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Submitted to Contest #326
The Afternoon sun peeked through a gap in the curtain, illuminating her face briefly before he got up and closed it. The room returned to its gloomy and dark state. A table fan oscillated, providing temporary relief from the heat, but with the windows closed, it was stifling. He sat down opposite her and gazed at her face greedily, taking in every feature, every crease, and every mole. The dress fit her perfectly. Her side braids were as crooked and messy as he remembered. Even her socks were mismatched. She was just like her, except her eye...
Submitted to Contest #312
It was a cool, rainy night, with the dark clouds getting illuminated by the occasional lightning.Saro walked calmly, oblivious to the wetness around him. It was close to midnight, and the shops along the footpath were all closed, except for a couple of drugstores and ice cream shops (go figure).Saro arrived at the bus stop. Before entering the bus stop, he fished for a small slip of paper from the inside of his raincoat. The slip was encased in a plastic see-through bag to prevent it from getting wet in the rain. He read the bus-stop number ...
Submitted to Contest #311
The day was hot and sticky and with a hint of hot air blowing in from the south, and it promised to become even brutally hot before cooling down in the evening. Bhan stood in the middle of a huge crowd of kids, sweat dripping from his forehead, while the noise from the crowd sounded strangely muted in his ears. The hot air blew once again and Bhan tried to peep over the crowd and look for Saba and see whether she was watching him. He could not spot her. He pulled his mind back on the task in front of him. They were on a lunch break, and he h...
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