Stories

THE VILE FLIGHT

Captain Hayden propelled back and forth in the airplane, checking each seat with attentiveness. He heard sounds and looked through the window. The airport shuttle bus had just arrived! He went to crew rest compartments and primed the air hostesses to enter the passengers. And in just a few minutes, everyone was on board.   The plane was supposed to start its flight from Sri Lanka to India at 8 pm, but some maintenance concerns delayed the flight by almost an hour. And this visibly resulted in turmoil with the Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

INTENTIONS

Maron and Maria were studying in seventh grade in the same school. Maria used to do all the work given to her with great care, making her one of the most liked students in the class. Maron however was quite a naughty guy. Even though he did the work given to him well, he had a habit of spoiling the work of his friends and having fun.   One day at school, each of the students was given a sapling and asked to plant it in the school garden. All Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE AGGRESSIVE FELLOW

“No one beats me,” said Ryder with a laugh. “Don’t you dare challenge me!” His loud crackle burst into flames of laughter.   The whole class was standing in the ground area, waiting for their new P.E. Sir to arrive. As it was getting hotter in the sun minute by minute, the boys had decided to play a game. And the result was obvious; it was Ryder who had won the game, the same Ryder whom the class called ‘The Aggressive Fellow’.   After the win though, no one dared Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

WHAT IF SOMEONE IS FILMING YOU?

Marcus was a wonder kid. And he had this title not because he was wonderful, but because he was always wondering.   One day, he had a sudden thought if he was actually being filmed. At first, he was quite frustrated about being telecasted without his permission, but when he realized thousands of people were turning on their televisions just to watch him, he felt kind of great.   Whenever Marcus felt his life was getting boring, he would do something unique and usually dumb to entertain whoever was watching Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

ROOM 16

It was the time of evening, and I was coming home from my friend’s party. I was feeling super tired at that time, so I thought I’d wait and rest at a hotel near the village. The hotel was normal and didn’t seem any big, but for some reason, it seemed creepy.   After check-in, I got my room number and key. My room number was 21.   I walked along the hallway. When I was going through the different rooms, I heard the sound of a girl screaming. It Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

NEGLECTION

Not quite a long time ago, there was a girl named Aadhya. She was very mischievous and was sometimes mean to her friends, parents, relatives, and teachers. She didn’t care to obey them.   One day, Aadhya went to the park without asking her parents’ permission as she knew that her parents wouldn’t allow her to go alone. She was playing hide-and-seek with her friends and other children there. She hid in a lonely place behind thick bushes where none could see her.   Aadhya’s friends searched and searched for Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

WILDFIRE IN GOSSIPING

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Girish who was a sweeper for one of the richest people of the town. He was an overworked worker and was tired of his work. One day, his friend Ganesh, the son of the cobbler, walked past him. He noticed his friend who was angrily brushing the garden of the huge house.    “What happened, Girish?” he asked looking at dust which was raising and falling down in the same place. “Why are you raising that dust?”   Girish lifted his Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

MISTAKEN

There was a girl named Lekha who was fourteen years at age. She was now sitting in a bus, just looking out of the window. And when she spun to the aisle, she saw a man sitting next to her. But he had his attention the other way.   The engine of the bus rumbled back to life from the stop, and she was getting a bit bored. So she took out the packet of biscuits from her bag and started to eat it. She handpicked the first biscuit from Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE NEW AGE CAR

They all worked quietly, still producing a lot of low sound around the automotive industry. Peter stood before the radiator supports, fixing the last parts of the ‘new age’ car. The car was named ‘Falcon Ranger’, an automobile, which was in progress to hit the roads for almost a year.   “It’s done!” Dean exclaimed. “All the parts are now on!”   Frank, the CEO of the company, walked around the car with a suspicious look on his face. Everyone held their breaths. No one wanted to hear ‘something’s missing’ Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

DEAD IN DWELLING

We were friends, yes, that’s a fact. But we haven’t seen each other for a long time. Spencer had been soared into studies these days. As you can guess, it’s our exam time. I haven’t had a word with him for a month—not even in text. But today was our last exam, and I’d been totally busy bustling with a grin on my face until I received a message from him.   “Hi, dude. We need to talk.”   Typically, Spencer was the kind of guy who was used to Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

BLAKE AND JAKE

Blake and Jake were identical twins. They were indeed so identical that even their oldsters found it problematic to differentiate one from another.   However, they were extremely different from one another in their personalities, EVERYTHING apart from their looks. Blake had no friends, whereas Jake was an excellent relationship maker. Blake favoured sweets, but Jake favoured spicy food. Having said that, Blake was dad’s boy and Jake was mom’s boy. However, Blake was generous and altruistic, Jake was greedy and selfish!   As Blake and Jake grew up, their Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE MURDER HOUSE

Hot wind sneaked over the valley outdoor our new house as my buddies and I unpacked the van stationed on the dusty track. We had lately leased a hoary house in the city outskirts, constructed in the late 1980s. Most of the house had been renovated over the decades, but there were still hints of what the house used to be. The outside of the little mansion was coated faded orange and graced a bloody red-colored door.   The lawn was outsized with luxurious olive green grass with the common Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago
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