Zainab BH

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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2 Stories

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“Fight or Flight” by Zainab BH

Submitted to Contest #180

It was with that dream that Esther Douglas’s bout of bad luck began. She hoped it was a bout at least because she did not know who she was if not lucky. Her whole life, perhaps even before she was born, good luck had followed her. When Pinky Douglas was eight months pregnant with Esther, she visited Mrs Jency, a woman too young to be on her deathbed. At just sixty four, Mrs. Jency had suffered quite the stroke that had left her weak and practically immobile. Hope was chipped away with each visit of a doctor, even the ones from the mo...

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“A Web of Apparatuses” by Zainab BH

Submitted to Contest #82

Room 104 was shaped like a perfect cube. The walls were smooth and white as were all the surfaces of the different Apparatuses placed against the wall at the East end of the room. Colors were used sparingly and only when necessary. There was no light in the room as there were no windows that would let the sunshine in. The only sound that could be heard was the low hum of Ventilation Apparatus 104, ensuring that the air was fresh and in steady supply. There seemed to be only one principle used while designing the room – functionality. At ex...

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