Swagata Brahma

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“A forgotten letter. ” by Swagata Brahma

Submitted to Contest #51

Taking the jhalmuri (spicy puffed rice) in her hand, she crossed the road again and sat on one of the benches. The crispy and spicy puffed rice aroused her taste buds. She couldn't explain how mesmerized she was after having it almost 5months. She sat there and enjoyed the view of hundreds of cars and buses stuck in traffic and honking at each other aimlessly; as if chaos is the only thing she missed and it filled her heart with joy after all the time she spent at the hospital. In 10mins after she had finished it all, she was shaking t...

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“Waiting worth a million bucks.” by Swagata Brahma

Submitted to Contest #49

...Everything that is around us has a certain point of origin, from where it takes a path leading to various changes in its basic mould of existence. Such are human beings too. We are born in a certain way and then eventually begin to adapt to our circumstances. It’s what Darwin called evolution, the survival of the fittest. We shed some characteristics and borrow some throughout our journey because that’s what survival requires of us; to evolve to our best version. So we thrive. But our core self stays intact. The few things we are born wit...

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“An unknown welcome.” by Swagata Brahma

Submitted to Contest #47

"Just say it," you silently reminded yourself. You know you'll regret it if you don't. It's been forty-five seconds since you decided that today's 'the day' but your throat is as dried up as the well in your grandmother's house eighty-nine years old and your heart is racing faster than a wild dog unleashed. But you just have to spit it out. As you practice the speech in your mind again and again, you see him getting farther than a second ago. "I'm pregnant", you blurt out without context. Guess you uttered those words a bit too loudly than y...

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Author bio

Just a girl, floating in the void. Just a girl, with a habit of overthinking. You can find me on instagram at @the_shooting_soul and @swagata5896