The inferno darted its multiple tongues back and forth, greedily licking off every speck of life in its path. How long had it been? I felt half-dead already, and the fire beckoned me, its voice sultry and seducing. But I
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I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul… Saira would often quote Neruda around me and I pretended not to understand. *** The first time we met, she was
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Prologue This is the year 3020 and the Earth is renamed Terra 2.0. The entities ‘Food’ and ‘Water’ have perished after the floods of 2050. There has been a gargantuan change in the way of life. The wildlife
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“Rooms for rent in the attic.” It all started with this advertisement. The perfect place to lay low. Rent it. Voice had commanded and I obeyed. Over years; it had possessed me. Made me do terrible stuff.I enjoyed it immensely.
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“Mai*, have mercy.” They all wail in despair. Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink….I hum the tune like a haunting lullaby. My thunderous laughter echoes across; as the skies open and douse the inhabitants with its bounty once
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Tonight is the night of the blood moon. A Shaman had once told me these nights are marked for marvel. I peered among the branches, watching the bats flutter by the night sky. They waved at me as they rushed
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“I love spiders…..” I spoke aloud to convince myself and failed…. Shoo…shooo….. I cringed in horror…. Three hairy brown arachnids crawled over my blood soaked thigh. Each was roughly the size of an adult’s hand. The most corpulent of
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Samuel Clooney was doomed. His new book had received abysmal reviews… “Sam Clooney’s comeback is too insipid…too predictable compared to his famous Gabriel series….” It stung. Mostly, because it was true. Once famous as a writer of the thriller series
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Samara returned from her shift weary to her bones. She switched on the light. Evaan was lying on the sofa whimpering softly. There were angry welts all over his shin. “Pa hit me with cane again.” He told her. Fuming,
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He knew the very second their eyes locked that she desired him. And that she was his type, the adventurous one. No, they had never met before, never knew of each other’s existence until now. He crossed the whole length
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