving in to the ire and yanking out the sleeve in one motion. Her friend, Maya, gawked at her from her chair, but Jiya ignored her.

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“Expected” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #95

Ellie Watson was browsing through the physics book. Her mother had bought it for her. It was the preferred career choice. Her mother’s. Everything about Ellie’s life spoke of her heritage. Her room was filled with photographs of the scientists and Nobel Prize winners in her family. Her parents were noted physics professors in repu...

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“Nurture” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #94

Kyra had been staring at the bracelet in her hand for quite some time. It belonged to her mother. The approaching footsteps jolted her back to reality and she quickly put it away. It was her flatmate, Natasha. Looking at Kyra’s blanched face, she understood. Her room...

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“Fit In” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #93

Pink, blue and green. Rebecca’s mother rolled out all three dresses on her bed. These were the finalists, all she had to do was choose the dress for the party. “Mom, why don’t you pick one? That is one decision less for me.” Rebecca turned on her pleading glare hoping it would work on her mother.

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“Levitate” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #86

Shanaya caressed her bald scalp for the millionth time. She missed her hazelnut lustrous hair. Chemotherapy had taken away her beauty. Or so she thought.Shanaya’s world had come crashing down ten months back. She was sitting with Dr Singh when he had broken the news to her.She was diagnosed with Stage III stomach cancer. She still had a seventy percent chance of survival though.Such news is always earth-shattering. It was a bit more than that for Shanaya. She had no family history of c...

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“The Unhackable” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #84

Jason glanced at his running shoes lying in the corner. They still looked new. They still were brand new. It had been a long time since he bought them. He hadn’t touched them since that fateful day.Jason failed to realise that it had been 364 days, to be precise, since he confined himself to this room.Jason Mitch had been a regular IT guy, who had climbed the ladder in hi...

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“Full of Sorrows” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #83

Arshiya picked up the small teddy lying on the top of her closet. It had turned pale brown over the years. Her father had gifted it to her on her sixth birthday, about twenty years back. It was one of the few memories she had of him. It was the last happy memory she had of him.

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“If Today was Not Today” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #81

The phone rang to pull her out of the stupor. Jena picked up the landline sitting in front of her.It was her colleague.“Hi, Jena’s line…. Sure, Audrey. I’ll take care of it.”She had a task at hand. She had to complete the contract and send it to her boss before 5 pm today.

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“I Just Realised I Changed the World” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #80

Malala Yousafzai never thought she would be celebrating her sixteenth birthday giving a speech in front of the United Nations. That her birthdate would be declared as Malala Day for the whole world to celebrate forever. This is a story of how that young girl would have felt before stepping on the stage. This is my version ...

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“A Knock from the Past” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #79

Louisa saw her girls off to school in the bus and came back home. She had a couple of chores to finish before heading to work. Her boss was out of town so she could afford to delay her arrival at work today. She came back inside and headed to the kitchen. Half way through the dishes, her phone rang. She closed the tap, took off the...

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