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Udita Parasar

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Every House Has One

The old house at the end of Maria Lane had stood empty for ten years. People said it was haunted. Children dared one another to touch its rusted gate before running away laughing. Adults simply looked away wherever they passed, as though the house had become a part of the landscape -a thing to be ignored rather than remembered. When Anthony inherited it from his great-grandfather, everyone told him to sell it. It had terrible memories, his grandfather warned him. But he denied it every time. He had never believed in ghosts. He believed in un...

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The Bread-maker's Daughter

Every morning before dawn, the little village of Alderbrook awoke to the scent of fresh bread. The smell drifted from a small stone bakery tucked beside the market square, where Thomas Alden, the village bread-maker, had worked for nearly forty years. His hands were rough with flour, his back bent with age, but every loaf he baked carried the same warmth that had fed generations. His daughter, Eliza, had grown up beside the great brick oven. As a child, she shaped tiny rolls while her father kneaded dough. By the time she was sixteen, she c...

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The Turning Point

The rain had been falling since dawn, drumming steadily against the windows of the old house at the end of Maple Street. Inside, the atmosphere was no warmer. Twenty-eight-year-old Victoria sat at the kitchen table, stirring a cup of coffee she had no intention of drinking. Across from her sat her father, Richard. Between them stretched years of silence, disappointment, and words neither had ever found the courage to say. It had been three years since Victoria had moved out. It's been three years since their last actual conversation. Three y...

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Invisible Crown

The old trophy cabinet stood in the center of the school hallway like a monument to everyone who mattered. Every morning, students slowed down to admire the shining cups, medals, and framed photographs. Names of champions, scholars, athletes, and artists glittered beneath the glass. Seventeen-year-old Andrew looked at the cabinet every day. Because his name was never there. He knew every engraved plaque by heart. Some belonged to students who had graduated years ago. Others were for students who remained celebrities. Meanwhile, Andrew drifte...

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The Night of Confessions

Rain lashed against the windows of the old Stanford mansion as thunder rolled across the sky. Inside the dining hall, a long wooden table glowed beneath the soft light of candles. The electricity went out an hour ago, trapping everyone in a strange world of shadow and silence. Seven people sat around the table. Mr Adam Standford, the wealthy owner of the house, sat at the head. Beside him was his second wife, Isabella, dressed elegantly in emerald silk. Across from her sat Yeman, Adam’s son from his first marriage; he put his coat in the cha...

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Home After Ten Years

Veronica was sitting on the porch and sipping coffee. Today, she misses him. The person she loved the most. It had been ten years since she had seen him. But suddenly the rain started to pour, and the doorbell also rang. She becomes shocked as someone comes in at this hour, as it is nighttime. But as soon as she opened the door, she was shocked to see the person standing in the doorway, it was him. He looked old. She let him inside the home and asked him the reason for his visit after so many years. He looked at Veronica and saw that she was...

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The Unfaithful Pen

Natalia was a writer who was struggling to publish her novel. But she was determined to write a novel. Suddenly, her phone rang. She picked up, and a company called her for the interview for her job tomorrow. In the meantime, Daniel came and was excited to give her the good news about his new job. They both celebrate his success, and she also informs him about her job. The next day, both of them went to their respective offices. Like this, Natalia spent most of the year, but suddenly in the year 2020, comes and lockdown started due to COVID-...

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The Day I Came Back Too Late

As soon as Nolan came back from Australia he saw Synthia after 4 years. Same eyes , same face but there was no smile on her face like before after seeing him again. Nolan wonders why this happens earlier also they have a lot of fights but such things never happen. Nolan Brown , was a rich boy who also had a sister Alice who was 2 years younger than him. He completes his engineering degree in Software and works in a big IT sector. He also learned AI and became a high paid employee of that company. In that company there was only a new girl nam...

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The Stranger at the Engagement Party

The party was going on in full swing. Zoyee was sitting getting ready for her engagement with Nick. Everyone was very happy regarding the ceremony. After Zoyee comes down and the ceremony begins and suddenly out of nowhere a figure comes to the engagement and Zoyee was very surprised seeing him and the nostalgia starts to blur in her eyes and that day the engagement gets hold because Zoyee becomes disturbed after seeing that person. Nick asks Zoyee to take time before the engagement. And she agrees for it too. Zoyee Parkar, was a mechanical ...

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Coffee, Rain, and You Again

After having a hard time in his company Max was sitting to have a cup of coffee. Max has recently shifted to Washington DC , and become CEO of a company named Zebra Cross Private Limited. It was a rainy day and rain was pouring heavily. But suddenly he noticed a familiar face now looking a little more mature than he had remembered. And it was Luna. But unfortunately Luna didn’t look at him or recognised him. Max became shocked by seeing this behaviour of hers. Luna after coming from the coffee shop it was still raining. She reached her flat ...

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Home Is a Memory Away

Maggie was setting up her new apartment after marrying Roger Hastings, the heir to the Hastings estate, in 1965. She was unpacking the things when she discovered an old box that was hanging on the wall of the house. But as she was about to open the box, the doorbell rang. Roger comes home, so she quickly opens the door and starts to serve the food for both, and decides to call it a night. The next day, after Roger goes to work and after completing everything as quickly as possible, she opens the box and discovers a diary inside the box. She ...

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“He Spoke Kindly”

In an abandoned house, a figure was laughing loudly, seeing the dead bodies that lay beside him. Suddenly, a bomb burst and the whole house burned down. Doctor Jonathan Blake, along with his team members Mark, Jane, Nathan, and Alexa, were about to head to a secluded place, as they were interns at the hospital, which Nathan’s father ran. All the members were excited to go, except Jane, who had no experience working in a secluded area. So, Jane was basically terrified, thinking about how she would manage in a place where there were no things ...

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The Stranger in the Rain

Jennifer and Roger have just moved to their new home in Ohio. Earlier, they used to live in New York, but Jennifer didn’t like the busy city life, and she also didn’t like working after marriage; that is why, as soon as she married Roger, whom she had dated for a long time, they shifted. There were only a few neighbours. However, it is difficult to buy the day-to-day things, but both decide that they will manage. One day, Roger got a call from his company. They inform that the company is organising a yacht trip, and as Roger and Jennifer are...

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The Lantern Keeper

There was a village where a figure always goes and checks all the people's security after all the people sleep before he returns to his hut. This duty was hereditary. But one day, as he was going to check with his lantern as usual, he reached the forest when he saw a shadow, but what he saw in the forest, he had heart failure and collapsed. The next morning, people around found the person and brought him to his house. But everyone wonders why he went to the forest, especially at night, when nobody goes there at night. Robert Black, born in a...

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"Duel of Destinies"

Victoria and Pamela had been inseparable since childhood. They were not just neighbors but also classmates, confidantes, and shadows of one another. From the first day of school to the corridors of college, they walked side by side, sharing dreams, secrets, and laughter. Their bond was so strong that even their families grew fond of each other—at least, in the beginning.As the years passed and the girls entered college, the warmth between the families began to fade. Differences over property, business interests, and old grudges poisoned the ...

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