Short stories


Platform no:2

I was griped by the feeling of hopelessness. The depression I was suffering from is on an another level. It felt like I can't even face the light but yet I came here in railway station all by myself facing every single ray of light on my way. I wanted to cry aloud but just then I hear a group of voices 'Nah! Boys don't cry.' I want to yell at them 'We too have feelings!!!' but I could only imagine yelling this to anyone because there is literally no one around me at the moment or at least I don't feel any human presence around me. 


 I looked at her and her happy face. A face who is so happy with so little. Her sack and a used notebook seem to give her immense happiness, a happiness, which hardly any luxurious stuff will ever give me.Click here to read more



The Empty Flat

When the clock striked 12, I left my house and slowly went to flat no.18
As I opened the door as usual a sudden feeling of uncertainty grabbed me. I don't know how to explain the feeling but it felt like I am all alone in this house and there in no one in the house yet there is presence of someone. I shaked my head and tried to calm my heartbeat and went to the room where Akansha's brother is. I always wondered what is his name but never got guts to ask. 


I opened the door of his room with a creaking sound. As usual he didn't spoke a word neither bothered to even glance at me. I put the lunch on his bedside table and was about to leave the room when I mustered up all my guts stored deep inside me and finally asked " If you don't mind can I ask you something?" To which he just briefly nodded. I assumed it to be a 'yes' and went forward with my question.Click here to find out the whole story




Face
The scorching sun is disturbing me and I am sweating heavily,but no-one can see or understand my pain under that scarf. The only part of my face that is visible is those sad eyes of mine which holds nothing but a dark story of pain. I want to cry aloud, scream at top of my lungs but I haven't got enough energy left inside me.



A feeling of  regret slowly gripped me as I stood in front of my college gate. I asked myself"Why am I here?" A year old ID dangling in my neck but the face in my ID no longer matches the face I have  now. My feet went weak and heart pounded beating my rib cage. I want to take a U -turn and just run away from here. Run away from everything, run away from everyone, run away from this world, run away......Just RUN! 




A rupee has different values
The beggar spread his hands in front of him and looked at 10 years old with a hope that he will give him something. The only thing the 10 year had was the 1 rupee coin in his pocket. He recalled his mom's word " always help the needy".


 The ten years examined the beggar, debating about weather he is needy or not, then finally decided to give him the coin. He took out the warm coin from his pocket and tossed it at the beggar's small bowl and walked away. Click here to read the whole story




Story of every exam
My brain only works the moment, when teacher says "only 15 minutes left." Suddenly the correct answer pops  in my brain. Suddenly I start to answer the questions which I have just heard today. 


Only God knows what am I going to do now. "Time over" teacher exclaims and started to snatch papers and suddenly out of nowhere I know the answer to the question I have been brooding all this time. Before I can write anything teacher snatches away my paper and I am only left with....


Silhouette
I was terrified while walking down that narrow lane and I still remember the sound of silence. I can literally hear my heart thumping as if its about to come out at any moment. The lane had no street lights on, so my only supporter at that moment was my mobile phone's flash light whose battery was also about to die.  The road was dark and dead silent. I can literally hear no one except for my own footsteps. For a moment I felt like I was followed by someone but when I turned around I discovered it is my own steps.

I instantly closed my eyes real tight and hid behind the wall chanting every prayer I ever learnt. My heart felt  like it would explode at any moment. I applied the formula that every child applies when they are small- if I can't see it, then it will also not see me and continued closing my eyes.Click here to read the whole story





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