one love

he was captivated by her beauty. her eyes were deep, piercing. he longed to see the face that nestled those eyes. she kept it covered. he knew not whether she was Muslim. they got married. in a night of passion he unveiled the face..... criss-crossed with ghastly scars. she was ever beautiful.

THE MEETING

Rrrring…

“Aakash! I said I wont be able to make it”

“yeah I heard loads of times”

“I’m sorry. But I have work. Please…”

“bad luck. Anyway I met Sylvie”

“Sylvie who? Not the girl you fancied?”

“yep. And she’s gonna come”

“aakash dear….i love you”

“ofcourse! But since you don’t have time…”

“aakash!”

“later….”

Author's note:

this can be disqualified on the grounds that its based on a real life setting. not the characters directly. but yes the settings to some extent. a rather i-want-to-forget experience. but quite a part of it is fictionalised.

mistress of shadows

the funeral was packed. disciples thronged the house.

people looked at her.

"his mistress"-they said

"how dare she!"-the general murmur

fake tears and vermillion as well

a pious mind's momentary lapse. he had no family.

his deeds were greater.

the priest chanted the necessary shloka

........

"may i request the bereaved daughter to pray?"

did u know?

55 Fiction is a form of microfiction that refers to the works of fiction limited to a maximum of fifty-five words.

A literary work will be considered 55 Fiction if it has:

1. Fifty-five words or less (A non-negotiable rule)
2. A setting,
3. One or more characters,
4. Some conflict, and
5. A resolution. (Not limited to moral of the story)
6. The title of the story is not part of the overall word count, but it still can’t exceed seven words.