Category: Short Stories

I sit on the bed awaiting her arrival. I feel completely exhausted, it had been a very long day. I never expected the marriage ceremony to be so exhaustive. Also his presence during the marriage… I could feel his sad heart, his crying soul right through his eyes. I knew him too well, he can’t… Continue reading Decisions and Realizations: Short Story

Today I woke up to the warm light of the sun gliding over the grills of my window. The buzzing of the fan with silence all around, and warmth for company. What a time it was! It wasn’t like the usual mornings shown in movies or described in books nor was it a beautiful sunset… Continue reading Sunlight on My Window

“Lilibet, come here!” Lilibet came nearer to her father and smiled. She wore a yellow frock with black sequins on it. She seemed tall for her age and had jet black hair. “You know what will happen to me tomorrow?”, her father asked. She innocently nodded her head and said, “It’s your coronation tomorrow.” “You… Continue reading Short Story: Let’s Pass it On

“Bye Abbu!”, He waved. Abdul left the house with a warm smile. Just then Nida came running behind him, ” I am also coming with you. I need a waffle and a ride on the horse near the mosque.” Abdul said, “Son! You are sick. You need to stay here with mom”. But Nida didn’t… Continue reading Short Story: The inhumane humanity.

The first time I came across the word prostitute, it left a sour taste in my mouth. The meaning that the dictionary offered to me was: a person, in particular, a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment. It put me in a spot of great discomfort. At twelve, with a mind structured by… Continue reading The Unfair Red Lights