Noel Guru

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2025

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Serendipity in the Rain” by Noel Guru

Submitted to Contest #288

10:01 p.m.Isle of WightThe corner café that serves coffee, juices, milkshakes, and some light bites was run by a skeletal crew – the young chef Leon (also the owner) and a very pregnant waitress, Alice, who serves the tables and occasionally makes the milkshakes. It sat facing the ocean right next to the beautiful and ancient Shanklin Chine. This wooded coastal ravine is filled with waterfalls and lush vegetation, attracting many tourists daily. And this thankfully helps the little café to find its customers even though it has been choked by...

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“The forgotten keys” by Noel Guru

Submitted to Contest #286

The house was dark. The silence was deafening. The darkness slowly faded as the sun rose and let its ray peek through the window curtains and lit the room up. And the silence was replaced with birds chirping outside as the study room door creaked open. Another day came by, and I was hoping that today might be the day someone would come and take care of me.“Good morning,” I heard a voice call out. It was the husband as he walked into the room.“Good morning, baby,” a voice replied. It was his wife as she headed into the kitchen. He sat on his ...

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“A Christmas for one” by Noel Guru

Submitted to Contest #284

“You should go somewhere this Christmas.”My friend’s voice echoed through my mind as I sat on the edge of my bed, contemplating. He had a long talk with me last evening about my mental well-being, and he repeatedly asked me to leave the town for a few days and go somewhere. But how could I? My mind, heart, and soul were still trapped here with her memories. This will be the first Christmas in many years I will be spending it without her. The thought made my heart race, and panic started to set in. “It will do you some good,” my friend s...

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“And there she was...” by Noel Guru

Submitted to Contest #283

He pulled his car into an empty alleyway hoping in this heavy snow laden street parking was permitted on this busy Christmas eve. Before getting out of the car he pondered whether he would need his laptop or should just go in with a novel. He had about an hour to kill and didn’t know whether he wanted to get some work done or just spend some time catching up on his reading, which he knew was lacking a lot. At the end he decided on neither and just got out of the car with his airpods in his ears and played his favourite Christmas tunes. ...

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Author bio

An Emergency doctor with passion for storytelling and filmmaking.