Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Brevity -- Day 20

Chinkie's careless walk in the cool breeze came to a sudden halt as he saw him. She held the packet of bread in her hands with a tight grip. His eyes sparkled in the light. She could sense a smile on his lips.

She tried to move back. But she knew there was no use. He had already seen her.

The dog snatched the packet of bread from her hand and ran away, his tail wagging furiously.

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Sometimes, a peaceful moment is all you ask for. This was such a moment for Vijay. He sat on the floor besides his son Rajneesh and smiled. He had finished everything he was supposed to. He had paid the bills and marked the medicines for his wife. He had fixed the pane of the window that rattled in the night and painted the front gate.

His son,dressed in all white, got up from his place and moved towards the large smiling picture of Vijay. Today it was adorned with flowers and wreath.

Rajneesh picked up his father's body on his shoulders supported by three other men.

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Sanjeev grabbed the knife in his hand and checked the grip and its sharpness. This will not do. He took the next knife with a bigger blade. His next victim was Chunky. He lay on the counter trying to wriggle out but it was too late.

"Sorry Chunky", Said Sanjeev as he brought down the knife to kill him.

"It will be a nice dinner" Thought Sanjeev. "I will never let the kids name the crab again"


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Mona clenched her hands in a fist as the man walked behind the lady. "This cannot be good" she thought. "Some one do something". she whispered.

It was dark and Mona could only see the woman in a red dress walking as fast as could. She was in a hurry, but the woman did not know that she was being stalked. Mona's eyes moved quickly towards the others on the road. For every one else, it was life as usual. The man pulled down his cap to cover his face.

The lady walked inside a narrow lane. In some time the man walked in there too, smiling.

Mona bit her lips and turned the page.


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