A Quiet Barn

The quaint countryside was waiting with open arms and blooming flowers. It was eerily silent. The birds weren’t chirping and the pond had no fish. It was strange. Something was off but I couldn’t tell what. I walked over to the barn and there was a strong smell wafting from the hay stack. With unsure…

Ghost Of The Villa

The villa at the end of the street was deserted, a strange silence hung in the air. He was warned against the haunted house and thus he had to step inside. Breaking rules had always tempted him and not once did he miss a chance to mess with the edict. But this time it was…

A Recurring Dream

Night after night she had the same dream, troubling her, haunting her. She had no idea what to make of it. Just a hand she saw reaching out of a cloud of smoke ready to grab her. Did it want to touch her lovingly or moved towards her lustfully, she had no clue! She smiled…

The Unborn

“20 years have passed; our daughter is now a young girl ready to be on her own. She will have to go…”, she cut him midway. “We can’t let her leave, she is the only…” she began but didn’t complete and lost herself to thoughts of the past. Pregnant with twins she was having major…

Rising From The Beyond

8 years it has been, 8 long years of lying under layers of sand. In wait of this one answer, he still breathes within his dead self. But this night was different, with thunder and rain at their most wrathful self the night welcomed a bad news. Going against the fury of nature, they came…

The Barbaric Murder

Blood shot eyes, gruesome face, folded sleeves and unbearable alcohol stink, he looked like a character straight from a murder mystery novel. The blood stained rock lying nearby with his finger prints was evidence enough to push him behind bars. Handcuffed he was dragged from the crime scene, pictures taken and convicted. The newspapers read,…

The Hypnotic Spell

Staring hard at the coffee mug placed a few feet away from her, she went into a trance. “Good morning”, said an irritatingly cheerful voice of a colleague that brought her back after 20 minutes. “Someone’s been up all night it seems”, she chirped further. The ‘no response’ strategy didn’t seem to work as the…

The Deathly Dagger

After the 17th disturbed night in a row, she dragged herself to the kitchen to grab her morning cup with barely open groggy eyes. Lack of sleep had washed off all glow from her skin and she was left pale and tired. She looked longingly at her husband’s picture placed on the mantle wishing him…