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The Maze - Short Story

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Right Left  Another Left  The sound of running feet echoes through the narrow dark alley as I run though the thin stone road trying to memorize the route I took to reach here. But after the tenth corner I forgot the exact sequence of turns and now I’m running blind.  I stumble on a loose stone and almost fall but regain my balance.  If I fall I die.  I spot a slim crack in the wall and turn to my left. I quietly walk further in, hoping they wouldn’t spot me. The walls closing in on me as I move inside. Suddenly, I hear footsteps accompanied with animal like sounds from the entrance of the crack. I stop walking and stand still, trying to get my loud heartbeat under control, praying to god to save me from the people I once used to know.  I look up to the sky for some guidance and spot a thin slice of the dark starry sky above. All around me there are huge walls.  These walls aren’t really walls, they are heaps of waste, accumulated over generations. In the daylight, these walls look very
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Life in Lockdown -1

In these trying times a thought comes to mind – Is this what the apocalypse looks like?  Whenever we thought of an apocalypse, we pictured it as a zombie apocalypse or a natural disaster or a very different sort of society with no democracy. This was the Hollywood version of an apocalypse.  Never in a million years did we think that an invisible enemy could bring an apocalypse like situation, capable of bringing the entire human population to its knees – dividing our lives into a Before and After version.  Before, we were free, independent … normal and now the Before version of our lives feels like a dream. Everything is changing and it’s changing too fast. One day we had a normal day and the next morning our lives changed completely. The worst part is, the transition period isn’t over yet. It’s still evolving, changing every day. The more time goes in this period the more life is going to change and will remain that way for a long time. Maybe this virus is nature’s idea of revenge – a
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Cry For Help - Short Story

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“Our planet is a beautiful place. A blue and green sphere with speckles of white, full of life. A beautiful and peaceful place where all species live in harmony. –“ This was the beginning of the first page of the old dusty book that Luke had found in the cellar of his house. He closed the book with an audible thud, his head spun with the effort of trying to imagine the blue, green and white sphere that was supposed to be Earth. For a person who had never seen any blue water, green trees or white snow, it was a difficult thing to believe let alone visualize. He decided to go out for a walk. Going outside would be safe now as it was twilight. The sun wouldn't scorch his worn down suit. He donned his suit, attached his oxygen tank and stepped out of the house. Even though it was twilight, the heat burned his covered skin. Eyes watering, he looked around himself, trying to catch a glimpse of the blue ocean near the horizon or maybe a tree that stil
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Toxic Phones

Our lives are becoming more and more hassled by the day. I remember a time when a phone was just a device used for calling, messaging and of course playing the classic game ‘Snake’.  That was all a phone did. Nothing else. But then came a revolution in the phone manufacturing industry – the smartphone. This smartphone changed our lives. The phone that played a minor role in our lives has now become the most vital part of our lives. But how did this happen? How did such a small device become the center of our universe? Initially, when the mobile phone was launched it was a really big heavy phone which looked more like a wireless telephone. It barely had a screen and took about 10 hours to charge. This was what the phone was like. Only a few people could afford it and it was a huge status symbol of the time. In the 35 year journey of the phone, it has evolved like a living organism. From a high maintenance, bulky and limited functional device to a device which has enormous pot
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Can apps create pollution?

It is a question that does not cross our mind very often. Apps on our phones are very useful in our day to day lives. Everything that we require is just a tap away. Our entire life revolves around these applications. From groceries to cabs to food to anything that you need to buy, it’s all just a touch away. They say, the only thing that is constant is change. Since the last couple of years there has been an exponential increase in the number of vehicles in my city. I don’t know the exact reason for this sudden boom in traffic which can be anything ranging from getting rid of black money by investing in cars or boom in business due to the economic growth of the country, to buying cars to earn money from applications introduced on our phones like Ola, Uber etc.  In the olden times, the pre – cabs that you can call using your phone times, – people used to use more of public transport and the only cabs that were available were the regular ones where people had to get out of their
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Just a thought

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I don’t know why I finally decided to write this piece. A couple of days ago, my friends and I were travelling in a car, eating ice cream and one of my friends threw the ice cream cup out of the window. I know this isn't a big deal for a lot of people, its actually pretty normal for a lot of us. But this made me realize that even educated people lack the basic... (I don’t know the right word for this) sense of responsibility towards the environment. I guess some things are not learnt from books.   Our generation, the new generation doesn’t really care about anything except for themselves. They are too selfish and self centered to give a damn about anything or anybody else. All they care about is what phone they use, taking selfies, posting pictures on social media,   getting likes on social media, putting a lot ( and I mean a lot) of makeup... u can barely recognize the person without it. Well, I can go on and on but I think you get the gist of it. It’s basically
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