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Mahita Ghattu

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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I HAVE A VISION

Submitted to Contest #105

“Five years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon of light of hope to millions of negro slaves...” My mother said, lowering her voice, and finally stopping. She looked away from the notepad that read-- Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech. I was fast asleep. My mother kissed my forehead and got up from her chair. She looked back at me and shook her head. Then she frowned. She opened the door, and closed it, quietly, in an a...

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Forgive to forget

Submitted to Contest #104

We were both sitting at the cold wooden bench together. The wind was breezy, and the sun was setting. Honestly I missed these moments. We used to have so many of them, but they seemed to get farther and farther away the more that time passed. We were both quiet, especially since we haven’t talked for so long. Its been about 3 or 4 years… I can’t quite remember. Especially since I didn’t know what to say. I wanted to fix it, I wanted to say sorry, but I was afraid it was too far gone. And I knew it wasn’t even my fault. It was her fault. Afte...

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Confidence

Submitted to Contest #90

Confidence ~ By: Mahita Ghattu I’d always wished someone believed in me. It was always my friends or my family making fun of me. Sometimes I feel like I’m lonely. I just wish that someone would support me. “Sorry coming through,” A boy said, pushing me to the side. I got shoved into another person, and they got shoved, and then another, and another. This was the most crowded train in all of America. We all fell neatly like dominos. And this happened again and again till everyone was off the train. I walked out of the t...

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