Sarah Desouza

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (24)

24 Stories

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“Too Close For Comfort” by Sarah Desouza

"Follow that car" Godfrey Jones barked at the cab driver, as the vehicle ahead of them sped at a crazy speed in the middle of the busy street. He flashed his badge at the taxi driver and the listless man did as he was told. Just weeks ago he was sitting by the window of his small cheap apartment. He could afford a better place to live, but for the mission, he had been officially assigned, Godfrey had to l...

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“How George got his groove back ” by Sarah Desouza

Once there was this man. He was a busy, busy man. He was the type who almost never had enough time. A workaholic by nature, George was a very hardworking man. George Hickinson seemed to have everything going for him. He seemingly had a great job, a salary with lots of zeroes, a penthouse apartment, and every thing someone with a lot of money could ever ask for. The only problem was, he did...

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“What I did one night” by Sarah Desouza

One day I woke up on a very cold night, the cool winds caressing my skin. Thank Goodness I had my blanket around me, it was indeed colder than usual. It was indeed colder than usual. A sure sign that winter was coming. Finally, after the days that were so warm, too warm. Warmer than it needed to be. I was awakened by a dream. I woke up in a sort of "hazy" state. At least that was my ...

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“Those three words ...” by Sarah Desouza

She was just sitting there, looking out the window thinking about him. The snow kept falling, her thoughts were as free as the snow, she was randomly reminincing the times they were together and the things they did together. He did not know her feelings. She always wanted to tell him, but she never did. This ofcourse was the dark side of unrequited love. She looked out the window a long ...

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“Remembering Each Other” by Sarah Desouza

Once there was a young man named Harold who had a penchant for bumping into things and people.There also happened to be a young woman called Estella who had a penchant for bumping into things and people.Did it ever seem possible that these two could ever meet? They did not know anything about each other, except the one thing they had in common which was the familiar tendency to bump into things and people ofcourse.One day while Harold was in the Garden it started to rain even though it...

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“Funny Relationships” by Sarah Desouza

There was this guy and this girl that lived in apartments that were in the same building. The problem at that time was, that they hardly knew each other. He was a simpleton and apparently she was too.One day, as she was coming home from Grocery shopping, she had two big brown Grocery bags in her arms. Suddenly, she bumped into a very handsome man.It coincidentally was the same young man. It was a pretty hard thump, she was moving at a fast speed and so was he.Her grocery bags were now ...

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“Dorothy, the Twitterbug ” by Sarah Desouza

Once upon a time, in some relatively unknown corner of the world, lived an interesting young woman with an interesting perspective!All she ever wanted to do was to share this perspective with the world. She finally decided it was a good idea to work on her English, it seemed to need a bit of improvement! She felt that if she did this, more people would understand her when she spoke.Dorothy thought over it for a while. She knew her English was passable for someone wh...

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“A Cloud Gazing Love Story” by Sarah Desouza

This is the story of a young man called Tim Robbins. Tim was a 12 year old adolescent who loved sports and also happened to have a quirky love interest!The love interest in question, who was also the love of his life, was another adolescent. She was an academically gifted young lady who loved singing.Louella Descartes, like Tim, was 12 years old, was an interesting, gifted young woman, who had beautiful blue eyes. Tim hoped he could one day stare into those same Blue eyes for as long as possible, with h...

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“Sally's Beautiful Dream” by Sarah Desouza

Legend has it that Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree. He fell asleep and dreamed about the love of his life. Suddenly an apple fell from the tree, since it happened to be an apple tree.Legend also says that the apple fell square on his head, and that was when Newton discovered Gravity. Newton discovered that it was indeed the force of gravity that acted on the apple and that's what made it fall towards the ground.If there wasn't any gravity, the apple would have floated around in the sky, and he wo...

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“Love you, Meghan Davies!” by Sarah Desouza

'Listen...to your body. That's one of the most intuitive ways a person can control their cravings!' Meghan had once told me.I still remember her saying that!'Who?' you might ask me. But I once really did have this crazy friend called Meghan Davies. Today she also happens to be a nutritionist. She moved to Canada a few years ago.Apart from her crazy but great advice, we also had a crazy friendship!I was the 'official fatty' of the class, the only one of my size in my c...

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“Grace instead of a Party” by Sarah Desouza

There was once this young woman called Anna. She loved music, watching tv shows, netflix, working out, singing...there was a whole lot of things that she loved- but deep down inside she was just an ordinary young Anna.She turned down a Halloween party, but something was going to happen that day, that would change the way she thought about the world.She didn't go to her halloween party. Her closest friend Jane had invited her. She didn't go because she didn't have something nice to wear. 'Attend the part...

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“Gladys the Wonder Worker” by Sarah Desouza

'You wanna do something fun?' she said. She was a mermaid! She sat on a rock near to the Lagoon that I owned.'You wanna do something fun?' she said as she woke me up from my happy sunday slumber. I was so happy to see her - she was so beautiful. She was exactly like the mermaid from my dream! I was still half-awake. When I realised and came to my senses, I realised it was only my best friend Gladys.Gladys you know you would look like a model if you got a haircut and put on some make up? You'd also need ...

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“Life is a beach” by Sarah Desouza

It is often said that 'life is a beach', and can be a lazy dream if you want. Here I am lying in my hammock and nothing disturbs me. I feel a peace like no other.Here I am on a Sunday, lying here like this, and sipping on a cocktail. There is nothing better than the wispy breeze on my skin and the beautiful balmy weather that seems to disturb no one, and my sun hat is on my face, protecting me from the 10 am sun.I decide to get off the hammock and take a look around. I can see an empty boat lying on the...

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“Samoa runs away” by Sarah Desouza

Once there was this little girl. She was a bit of a dreamer. The daydreaming sort, it was okay because she wasn't yet 18. Samoa loved the place she lived in, she never wanted to leave. The familiarity of living there was very lived-in and useful for her, she never wanted to change her lifestyle.Samoa turned 18. She had a very strict upbringing. Having seen nothing of the world, and being confined to home most of the time, She had not spent much time adulting. Samoa was now a grown woman and was full of her own fierce ind...

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“Cute Security Guard” by Sarah Desouza

Once there was this small company with a very limited amount of employees working there. It had a boss, as it is with most companies, and it had a small number of staff who assisted him and were accountable only to him. It was always a cheerful little place; the pristine office had two floors and was located in the plush part of the city. The company normally always reached its targets and always exhibite...

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Author bio

Sarah has yet to establish herself as a content writer. Having worked in the real estate business for a couple of years, she has made the shift, and has considered working from home ever since the onset of the recent pandemic. She loves reading, writing and dreaming. She has recently become a published author with her new book named 'His Lingering Perfume' by Sarah D (herself) Everyone, If you like my writing here, you're sure to like my book! Yes, I wrote a romance novel called 'His Lingering Perfume' by Sarah D (me) It's like on Barnes n Noble, Storytel, Amazon n all. I'll post the link hopefully it's clickable. Otherwise just google it k! Again it's a Greatttt book that costs close to nothing. It would be a great favour if you wrote a nice review for me. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/his-lingering-perfume-sarah-d/1141299175. A refreshingly different romance, if young love is your thing. Their relationship sizzles ...in the rather short book, and it has a message. Not spoiling the ending, but it's about the lonely shy rich girl in love Sarah D is also on Medium! https://medium.com/@sarahbiblion