Catalyst - 55 word story

She was shocked. But the tears wouldn’t flow. Anger didn’t allow them to. “Divorce”, he said. He did not love her anymore. She lay on the bed, urging the tears to drown her grief. When nothing happened, she went to the kitchen and cut a nerve. Tears started flowing. The knife was the perfect catalyst.

Airport - 55 word story

I’ve always had a thing for pilots. Standing at the airport, I watched the handsome pilot talking intimately to a beautiful air-hostess. Smiling, I walked towards them. He was my man. The bitch was never going to see him again. He glanced at me without interest. I arrested him for holding a fake pilot’s license.

Decadence - 55 word story

The child looked at his notebook. He could not solve those sums. Tables were too difficult to remember. Angrily, he switched on the computer. ‘Calculator’ would help him solve them. He started playing Counter-Strike. Got bored in ten minutes. Ipad next. Bored. Cartoon then. Bored again. PSP followed. Boring.

Decadence of the brain. Wasn’t it?

Crime - 55 word story

He forced her to sign the document. Teary eyed, she did as asked. She did not want to go through this pain. But Karthik did not support her. The nurse entered, carrying the operation equipment. Dr. Karthik picked up the scalpel. He would abort his own girl child. A crime executed by his own sperm.

Night - 55 word story

Lolita’s task for the night was drawing circles. Yesterday it had been squares, and she had drawn them well. Her only drawing-aid was a pencil. She sketched her circles carefully. Every circle had to be perfect. For every crooked circle she drew, there would be another circle on her bare skin. Drawn with a peeler.

Relationships - 55 word story

Amrita shared a special relationship with him. Feeling his naked body slither over her, she moaned in pleasure. His hungry lips caressed her bare body as they made wild love. Perspiration mingled with heat. Lust peaked. Teary eyed, she climaxed. Looking at his picture on the almost bare wall, she pushed the dildo away. Condemned. 

Zoo - 55 word story

The monkey jumped in through the half-open car window. I froze, shell-shocked. Glaring at me, he reached out for the Pepsi bottle lying nearby. Smirking, he jumped out and opened the cap. I burst out laughing when he shared the drink with his friends.

The monkey must have thought he was in a human zoo.

Fear - 55 word story

Fear crept in, as he pushed her onto the bed. She couldn’t see who he was, but could feel his presence. He devoured her body, almost sucking her life out of it. He smelt awful and felt cold. But his lust was feverish. Chillingly feverish. She cried. He climaxed.

The incubus had taken her virginity.

Name - 55 word story

The Gulmohar tree stood in the center of the ground. The man surveyed the ground and knew what he had to do. The next morning the tree was dead. ‘Acid’, they said. A month later a swimming pool replaced the tree. High-rises would come up soon. Ironically, they decided to name it ‘Gulmohar Housing Society’.

Space - 55 word story

He dared not move. He was scared for his mother’s wellbeing. What if he hurt her while he raised his hand? What if she bled to death just because he had moved his head? There wasn’t enough space for movement. He was almost stiff. And she was afraid that her foetus had died. She cried.

Game - 55 word story

The war had started. The game had begun. The pilot maneuvered the aircraft towards the enemy line. Adrenaline rushed through his system. This is all he lived for. He knew the ‘Yudh Seva Medal’ was his. He moved to fire the rocket.

BOOM

The MiG-21 exploded.

The game didn’t even begin. He lived for nothing.

Bollywood - 55 word story

1976. He was the poster boy of Bollywood. The movies he worked on, colored the people’s lives. His famous pictures would pull the excited crowds to the movie-hall. They would jump, throw coins at the screen and applaud. He painted movie posters for a living. No one knew of his existence.

2000. He was redundant.

(prize winning entry)

Poison - 55 word story

Nothing excited her anymore. The whips, floggers and crops did not work. He hit and almost strangled her, licking her poison sprayed body. He was fast losing consciousness. She orgasmed thinking of the venom that could kill him. There was only one way she would administer the antidote. If and only if he kissed her.

Wish - 55 word story

Mahaveer had been fasting for almost 6 months. His pre-conditions to break the fast were not easy. A chained, bald-headed princess in tears; offering him uncooked lentils. Waiting with one foot in the house and the other outside. Princess Chandana had everything but tears. The monk turned away. Wishing him back she shed those tears.

Suitcase - 55 word story

The suitcase travelled with her everywhere. She never let go of it.

She packed diamonds in it and passed through the Green Channel.

He stole the diamonds and killed her.

He packed her body in it and threw it in the English Channel.

It never let go of her. She travelled everywhere with the suitcase.

Leather - 55 word story

Imran, the 13 year old boy swung the leather chabuk. Perfect. Unwrapping six blades, he fixed them along the whip. This was his first time. His father did this every year. In the evening, he joined the mourning procession. “Ya Ali”, he shouted, as he hit himself with the whip. It was time for Matam.

Label - 55 word story

Ours is the only family in the village that celebrates the birth of a girl child. I am 12 today. The cacophony of women and music is intoxicating. I see the old woman pick up the needle. She tattoos the beautiful paisley on my thigh. The label that flaunts the new whore of the village.

Chemistry - 55 word story

She entered the well-known coffeehouse. The aroma of coffee permeating all around her. But no. Today was not the day for coffee. She ordered the much talked-about strawberry smoothie. Sitting in the corner she sipped the pink drink. Little knowing, that it was all a part of chemistry with the cochineal beetles extract at Starbucks.

Dysfunctional - 55 word story

He swam and raced ahead of his brothers. They passed through a tunnel with no obstacle in sight. The goal, he had heard, was something to live for. He reached the target, awaiting the reward. His only reward were tears. Tears of a woman who could not conceive because he the sperm had been dysfunctional.

morning musings...

dreams have the ability to make you fly.

fantasies are even better. they have the innate ability to take you to space. to another world. another realm.