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Shiri G

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Not a Normal Crime

Shiri G

Submitted to Contest #67

It was a normal Tuesday morning in 1977. But it made the rest of my life abnormal. I and my junior, Kajal, had a little time before our duty would start. So that day we went to a small tea shop. There was a middle-aged woman sitting right in front of me. She drank her tea while staring at me. I felt weird about her stares but I tried to not let her bother me. I switched places with Kajal and sat on the outer side of the bench but her stares didn't stop even then. At that time elections were right on our heads and we, th...

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An Unearthly Game

Shiri G

Submitted to Contest #66

One day the newly-appointed King's Assistant went to Hell. He was ordered by King of Heaven to choose a soul. King of Heaven was an optimistic God. On the previous day, he had won a game of Chess against King of Hell. As his prize he asked King of Hell to let one soul from Hell go free. Hell's King accepted his request and told him to come to Hell and choose a soul for himself. When Shamodhar, King's Assistant, arrived at Hell he was stunned by the number of souls living there. There were hundreds of thousand times souls living ...

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The Fort of Tirravghar

Shiri G

Submitted to Contest #64

It was a fine day of October. Jasmine, Vani and Nisha had came to Tirravghar to enjoy their pre-Diwali holidays. Tirravghar was famous for its huge Devi Temple. The Temple was build across the edge of the city by King of Tirravghar who lived in his Fort over the hills about 300 years ago. The Devi Temple was known for freeing people from unsatisfied spirits and sealing those spirits in underworld. Devi Temple was also famous because in middle of the city, over the hills, existed the 300 years old Fort of Tirravghar. The fort was said to haun...

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A Year in Past and a Year in Future

Shiri G

Submitted to Contest #63

Stacy was cooking pasta when she had a call. She usually didn't receive much calls but that day she was expecting one. Last year on 10th of October both her parents died. Her aunt asked her to stay with her but she wanted to stay close to her parents by living in her parents home. Stacy was already an adult by then so she could not be forced. "I will be there by 11." Stacy's Aunt, Florence, said. Florence was Stacy's only living relative who lived two stations away in Danes. Florence loved her niece but her relations with her brother were ...

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