Priya Swaminathan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2019

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“The Mask” by Priya Swaminathan

Submitted to Contest #2

He looked at himself in the mirror. The make-up was intact. Chalky, gaudy and colorful. As he started peeling off its layers, his face was revealed, slowly, painstakingly. In glorious, tell-tale detail. First he could see the cheeks, heavily lined and sallow. Then the chin, a strong one with a deep cleft. Yes, the same one that had been an unending source of wonder and amusement to his sister and friends in his childhood days. That seemed so very long ago! Back then, all of them would take turns to touch his chin and feel his cleft. &n...

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