She and Iheld handsour fingers entwinedand bodies alignedwe danced sensuallyto the rhythm of an old songas she bent closerI parted my lipsallowing her to kiss meI woke upIt was just a dream, I miss you. One of the worst feelings in the world is missing something or someone you never had. Sometimes when we like […]
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Category: English Short Stories
Epiphany of reality, happiness and life Sara’s heart raced as her body was struck with fear. Her mother, Ayesha, clenched Sara’s cellphone in both of her hands as her lips trembled with anger and face swelled with fury. She burnt holes in Sara’s body as she glared at her. “How long has this been going […]
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Entangled Fate // Fariha Narjis Prior to the time subsist, and the day was not 24 hours long. God breathed His pure soul and gave life to human souls. There was a small town, a few miles away from the fifth gate of heaven. There lived two souls with messed up thoughts and troubled nature. […]
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Fate, Midnight and Mysterious Men // Basma Nasir It was nearing midnight, the full moon was slightly visible in between the clouds. The foggy street was uncharacteristically empty, not a soul except for a tall man wearing black. “Ashes and ashes we all fall down” the man muttered barely audible as he walked with a […]
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Forget-me-not // UmmeAiman ” Here’s your money! ” The squarely built businessman said as he took out some notes from his extravagant coat and threw it at me. The same woman with whom, few minutes ago, he was enjoying to the fullest, ogling everywhere from her tender, well-crafted breasts to her silky lips towards her […]
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Our story is about two people, no not the cliché kind where the girl falls in love with the bad guy nor it is about love at first sight. The story starts with Hayden Irwin, an art history student, was the kind of guy that everybody could not help but love, the kind that you would find in a bookstore sitting on the floor in between shelves engrossed in novels.
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A Father’s Love // Hamza Ahmed It was a chilly Monday morning. Ahmed was getting ready for the school. His father, who was a postman would drop him at the school every day while going to post office. Ahmed was studying in a reputable school–despite his low income, Ahmed’s father was doing everything for Ahmed […]
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In the dark night, she was running so fast that if she were to stop for an instance, she would have lost her balance and then ultimately her life. Her violet faded shawl slid off her shoulders; curled, long hair turned to a bush, barefooted, she felt her throat bone dried; still she was trying […]
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I paced back and forth in the long hallway. My breath quickened and heart raced with each stride. There seemed to be an endless path as far as the eye could see, there was no end to be seen. I was so focused on finding my way out that I did not notice the huge […]
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It was a cloudy day and the reddish clouds were all over the sky. The fresh breeze was breezing and it seems like it is going to rain any moment. It was a blessing as the weather was getting really hot these days. It was the mid of April and summers are coming in full […]
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