The Eye of the KillerA Short Story by Vasu Gangapalli "Please help me…,” Lynn Wilson cried, over the phone. "He's trying to kill me!""Who’s trying to kill you, miss?” Asked the cop, at the other end of the telephone line. "Did you get the address of this number? Ok, miss, we'll be there…don't you…". A …
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The Window
A Short Story by Vasu Gangapalli Avinash pulled his window curtain and opened his room's window and looked out. He placed a cup of milk on the wall, outside his window. A Squirrel ran on the branches of the Gulmohar tree, nearby the window and leaped from the branch and landed on the wall of …
The Destiny’s Plan
55 Fiction "Why?" She cried, with tears rolling down her eyes, clutching to a sweater she had knitted for him. He didn't wanted this to happen. Destiny had plans unknown to them both. How eagerly he had waited to see her. "I wish this hadn't had happened mother." Whispered the soul of the born still …
The First Glimpse
55 Fiction He waited for so long to see her. Finally, the day came when they both met for the first time. She took him in her arms, with tears of joy over flowing from her eyes. She kissed on his forehead. It was then he knew how much his mother loved him.
Grushmeshwar
Grushmeshwar A tale from Indian mythology Re-told by Vasu Gangapalli Once upon time, long ago, in direction of south, there lived a Brahman couple named Brahmavatha Sudhram and Sudeha. Their only worry was that they didn’t have children. This made Sudeha very sad and frustrated as they both had tried in all the possible ways …
Toy Car
55 Fiction He picked up the remote control car in the toy shop, which brought a smile on his face.Last time, he wanted it so badly and cried whole night, but his father had refused to buy it. This time he had enough money to buy it from his first salary.
Proof
Proof 55 Fiction "Have you seen a ghost?" The boy asked the graveyard keeper, one night. The graveyard keeper grinned wickedly and snapped his finger, before disappearing into thin air. 'Now, do you believe?" asked a creepy voice The boy ran as fast as he could towards the exit gate of the cemetery.
Proof
Proof 55 Fiction - Alternate version "Have you seen a ghost?" The boy asked the graveyard keeper, one night. "No." replied the graveyard keeper, "What are you doing here?" The boy grinned wickedly and snapped his finger, before disappearing into thin air. 'Now, do you believe?" asked a creepy voice The graveyard keeper's heart beat …
Third Anniversary
Two Sentence Story Shuffling on the bed, my hand touched someone sleeping under a blanket. My heart started beating fast suddenly remembering that it was my wife's third death anniversary the previous day, and I had forgotten to place a bunch of flowers upon her grave.
A Piece of Pizza
Two Sentence Story By Vasu Gangapalli I woke up during night feeling hungry, saw a piece of Pizza with a small note "Eat it!" underneath it. I started sweating realizing my wife was at her mother's place with kids.
Paper boats 