SIMON Prathap

“A small Journey” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #90

I moved the cursor to the right bottom. My mouse pointer moved its way to the battery status bar and it showed 38 mins left. I took my mobile phone clicked the power button, battery status showed 38% left. What a coincidence? Laptop life left with 38 mints, my mobile left with 38% charge. I need to recharge, not only my phone and laptop, I wanted to charge myself too, and it looked like it is not possible. I lacked charger socket in this huge sleeper class train, I imagined myself back to 1980, my train ticket cost me Rs.789 that included GS...

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“Friday the 13th Night” by SIMON Prathap

Write about a character who everyone thinks is guilty of something terrible, but isn’t. LIVE – Thriller and Suspense It is Friday the 13th Night, People still believes that Friday the 13th is a bad day or is it really a bad day? Let me tell what happened on this Friday the 13th. It was Friday the 13th, the man in the checked shirt with a budget watch on his right hand, watch dial matched his blue colour shirt, with matched blue jeans, with unmatched black shoe and a brown belt, and quiet a complicated taste for Ashok isn’t it? So that...

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“Business Talk” by SIMON Prathap

Rahul Malhotra, a young man with curly hair walked into his dad’s bedroom wearing a white kurta pajamas.  ‘Hi Dad’ he said with hesitation, he rubbed his hands to keep him warm as he witnessed the open window, he walked towards the window and closed it to avoid the cool hair entering his room. Sanjay Malhotra, an old man, in his 60’s with his fit physique turned his attention to his son ‘Had your breakfast?’ Rahul nodded his head, Sanjay commented ‘I wonder you eat or not, why you look thin? Look at everybody in this family, everyone lo...

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“Killer is... umm.. whatever” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #67

It was my usual night at my office, and that day the rain was heavy. It was not usual rain pattern. Our rain pattern use to be high that season but not that high. Entire city was flooded with vehicles, noises of horns were increasing my blood pressure, when I couldn’t focus on my work I logged off and walked out and started to walk away without knowing my destination, actually, I know the destination, let me put it this way like I don't know the destination. Who ever said earth is a peaceful place to live, I wanted to prove them this is no...

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“Jack and Daniels or Graveyard?” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #65

Joe said ‘Can we go to the graveyard?’ Dave asked in surprise ‘Are you sure you said graveyard and not back yard?’ Joe looked at his watch ‘I said graveyard, Dave, I think we should go now before 12 am, let us have some thrilling experience and understand what really happens in a graveyard’ Dave watched the wall clock ‘what happens? Nothing! Here is your answer happy?’ Joe shook his head ‘Come on Dave, this is going to be exciting, spending a whole night inside a graveyard, Dave, we are going to make history’ Dave bit his lips as his friend ...

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“Dark Era - The beginning” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #64

John walked down the room and removed his shirt off, got into his bath robe and entered the shower room. He turned on the shower and the cold water touched his already cold skin, he got goose bumps. In order to save himself from the cold, he turns on the hot shower line. The water was warm initially, then it got hot, his face showed how he felt uncomfortable, when he felt it was too hot, he tried to turn off the shower, but then he couldn't move. His hand froze, his body stood like a statue, and the hot water got hotter, then hotter, made hi...

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“JJ” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #61

A message popped up and she stared at the mobile screen for some time and fell into a deep thought. She opened the message once again, looked at it as if she is seeing it for the first time, took a deep breath and pretended that she never saw that message. She continued to fold her clothes lying in the bed and neatly arranged in the shelf. She looked like she was lost in the message, which clearly showed as she misplaced her things and cursed herself for being not focused. She startled when her phone rang. She took the phone, it said “Hubby ...

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“Brightest Moon” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #47

You got up early this morning and opened your diary. Today is 365th Day. You realised you complete one year today, you look yourself in the mirror and cursed yourself for being so shy.You recalled the moment the day you saw your love first. You were late to your office and you ran to catch the bus and realised the door is automatic one, by the moment you are about to give up from your little marathon on the road, the bus stopped. There was a sweet voice that made the deaf driver to open his ears and stop the bus. You entered the bus wit...

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“Stranger Friend” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #40

This story is submitted at ReedsyStories.Submit your story now and try a chance to win 50$.Stranger FriendAudrey constantly gets bullied by her friends. Bethany was her all time enemy and a competitor in her studies as well. Audrey uses her high scores and scholarship to study in that highly reputed school. This is the final year of her school life, next year she needs to join a reputed college using her scholarship and for that she needs good score and should have good attendance records. For her there are two problems, one is her dad and s...

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“That one day Rain” by SIMON Prathap

Submitted to Contest #34

This is a half real story. The rain is real, the flood is real, rest everything is my imagination.It was year 2015, November to December is the usual North East Monsoon season for Southern part of India and this is the only season these part of India gets the maximum rainfall of the year. This is only a glimpse of what happened on that rainy day.Sunil is a business man and owns a house in the heart of the city. Sunil watches his son seriously sitting in front of Television.Rahul turn off the TV “I know it rains. Go check with your Mom, Wheth...

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