Rajitha Menon

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“Hide and seek” by Rajitha Menon

Submitted to Contest #99

I quietly stepped out of the suffocating shadows of the house, into the freedom of the searing afternoon heat. Slipping on my rubber slippers, I walked down the broad stone steps that led from the verandah at the back to the courtyard. I hesitated on the last step, trying to remember the paths of my childhood. It wasn’t easy; everything was the same, yet everything was so different. Where were those two mango trees? That chicken shed? The mud path? I sighed and contemplated retreating into the cool interiors of the house. But someone might...

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