The ring of the bell came like a hard shove, tipping June off her imagination into the decaying, wooden walls of the bar. She looked over at the figure and immediately got to pouring cheap rum into a mug. It was what he always ordered. She pressed her palms to her dress, wiping off her fear and disgust for the man, and prepared herself for his intruding touches. It’s what he always did. He bared his teeth at her in a smile more feral than human. She smiled tightly and pretended to go back to wiping the coffee rings off of the countertop. “Your dad ain’t here today?” She had no idea where her father was but she knew better than to say that. “He’s out in the back fixing the broken tables.” She prayed he hadn’t spotted her father lying drunk in an alley somewhere. “You should let your…
Chandru’s POV: 9 am: “Ugh… It’s morning… again,” I thought to myself, lying on my bed, while the sun flares hit my eyes. Sometimes…
The Barua household had been bustling with activity for the last seven days. Sri Gopal Barua, the head clerk of the Government Boys Secondary…
Warm golden rays of the sun gently filtered through the branches of the majestic banyan tree, making the leaves look like mystical filigree fireflies.…
On the last day of my exams, I was waiting for my father to pick me up. It was a sultry afternoon, with no…
It’s been two weeks for now, that I had run on those grassy hills with Aahan. Never had I been so happy and carefree…
In 1776 I fought in a revolution, armed with a single-shot musket, against the world’s greatest superpower. Our mission, led by General George Washington,…
The Royal Garden could fit an entire nation. The hills, the valleys, the fields, the ranches, no one could tell where the garden ended.…
Liza yelled, pointing a firm finger at him: “Give that, you scoundrel. Or, I shall smash your head!” Frank turned to look at her…
