Storylets
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The Voice of Rain
“Be careful, don’t kill yourself!” glared the conductor. “It’s all right. I am a pro at this”, said the lad hurriedly running off from the moving bus. He was running… Read more.
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BED
2 beds – one wore a veil of red while another had a shield of white. The first one was to start a new beginning while the second one was… Read more.
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Future
A 25 year old woman prepared herself for the future. Each day she spent hours trying to read the Braille and manoeuvring places with closed eyes. She was enjoying the… Read more.
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The Waiting Room
A bright sunny spring day, a cuckoo’s call woke her up. It sang to her everyday- from spring to autumn; through morning to afternoon to evening to night. Kind of… Read more.
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Mountains
A drunken middle-aged soldier and an 11 year old girl; neither knew each other’s language. He spoke in nepali-hindi. She heard in bengali. Neither talked yet both listened. He spoke… Read more.
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Kisses
2 violations, 4 years apart – the difference in them was not that of age but of experience. Both were illegitimate- first from a stranger, second from a close one.… Read more.
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Quakes
Two stalks ,one bud, many petals, slender sepals – flowers they were still. Standing bright in a barren land. “Infected or evolved?” wondered the bees. Quakes knew the answer. Alas!… Read more.
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The tree of life
In her house, there stood several trees – gulmohars, jamuns, jasmines, coconut, mango, jackfruit etc. Yet she was particularly fond of one – a type of gulmohar standing wearily at… Read more.
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The girl
A restless mother, a fatigued father, a noisy house awaited for their son. An illuminated town celebrating the return of their prince. With time their memory of him grew fainter.… Read more.
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The Twins
2 children, twins from birth. Grew up to be adolescents miles apart – one stout, another feeble. The carriage came – to one at 7 and to the other at… Read more.
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