Story Nook

Part-I The muddy and dried snow crunched under my brown boots as I cradled myself tighter to ward off the extreme cold. My hands were numb already and the road ahead glistened, shimmering snake like in the morning sun, both sides of the road was covered in white snow and…

The neighbourhood reverberated with agonised shrieks. Smoke emanated from the broken houses and children wailed as colours of hatred hung thick in the air. Sameena hid herself in the shadows of the broken wall of her house. Ammi and Abbu were there too, their glassy eyes…

It was a beautiful day he woke up to, bright and summery. He pushed aside the curtain to peep outside the window. The sun shone in his eyes, he closed his eyes and recited the gayatri mantra. His cornflowers, marigolds and geraniums bloomed lusciously in the garden and he…

‘By what time will you be back from college?’ Ma asked, nonchalantly. Preetha looked up from her books, her stubborn curls falling on her fair cheeks. She knew the purpose of this question. Her whole body wired up for a retort but she lowered her head instead and chewed…