Sandeept Dhakal

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“Load-shedding Days” by Sandeept Dhakal

Submitted to Contest #58

It was a scary evening. Dark clouds had gathered from nowhere, lights flashed in the sky, and the clouds roared. My little sister, Arpana, clung on to me. I tried to be brave, but deep down, I was scared. Our parents had not been home yet, and Grandpa was dozing off on the sofa. How could he sleep? Then I realized that Papa had taken his hearing aid for repairs. When the lightning struck again and the clouds rolled in anger, we jumped to him. He woke up, startled. ‘What happened?’ The sky lit up again, and we buried our faces into his arms...

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I am a writer from Nepal on a journey to understand life.