Vrushali Date

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

Stories (3)

3 Stories

82 karma pts

?

“Fifty Years” by Vrushali Date

Submitted to Contest #96

Siya becomes Raya's obsession now. Ever since he found her half-dead on the island beach at the beginning of the winter, he found himself uncontrollably sucked into her mysterious form. He was on the beach that morning, before the sun rise, out fishing as usual, plowing his boat out into the sea with his folks. "The weather doesn't look good. The storm is still hovering around the coast," a concerned Raju, his trusted aid, called out, standing on the wooden plank, pulling the ropes that Raya threw at him. "Ahh, yes, thought so," he answered,...

1 comment 1
Read story

“Shh. It's Papa” by Vrushali Date

Submitted to Contest #95

1:00 AM 24th Dec 2016Satish stood on the balcony, drenched, bruised, and sore after climbing the drainage pipe to get on the deck. His knees were bleeding due to injuries during the climb. His shoulders and arms were hurting from lifting his body. He regretted wearing tight pants tonight, which had cut inside and now attached to his inner thighs. He stretched his legs wide and tried to pull his pants down to relieve the pain. His whole body was shaking and sweaty with fear and excitement. He took out his mobile to switch on the torch. I...

0 comments 0
Read story

“The Money Plant” by Vrushali Date

Submitted to Contest #94

"It can't be true, it's not true," Meera heard herself saying. But, the noise around them grew louder. "He is guilty. Hang him to death," the violent mob screamed. Meera was shaking my shoulders enquiringly, asking dozens of questions. But, I could hear only the crowd and lost her voice to the chaos, or did I choose not to listen?Meera and I were an average couple who lived in the suburbs of Mumbai city. We were in our late forties, living together for fourteen years in a rented apartment in a high-rise tower in a plush society. She wor...

26 comments 26
Read story

Author bio

Vrushali has co-authored the book ‘Mindful Stories’, which is an anthology of short stories, with her sections on ‘Trishna-The Thirst’ and ‘The Five Stages Of Grief’. She has a keen sense of observation and likes to connect the dots to arrive at the bigger picture with a tinge of philosophy and common sense.