Ruby Zaidi

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

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“FAME” by Ruby Zaidi

FAME Had it really been only fifty minutes since she got here ? It seemed to be so much longer . She glanced up at the wall clock again . Had it stopped ? She would gladly have come at dawn - in any case she had been unable to sleep a wink - but for security reasons. She would not have been allowed to enter. She was unable to stand in one place. She began pacing restlessly up and down the crowded platform...

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“Making a Difference ” by Ruby Zaidi

MAKING A DIFFERENCE  Do you ever get the feeling that you are starting on the wrong foot and that you are a centipede ? Well, that's the feeling l got when l entered my Chief 's office that day. I was six months into the Metropolitan Police Force and the Chief still regarded me as a sixth finger on one of his immaculately manicured hands. I had topped my class at the Police Academy, had several medals for...

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“THE FLIP SIDE” by Ruby Zaidi

" Customized breakfast coming up !" I cry as l put a plate of sunny side up eggs in front of Ron and scrambled eggs in front of Sheila . ' Wow ! " they cry in unison . I am blissfully happy. Life has truly given me the best deal possible. In a few weeks Ron and l celebrate our fourteenth wedding anniversary . We have a large staff to keep our seaside villa spotlessly clean and to cater to ...

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“Together ” by Ruby Zaidi

TOGETHER  So this is how dreams end , l thought , as my eyes clouded. The household goods were arranged room wise on white tables laid out in our immaculate lawn.  The banner proclaimed , ' Build Your Dreams '. The furniture including my favourite recliner and our white and gold bed had already been returned. However even the curtains - the lace ones and the heavy silk ones were folde...

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“CHECK YOUR PREMISES ” by Ruby Zaidi

CHECK YOUR PREMISES  The phone rang exactly at 8.31 am.  " Lt. Anthony Felton , " l said crisply . " Oh God ! Tony ! Come quickly ! It's Uncle Sid ! " lt was Laura . " Uncle Sid... " her voice broke .  Someone took the phone from her . It was Malcolm , Sidney Maximilian 's son . " Lt. Felton , come at once . I think Dad's dead ! " " What !" I said. " But he wa...

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“BREAKING FREE ” by Ruby Zaidi

BREAKING FREE Dear Steve , I know you must be surprised at getting a letter from me when l could have texted or phoned . Well , what l have to tell you cannot be conveyed except through a letter . By the time you get this letter l will be a thousand miles away . You will never see me again . I needed to write to you because I need to come to terms with my past , exorcize these demons which d...

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Author bio

Ruby Zaidi teaches English in a college in Lucknow where she lives with her family. She loves interacting with her students and writing stories and poems.