Stories

THE ART OF DISTRACTION

Parker was studying for the science exam tomorrow and beep. He turned his head across and saw his phone screen lightened up. He leaned over it to see what he has got. Oh,—a WhatsApp message. And that too from one of his ‘YouTube addicted’ friends!   He forgot all about his studies and picked his mobile up. The message had a link attached to it. Oh,—a YouTube link. He was dying to know what was in the link, but wait. Wasn’t he supposed to study now? He looked back at his Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

SELF – HATRED

Once I was at a party where I met a gang who were talking about a cool game. I joined the banter. I wanted to be cool too. I assumed what I wanted to say and stopped pinning my ears back to the discussion. Instead of enjoying the party, I was wondering about how best to show off.    Finally, I blabbered something dumb about another game. I said something they forgot in a second. No one paid any attention to me. No one cared about me. I felt wretched, Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago
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