“Ma…” Veena could not believe her eyes. Her daughter Jahnvi was at the door. Veena’s motherly love erupted like a volcano as she sobbed incessantly
Category: QuinTale-28
Rainbow Wishes
June 2019 Zarine tried hard to open her eyes. Her eyelids were glued together. Was she still alive? She moved her toes and fingers, which
Liberating Wishes
“We did our best yet the coma seems inevitable.” The sentence felt as stiff as my body. I could sense desperation intensified by the incessant
A Wish Not to Wish
“RJ Sana going live. Three…Two…One…” A voice hollered through the Studio. Sana plastered a grin on her somber face. Switching the microphone on, she adjusted
One Last Wish
“Martha! I knew you would come. The Sun might stop shining someday but there is nothing that can stop you from coming here, every year,
Hope Factory
Somewhere between the heaven and earth. Nireeksha frowned, it partitioned her glabella. Her mouth was pinched with her face setting into a sour expression. Christmas
I Wish I Were a Man
Rani woke up at the sound of the alarm clock. It was 4.30 am, and she had to get up instantly. Although every ounce of
My Fairyland Dream
I looked out of the window and gazed at the torment of nature. The lightning flashed like capillaries on the dark grey sky, followed by
My Bundle of Joy
This is my story. A story of Wish and hope. A gynaecologist by profession who would give hope to her every patient that she would
The Journey Homeward
“When can I see you again?” she asked. A lump formed in my throat as I clutched the phone tightly. “Soon, Amma. Soon.” Both of
A Wish for a Wish
As the warm, toasty, vernal early morning rays lulled her already drooping eyes, a sudden flash of light in the backyard shook her senses awake.
Of Dewy Dreams and Broken Harmonies
“Ei pagli, move away…you’ll ruin my puja thali,” Monibala pointedly raised her decibel as she gave a withering look to Chinnu hovering around. Chinnu slinked
One More Wish
The school was situated outside a small town, nestled between the mountains. The campus was delightful with all kinds of flowers everywhere. Reeta fell in
Wish Them Away
Black clouds not allowing anything to pass through. The cold empty darkness, swallowing up everything it touched, leaving freezing trails of grief and sorrow. Sharp
Innocent Wishes
It was another hot day. The heat had dulled her senses, yet her hands moved mechanically. “Mummy, it’s so damn hot, the AC’s not working!”
Let Me Rest
My name is Hamid. My country- Afghanistan. My only wish, no I have two wishes-peace in my country and attend school. I am thirteen years
