Shoshana A

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

Stories (9)

9 Stories

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“The Man in the Storage” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #112

“Look at me, Lily, I am here to help you. You are safe here. No one is watching you,” said the therapist, trying to make an eye contact. “You can talk to me. Tell me what happened last night.”I opened my mouth to answer his question, but I could only manage to huff out of exasperation, and threw a piercing look at him. My memory became hazy when I tried to dig harder. All of a sudden, his words became background noise and were overpowered by some disturbing thoughts. I felt a sharp pain in my head and sat there on the couch opposite to him, ...

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“Insignificant Other” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #106

It was one of the chilly months of the year when every bone of your body shivers rhythmically and your mighty teeth chatter to chime in. Well, my body felt as much, so I donned a black thick woollen coat and a scarf as buttress against freezing wind blowing outside. Earlier, I was planning to slip my head inside a cowl but it would have looked inappropriate.It was not any run-off-the-mill event for which I dressed up like a royal lady.It was something which sent a chill up my spine, a mere thought of it gave away sensation of snakes dan...

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“Leave Me Alone!” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #104

Tired from hours of shopping, Sheena sprinted to the porch and unlocked the main door. The moment she pushed the door open, she heard something that made her heart stop – a loud petrifying scream. Few droplets of sweat collected on her forehead, she sensed that the scream was coming from the kitchen and gradually got diffused all over, and now the entire house was reverberating with shrieks and howls. She was utterly scared and her feet were almost rooted to the floor.Wheeling around, she turned to face the car and scampered towards it. She ...

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“Pieces of her LOVE” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #101

I could see her picking up the pieces of her love with extreme care. Her eyes twinkled and her cheeks flushed, as she picked up the love letters and read them with interest. It seemed that only she, in the entire world, had understood love and was now motivated by its power. I could not even imagine waiting for someone for so long with patience. Sometimes, I feel that if love gives pain, then why would people indulge in it soulfully. Amy’s mind whispered into her ignorant ears, as she watched Maria with curiosity.“Hey! Who are you? Are you n...

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“The Deviants” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #100

“Anjali! Anjali!” Sheila shouted, sitting on her wheel chair.Anjali was washing dishes on ground floor. After listening her name, she glowed brighter than moon. With hastiness, she stretched her hand out to take the yellow towel hanging by side of the dish organizer. After wiping her hands, she lunged forward and rushed upstairs. With a thud, she opened the door of her bed room – there she was, sitting tightly on her wheel-chair with a bright smile on her face.“Has sun stopped rising, my dear?” Sheila asked.“No, it hasn’t,” Anjali planted a ...

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“The Photograph” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #98

This was for the fourth time Katerina got an unnerving sensation by gazing at the framed photograph hung in Jacob’s living room. Her mind was bombarding with questions and was crying for answers. Just when she was about to exclaim with surprise and shout for answers, she saw Mary glaring at her. Mary’s one look was enough to zip her lips; her silence was filled with anger and clamor. Within seconds, without uttering a word, she demanded Katerina’s passivity.Mary and Jacob, an elderly couple, shifted to Katerina’s neighborhood one month back....

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“11:11” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #97

June, 2036“Loneliness bites harder than any other thing in the world. Till we are kids it is a generic word from Oxford dictionary, but once we are adults, it becomes the only word that is source of all our miseries.” Those were the opening lines of Samantha’s diary. Though I didn't know who Samantha is, still I felt her pain flowing through my veins. Each word of her diary was laced with so much sorrow and pain that even the coldest of people would be forced to shed tears after reading. The girl had poured her heart out. That day ...

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“The Cloudiness” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #96

The earth: on surface “Weather Forecasters have predicted that a powerful cyclone will hit some regions of South East Asia. Whereas coastal zones will get sever hit from it and may experience heavy rainfall along with a storm, other regions will only witness heavy rainfall. Forecasters have blamed warm temperature at sea surface and atmospheric instability for the formation of cyclone,” the news reporter says on the TV.After listening to the news George summons his wife, Amaliah, and tells her that they need to stay extra careful for the cy...

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“The Bloody Knife” by Shoshana A

Submitted to Contest #95

TW: murder, suicide Have you ever thought of killing someone you love? You may say “NO”. Beware, because your response may change with what comes next - What if that one kill would give you sole possession over them, not physically but mentally, at least that would prevent others from devouring them. I am Ana, today I stand here with this bloody knife doused in blood. My hands shake when I think of him and that stranger. And my soul cringes with the thought of them being together. It all started eleven months back. As usual, I ...

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Author bio

An aspiring writer. She is a dreamer whose over active mind persistently fabricates creative ideas. She believes in power of words and ideas. Consciously she lives in her mind, and physically at place she calls home. She believes that a story is like a foetus, it manifests in our mind and can be put down on paper when it is mature enough to face the eyes of readers. It cannot be wrenched out from our mind forcibly; it has to be fully grown to take birth.