Fiction

Because It Was Real

Inspector Anirudh addressed the media exactly 120 days after the murder of D.M. Amarkanth. “Sir, Mr. Amarkanth’s family has demanded a CBI probe. They are not satisfied with the investigation,” asked a reporter shoving a microphone into Anirudh’s face. “Bangalore police has already solved the case. We have nabbed the murderer! What is the CBI going …

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A Mouthful Of Sky

Kajri, Santo and Rajjo had gathered in the common area.  Rajjo had just finished mopping the lobby. Santo had just completed segregating the garbage between wet and dry of the corner apartment where she worked.  Kajri was done with the third house before she would break for lunch. But today was special. The madam from …

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The Red Cottage

The cottage had red bricks and a roof with a chimney.   There was thick mist around. The sound of silence. The peace. Chandrika had seen this cottage before.  It was the same one she had imagined in the Enid Blyton books she loved as a child. Two teenaged children ran out of the car and …

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Mistake Or Crime?

This story is set in the year 2009. *** “So, you willingly emailed your private picture to Vicky? The pot-bellied Officer asked Ria with a smirk. Mr. and Mehta bowed their head down in shame. “Umm…I had just sent it to Vicky on yahoo messenger…. He sent it to Rishi. Rishi sent it to Ashir…. …

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