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Submitted to Contest #92
THE FORTUNE COOKIES Ashok was born in a family of very humble means. His father, Bhola,worked in a bakery and his mother ,Maya , was a house maid. Bhola and Maya worked tirelessly to bring up their children, son Ashok and a daughter, Tara . They worked hard to provide the best facilities and education for their children. Tara was a bright and confident child , but Ashok was shy and reticent since childhood , both at home and school. As years passed, he became more reserve...
Submitted to Contest #90
THE MANGO TREE I was born in a park a neighborhood park a few years ago . All the credit for my existence here goes to Mr. Sham , the gardener and the caretaker of this park . Though I don’t remember much about my early childhood , I have heard stories about my birth when ...
Submitted to Contest #88
John lived with his wife Ema and pet dog Bruno. They were both very helpful and good at heart. All the neighbours loved and respected them. Bruno was the only companion they had , their children having moved to seek their own destinies. Bruno was a cute little dog with silken brown coat . One day the couple was playing in their garden with Bruno. Suddenly , Bruno sniffed hard and began to bark loudly. He ran to a spot under the oak tree and began circling it , jumping and wagging his tail ...
Submitted to Contest #86
WELCOME SPRING 🙂 The noise of the drum beats woke up little Seedling . Stretching her hands,she woke up with a start. " Mamma, what's that noise ?" "The children have come out to play ", said Roots, her mother, stroking Seedling's face . They are welcoming Spring . She has come after a long time . Excited to hear that her Spring had arrived , Seedling jumped out of her bed . Little Seedling opened the window and peeped out. She was feeling suffocated in her house . She had been hiding in fear...
Submitted to Contest #83
The Elixir OF Life Rie was a beautiful little angel. She danced gracefully and sang melodiously . She lived in the village near the river with her parents and sister , Shine. Since childhood Rie was a very restless child . She would jump nimbly from one rock to another. At dusk , Rie and her sister would sneak into the valleys and forests through the narrow creeks. There they would play with with the birds , animals , fishes and plants . Soon her sister got married...
Submitted to Contest #81
VALENTINE'S DAY Rita and Ajay had met each other at a common friend's party . They were both in their teens . As the DJ played the song , ' Just the way you are', Ajay asked Rita to dance with him . Being very shy and an introvert since childhood , she felt embarrassed . Seeing her predicament, her friend , Shalini dragged her to the dance floor . " Rita , this is Ajay , my brother's best friend . He is almost like a family member," introduced Shalini to Rita . She felt her blood rushing up her cheeks . " May we dance , " he said extend...
Submitted to Contest #79
THE GINIE AND THE LAMP Utsav lived with his mother and newly wedded wife , Zoe , in Mumbai . His father had passed away a few years back . Utsav completed his MD and was working in a reputed hospital as a cardiologist . Zoe and Utsav were school time classmates . Friendship blossomed into love and soon they decided to get married . He was leading a contented life with his family . His elder brother was living separately with his friend. One day , while having dinner, Utsav told his mother...
Submitted to Contest #78
THE ROBOTSid made a robot for his school exhibition. He wrapped it up in newspapers and kept it in the corner of his room. At night , before going to bed Sid practised his speech . " Good night Zen , " he said , looking at the robot . Yes , that's what he had named his robot , Zen' .Next day Sid took Zen to his school . Zen was the centre of attraction . Sid won the award for the best project . He returned home and showed his trophy to his parents . Then he kept Zen in the corner and went to change and have his lunch...
Submitted to Contest #77
A SNOWY DAY Ronny got up in the morning to the sound of blasting storm . He threw down the warm quilt and ran towards the window .He drew the curtains and looked outside. He couldn't see anything . He could only hear the lashing of the snow as it came smacking down against the doors, roof and windows of his house. The soft murmuring wind gradually became louder . " Ronny come here and wear something warm . It's snowing . You'll catch a chill, " shouted his mother from the kit...
Submitted to Contest #76
WE SHALL OVERCOMEHumans : We are unable to go to work , school or college and meet our friends and relatives because of you . It's really stiffling to be cooped up all day at home. Covid : What's holding you back? Go out and enjoy with your friends. Humans : Don't try to act smart. You jolly good know the reason. It's been a year since you came and held us captive . Now you refuse to go. You are jealous of seeing us together . That's why you are hovering around us . Covid : Ha ! Ha! You are scare...
Submitted to Contest #75
POSITIVITY IN NEGETIVITY Erika stood in front of the mirror. She had grown thin and pale. There were dark circles under her eyes . She had become a shadow of her past self. She picked up the hair brush and passed it through her hair . Strands of hair stuck to the bristles of the brush . She looked at them with unbelieving eyes . She saw more of them on her pillow, when she woke up the next morning . This had become a regular feature . ...
Submitted to Contest #73
THE PROPOSALThe hall was beautifully decorated. All the guests wished Sally and Vincent , ' Happy Anniversary' . After the dance , they all came to the table for the cake cutting ceremony .Amidst clapping and cheering , the couple blew the candles together . As they pulled up the pictures from the three layered Chocolate picture pull up cake . Their eyes were moist . The pictures told their journey through all these years. They had first met at an inter college fest where they had represented t...
Submitted to Contest #72
The best birthday gift Priti picked up her phone to check out on her mails and messages . She deleted the unnecessary ones . A notification showed a friend request from one Sambhavi Shibu of ' Friends NGO ' . Priti ignored it . But the name had struck a chord somewhere. It was too familiar. Out of curiosity Priti opened the profile page . Yes , it was Sambhavi memsaab , her previous employer , her friend and guide . Priti accepted her friend request and soon they were chatting away ...
Submitted to Contest #71
MY LOCKDOWN BATTENBURG CAKE It all began while I was waiting for my turn in the waiting room at the doctor's clinic few months before the lockdown . I was flipping aimlessly through the pages of a glossy magazine. Suddenly,I chanced upon a picture of a sumptuous cake . It looked very much different from any other cakes I had seen . It had alternate pink and white squares with a tempting cream and strawberry topping . The recipe too was given on the page . I began to read the recipe ....
Submitted to Contest #70
THE RED TRUNK Somu lived with his wife Rani and his father, Brijmohan in Kanpur. Brijmohan was a true patriarch who took pride in taking all the decisions for his household. He was a widower, having lost his wife, few years ago, to a life-threatening disease . Somu’s wife Rani was three months pregnant. Brijmohan had a small factory of leather goods which made belts, wallets, purses etc. He sold them in the nearby town. All his efforts to make Somu help him in the factory, went in vain. “Why don’t you help me instea...
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