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Rathin Bhattacharjee

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

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The Silent Savior

Rathin Bhattacharjee

I swerved to the right and turned on the wipers. Other than the water pouring down the window shield, being swept away rhythmically, nothing was visible outside. I looked up the highway going straight ahead and tried adjusting the side mirror. On a foggy, rainy, chilly day like this, there was not much of a chance of any driver coming either from front or behind. Even then prevention is always better than cure. In the pitch dark, I glanced down at my digital watch. It was 10 to 10 pm. Not really late by any standards. But there was no ...

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Smart Ass

Rathin Bhattacharjee

Rahul looked down from the concrete path to the galleries around the Basketball Court. "A Smart Ass," he blurted out to himself. The guy below was another invigilator called Joseph.Tall, athlete-like, his glasses juxtaposed perfectly against his solid build, adding an aura of reliability to his charming persona. No wonder, not only the girls appearing at the Board Examinations but also the female invigilators, found him irresistible. At the time of Rahul venting out his frustration from up the concrete spiralling path...

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The Crimson Sundown :

Rathin Bhattacharjee

Submitted to Contest #99

The Crimson Sundown:Sitting up on bed, I look out at the golden ball going downhill, immersing the tell-tale mountain tops with the zigzagging village pathways crisscrossing around the foothills in a crimson hue. The gentle breeze blowing in through the gaps in the wooden frames of the glass window makes me draw the curtains across. I snap the blanket away to get out of bed to turn on the light. The dusty plastic packet with "Drishti" (eyesight) written over it on top of the cupboard beneath the switchboard, reminds me of the days when life ...

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Night Hunting :

Rathin Bhattacharjee

Submitted to Contest #97

(Prologue) And taking my heart in my head, I knocked on the window……Sorry, this is not the way to begin a story, I reckon. So, let me begin at the beginning.On a starry night when there was a bright silver moon out in the sky, I was out on a mission. As the moon cast a hypnotic spell over the tall trees and the gurgling stream passing underneath, lending a magical feeling to the atmosphere, I knew that I had to accomplish my mission that very night or never. I had been hiding in the cowshed for nearly an hour. In the dark, I could ...

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