Search 55 Fiction Jayashree was looking for him almost everywhere. Wherever she went, she was disappointed as she couldn’t find him. Finally, she found him hiding in a corner of the shelf. Her trembling fingers reached for him, as her face lit up with a bright smile. She finally found Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist in …
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Push
55 Fiction She stood on the edge, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. 'Are you sure you want to do this?' He asked. 'Yes.' She said. 'I won't be joining you!' He said. 'Fine,' She said. 'Give me a push!' He gave her a push, and she dived into the open sky from …
The Plunge
55 Fiction It was full moon night, Rohit saw a young girl standing upon the railing of the bridge above the river, about to take a plunge. ‘Wait!’ He cried, rushing towards her, ‘Don’t do it! You’d repent like me after ending your life.’ ‘Same here!’ She said sadly, before taking the plunge for the …
Ability
Ability 55 Fiction ‘What is the problem with your kid?’ The Child Psychiatrist asked the couple. ‘Well, our child has developed the ability to fly,’ The father said, ‘and we are really worried about it.’ ‘Really?’ The doctor said, somewhat sarcastically and turned. And his jaw dropped in shock seeing the little boy float in …
Memory Lost
Memory Lost 55 Fiction A man who had suffered head injury and lost his memory, was kept in an isolated ward. ‘Doctor, this face doesn’t belong to me…’ He said, pointing his finger at his face. ‘I know!’ The doctor replied. ‘I can’t remember my name, former life,’ He said, shape shifting into doctor’s appearance, …
Rescue
Rescue 55 Fiction ‘Hold on!’ He cried. The soldier held his hand firmly against the back drop of a slippery slope in the floods hit area. He somehow managed to pull him to safety. ‘Thanks for saving my life.’ He said. ‘You’re welcome. It’s not every day a civilian gets to save a soldier.’ He …
Escape Plan
Escape Plan 55 Fiction ‘So what’s your plan?’ ‘I would pretend that I’m dying when the warden comes and would escape when he goes to fetch the doctor!’ ‘Sounds interesting!’ The warden came along with the physician and opened the cell door. In the next cage, the zebra started laughing aloud at the lion that …
Original
Original 55 Fiction ‘Come on! Be original or you will die a copy!’ She cried, rather annoyed at her twin. The other twin usually imitated her in every way. What ‘Kitty’ the little kitten didn’t understand was that she was looking at her own reflection in the huge mirror of the bedroom, and not her …
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday 55 Fiction The cake with had twenty six lighted candles on it. She looked at the smiling picture of her long gone son, Rohan. 'Happy birthday, son.' Rita said and the wind blew off candle's light. A paper hit her face and it brought tears to her eyes. In it was written; 'I …
Giraffe’s Neck
Giraffe’s Neck 55 Fiction The boy was looking seriously at the elephant for the first in the zoo. ‘Any questions?’ His dad asked, with a smile. ‘Yes, it should be the fore father of Lord Ganesh, isn’t it? Evolution should have played a role just like it did for the Giraffe’s neck!’ The smile on …
Paper boats 