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Submitted to Contest #66
His days were gradually reducing, but the determination was concreting with the excitement. After 5 years, the village was going to prepare for a cycling race once again. Within a few days, it would be started. Lots of people from different parts of the village gathered here to witness the program. Not only from this village, people came from many different places - from town, from the beside village also. The race was very popular among people. Paresh was also preparing himself for his last show. He knew he was a moment's person. This race ...
Submitted to Contest #65
The surrounding was filled with festivals. Everyone in the neighbourhood was planning for something. There was an excitement in everyone. Some planned to travel, some were preparing for a long trip. Some were planning to go for cruise holidays, and some got holidays to finish their personal jobs. But the most important thing was when Prashant shared his idea of spending a night at a graveyard on Halloween's day with Amal. It was really a childlike idea. Everyone was shocked. Well, they must have been because of Amal's tremendous fear about t...
Submitted to Contest #64
Neel asked with curiosity, “Ma, why doesn't grandpa allow me to enter the hut outside?” Samira replied, “Even I don't know. He doesn't allow us too. It has been locked for a longer period of time. Your granny also hasn’t got a chance to enter there.” Samira was taking dinner with her son, Neel and her husband, Paritosh. Her mother, Prativa was serving the food. It has been two days since she came to her own home for spending holidays. Neel had got summer vacation. He was in 5th grade then. And Paritosh also got a few days leaves from his bo...
Submitted to Contest #63
By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire with the death of Avinash. The blood was still sprinkling from his neck. He was under that old cherry tree. Winter leaves were falling from the tree. People were already gathered around him in the early morning. I never thought it would end like this. He was a neighbour of mine, a very dear one. It started with his longing for money. He had been too greedy. He never thought where he was heading. A vicious circle of friends had acquired him by preaching the overnight rich method but ...
Submitted to Contest #62
The holy river was in front of me. A breezy wind, babbling sound of the water and the horn of the launch far away enchanted me in the evening. I was just going to jump into the river, a voice from my back obstructed me. No, it was not the voice from any supernatural power. A man, aged 30-35, wearing t-shirts and jeans shouted at me, “Excuse me, brother, what are you doing? Are you all right?” I gave a glance, being bewildered for a few seconds, I replied, yeah, I'm okay. He came to me from the upper corner of the stairs. What were y...
Submitted to Contest #61
Here it is, Siddharth forwards the letter to his boss. Boss skims the letter and says, Okay, no problem. Take care of your mother until she gets well. We pray for her health. Thank you so much, sir, Siddharth concluded with a smile. He is very happy inside because after 2 years of working in a different state, finally, he is going to meet with his family again. Though this meeting is not for pleasure, his mother is ill and has recently got admitted to the hospital. He tried to change his office but they don’t have any branch where the...
Submitted to Contest #50
Imagine a scene where a person is being chased by someone/something but it’s not visible. The person who is being chased is running and running, gasping, shouting, “Hello, help me, hello. Why can’t I see anyone? Hello”. Then he stumbles on a rock. Now it’s another place, a bedroom. Suddenly, he wakes up on his bed. The person who was being chased is woken now. He was dreaming. It was kind of a nightmare to him. He is perspiring, gasping. It is 11 in the morning. The person speaks as he is speaking to the audience, “Life has been chasing me f...
Submitted to Contest #49
The doctor with a secret smileBy Rabi ChatterjeeWhy are you in so hurry? Sima asked Rico from the kitchen. Where are you going?I have an important job, Sima, he said. I will tell you later.Won’t you go to the office today? She asked.He replied, no, I have taken one day leave today.She came to their room. Seeing him she said, slowly, slowly. What are you doing? Eat slowly.Rico was in a very hurry. He was checking his watch intermittently as if he had been very late. As he was binding his shoelaces he was taking his breakfast also. He looked t...
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