Shoaib Akmal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“The Highturitan” by Shoaib Akmal

Submitted to Contest #60

I was sitting in my classroom with the rest of my fellow students. The teacher was concentrating on her lecture and it was a normal day—or so I thought. We were studying polymers and polymerization. The teacher began with styrene, but before I knew it, everything was fast-forwarding. The teacher now began moving so quickly, talking so speedily that it seemed only a minute had gone by, but the one hour lecture was about to end—But I could understand and remember every word she had said. Suddenly, somebody knocked at the door, and in an instan...

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“You Can Never Actually Forget The Heart Ache” by Shoaib Akmal

Submitted to Contest #56

He had my heart… My trust… My faith… And my life. I thought he held me dearer than anything. Who knew an argument could tear us apart—I sure didn't. All my life, I never let anyone be so important to me. " Dependence is for the Damned," was what papa had always said. And I followed his advice in every piece of my existence for thirteen years. It was written in my mind and heart. Hassan. Hassan was his name. The name of who rewrote my heart. I began to trust him and care for him, more than anyone in my life. And for the first time,...

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“To Get Hope Back” by Shoaib Akmal

Submitted to Contest #54

“ Azabe rafaqat dile illuminous dekhwa oculus,” the woman recited the incantation with complete focus. She kept reciting it over and over again. She did not know what should happen by reciting this or whether she would see something happen or feel it. But she kept repeating it, waiting for a sign. She had done all the book had said. Her preparations were complete—the room was full of candles large and small, the walls ornate by large symbols of the constellation of Delphinus, several clay pots full of rose water were placed at arbitrary lo...

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“Regret” by Shoaib Akmal

Submitted to Contest #51

He was standing in the cereal aisle of a grocery store. He took a box from the upper shelf and was about to put it in his cart when his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar face. A tall figure with pale glowing skin, amber eyes, and chestnut hair. The figure was wearing a black hoodie and jeans. As the man looked at him, the figure gave him an ironic smile. Bewildered by what he might have seen, the man rubbed his eyes, but when he opened them again, the figure was gone. The man sighed in relief and said to himself, “fewh…It was just...

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“Sibling...God's greatest gift” by Shoaib Akmal

Submitted to Contest #50

It was two o'clock in the afternoon. The scorching sun was at its fullest; spreading its burning radiation all over the city. The heat gave people misery as well as joy. The misery was in having to spend the day sweating, and burning up. The joy came in eating ice cream, going to the beach, having a water balloon fight, taking a swim, or just lying in front of the AC after terrible hours under the sun. In her room, she laid crying. The AC was ON, She was eating chunks and chunks of ice cream, but no amount of comfort could mend her aching he...

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Author bio

A student trying to develop his skills in literary writing. An Art enthusiast and avid reader who would appreciate any constructive criticism.