Mrinalini Gupta

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“The Silent King ” by Mrinalini Gupta

Submitted to Contest #94

He walked down the dusty market lane his face wrapped in a thick fabric covering everything except his eyes. What was once a cheerful busy market place with loud hawkers selling meats, spices, dry fruits, silks and leather lay desolate. A few people hurried past, heads wrapped in fabric, noses covered, eyes lowered. There was an air of fear and suspicion. A few homeless remained, in corners, holding out for alms, flimsy threadbare cloth covering their faces, their eyes speaking volumes. He pulled out some bread from the folds of his robe a...

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