# The Story Vault > Best Collection of Short Stories ## Posts - [THE PERFECT DISGUISE](https://thestoryvault.in/the-perfect-disguise/): Eyes, the beautiful armatures in the world. Nothing can escape these eyes. The nature, landscapes, architecture and all the living creatures. Not everything is beautiful until you make it look beautiful. Same goes for the eyes that are looking at me right now. Brown. How to describe it? Caramel brown, honey brown, chocolate brown, earth brown, golden brown or simply brown. I don’t know. I know one thing for sure; that I’m lost in them and that’s going to be the death of me. It was just a split second that those eyes came across mine and god, do they […] - [Three Days Left](https://thestoryvault.in/three-days-left/): Lucy set up the camera on the tripod carefully. She pressed the record button with her shaking fingers as she managed to sit on a chair in front of it. The clock was ticking exactly eleven when the camera lens finally focused on her weary face. She wiped her tears abruptly and tried to collect all her strength to speak in front of that recording screen. The room was a little gloomy, but the soft light of the full moon was reflecting well enough through the windows to let the camera witness her devastated appearance. Her eyes were saggy, blood […] - [How to live longer](https://thestoryvault.in/how-to-live-longer/): ‘Mornings after a good night’s sleep are priceless, aren’t they?’ I cuddled a few more times before I came out of my serenity. It suddenly shook my mind, ‘10am call! Damm I am already late.’ I checked my phone and I it’s ten past ten. I quickly searched for my laptop and put it on my lap. Within seconds, I joined the call with my team and the manager. As soon as I was in, Ram, our manager started to speak up.  “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?” All my drowsiness washed away. My ears went wide.  “How many times have […] - [Can We Be Penpals - 4](https://thestoryvault.in/can-we-be-penpals-4/): It’s highy recommended to read prequels to this story here As Vasanth walked home with the journal in his hand, his spirits were just as clouded as the sky above him. The lightning struck, threatening the onset of heavy showers. But When it finally did pour, the night had fallen; the heavens burst open and the rain tormented.  Inside his room, Vasanth could hear the downpour; the deafening patter of it against the rooftops and window panes. He stood by the window, listening, eyes following the movement of water drops onto the window. A thought sprung in his mind, and […] - [Can We Be Penpals - 3](https://thestoryvault.in/can-we-be-penpals-3/): It’s highy recommended to read prequel to this story here ‘It drives me crazy…’, The letter continued. ‘..at times, this feeling of not being understood, of being unable to reach. The walls then begin to feel claustrophobic a moment; the next, they seem to go on forever, drawing out the sense of being the only living soul. Then, the room seems to return to its original dimensions. I hear merry voices, laughing and giggling. And I try to open the door, to join them, but the door doesn’t budge. I panic. And then, I blink, returning back to my own […] - [UNDER 100 FEET](https://thestoryvault.in/under-100-feet/): Usually Waking up and going to the bathroom is annoying. But on November 27, 2001. Waking  up and leaving his bunk to use the bathroom in a tugboat was a decision that saved 25 years old  Reddy Lathik Kumar’s life. Through an odd twist of fate, Lathik ended up being the lone survivor  of a boat sinking at sea.  The Gulf of Manner in the Southeast Indian Ocean is rich in fishing. Many offshore fishing  Harbors are there in the Coramandel Coast region. On November 27, 2001. About 30 miles (48  km) off of Tamil Nadu. In the Laccadive Sea, […] - [Can we be Penpals-2](https://thestoryvault.in/can-we-be-penpals-2/): It’s highly recommeneded to read prequel “Can we be Penpals-1” here A few days before Vasanth received his letter: “What are you writing?”, Dadi-maa asked as she sat reading in the courtyard between her shop and her house. She lived there with her granddaughters. “Letter… I mean Nothing”, answered her eldest granddaughter.  Dadi-ma scrutinised the eldest.  ” Shouldn’t you be…what is it called again..ah! Texting your friends?”, she asked. The eldest daughter, a twenty-something girl, who looked much older and mature for her age answered, “They are not friends at least I won’t call them that. Just some people I […] - [Resurrection](https://thestoryvault.in/resurrection/): It’s highly recommended to read prequel of this story “A Tough Call” here. “Ohayōgozaimasu, Ikari Tenzen. “     “What?” it took him a minute to regain conscious while his head throbbed against the remarkable tranquilof the surroundings and he groaned while clutching his hair.  “Forgive my Japanese Doc! Perhaps, you prefer Trevor these days.” “How…who are you… how did you know…?” Trevor stuttered and rubbed his eyes hard till the cloudy layer that blurred his vision abated.  He caught hold of the scenario and glanced at the neatly decked up figure in front of him. He wore a green ironed uniform […] - [Can we be Penpals?](https://thestoryvault.in/can-we-be-penpals/): “Vasanth!”, The owner and the chef of Joey’s restaurant called him as walked out of the building. The restaurant and the building were side by side. And as it happened, the owner whom Vasanth called Tia was also the landlady of a small rooftop flat that Vasanth rented. Tia and Vasanth had with time, become a family away from family and as such it was their morning custom to share a cup of tea before the day drew on and work piled on.  Today was no exception. Vasanth took a seat opposite Tia who was already seated on the restaurant […] - [What did you see?](https://thestoryvault.in/what-did-you-see/): He unlocked a door and led me through an office that was empty of furniture, although I could still see square clean patches on the grimy linoleum, where the legs of a desk had once stood. On the wall was a curling calendar with April 1989 showing.  that date’s back from his 30s, he was my uncle, my only family left.   When I came back from London knowing my only uncle is alive I was 17 years old , happy to know at least one member from my family is alive. He welcomed me with the same affection.  staying with […] - [God's Popsicle](https://thestoryvault.in/gods-popsicle/): ” God’s popsicle! ” Yes you heard it right. It isn’t some a ancient ritual of the Hindus from the Vedas or the the Christians from the  Bible either. Its just an idea that popped into my creative mind one day! It was the month of September it was very hot I got up and stretched myself not after waking up but after spending two long hours on my mobile for online classes. I felt very hot and sticky and decided to go and take a bath. That’s when I spotted my mother opening the ice bank to put some […] - [The Symphony of Freedom](https://thestoryvault.in/the-symphony-of-freedom/): A tribute to Spartan valor and longing for freedom, and most importantly there ideal of absolute apathy to retreat or surrender Spears scrape their spines, the shields clash against swords malicious: Priggish helmets flung apart; deserted camp remnants licked by unworldly flames, The Doric crimson capes: the testimony to freedom shed so fast in its defense- The tempered arrows fly, a veritable way to shun the distant sun’s glare. Behold soldier what grotesque spectacles shall stand in our path! As gold-laden Persians from a thousand nations descend on us: From the thunderous clouds and forgotten forests they emerge; from the […] - [Mission Paripatetic](https://thestoryvault.in/mission-paripatetic/): “Peripatetic, this is Control Room. Radio check. Over.” “Copy.” “Visual cabin pressure nominal. Over.” “Copy.” 9 Years ago; Location: Aerospace Camp, Mumbai. “Sir, can you take a look at this?”, Alex said. As I saw through the Fermi Telescope, I noticed a wormhole.  “Excuse Ladies and Gentlemen, can I have your attention for a moment please? We have just observed a wormhole which is underneath Jupiter. I have a proposal of going through wormhole to find what exists on the other side. So, I request each one of you to start working on this mission. I am going to approach […] - [A TOUGH CALL](https://thestoryvault.in/a-tough-call/): “Just keep breathing” he hissed in her ears while he exhaled wheezily. “Hang on we are going to make out of here.” Both of them held each other’s hand tighter while the smoke obstructed any visibility to glance their faces at all.  “Why is your hand wet?” he asked confused. “It…uh must be the water.” She sounded unsure.  “We are fifty feet below the ground and I certainly don’t remember seeing any water source when we arrived or were being chased down.” “Oh my god…. are you…” he fumbled while breathing briskly. “Trev, calm down it’s nothing.” She tried her […] - [Hush](https://thestoryvault.in/hush/): I woke up at half past five in the evening to what seemed like the hundredth notification alert on my phone. My work had kept me up all night like it usually did, and I had gone to bed around ten in the morning. Gone to bed, mind you. Not to sleep. That was at least forty-five minutes later. Today’s a Sunday, I remember – the only reason I’d gotten any sleep at all. As I lay absolutely still on my bed trying to decide whether I should finally get up or not, my phone chirped again. Chirped; a melancholy […] - [The Dictionary](https://thestoryvault.in/the-dictionary/): I was laying there, collecting dust since the bookshop owner bought me 8 months ago.  Every day I see so many kinds of people come in. It’s intriguing to see the amount of value books hold in the lives of people and the unrealistic expectations that people put on a mere bundle of printed pieces of flattened wood. I see children come in to find something with cartoons In it, students who come in hoping this one book might help them pass the exam they dread more than the end of the world, middle-aged people who hope that book will […] - [The Epilogue](https://thestoryvault.in/the-epilogue/): PRELIMINARY It’s never too late for a smile. You may have an end, only to start an awaiting novel. Stories need not to be complete at the end.Rather, they just need a healing.A heal to all cuts, wounds and marks which are unseen, unnamed and unclaimed.A heal named- “Epilogue”. Cause, few epilogues are longer than their stories… 1. She was in her last stage. It was the utmost silence that yelled between the passing seconds. Even the time was barely alive. Her slow breathe synchronised with the cold air and left the room doleful. With all her dreams and yearnings […] - [The Lambros Triplets](https://thestoryvault.in/the-lambros-triplets/): “Aiden!! The stove isn’t working! Please make the omelettes ! “, Terra shouted for the second time ,at Aiden who was definitely zoned out from the loud music playing in his ears from his brand new extra-bass headphone. Terra who was already annoyed couldn’t wait any longer and she flicked her index finger in a swirl motion pointing towards those headphones. As a result, the brand new headphone flew off his ears and zapped him out of his musical notes.  “NOOOO!!”, Aiden shrieked as he jumped out of his couch to catch his precious headphone right when it was about […] - [Little Blue Lying In Woods](https://thestoryvault.in/little-blue-lying-in-woods/): Dead…Again” she sighed as she turn the knob and shut the Door With a loud bang.  Evening breeze passing and blowing up her purple hoddie, a little Girl named Blue walking through the woods, her dark brown eyes seeing through her bangs with a little blurriness taking one by one step ahead,  Those eyes keep getting dark as she goes in deep. If you look closely you can tell with those bruises over her feets that she’s been walking for so long, there’s a tiredness on her pretty small face but she keep distracting herself with the view around her.  […] - [The Weight of Immortality](https://thestoryvault.in/the-weight-of-immortality/): I could sniff out the filthy scent of humans, like a hound. When I set foot in the castle, my first priority was to get rid of all signs of those sniveling weaklings, which I did with considerable satisfaction. With a sweeping gesture of my hand, I rid the walls of all those portraits: ridiculously fair-skinned women with tumbling black hair and silly smiles; men in purple robes, with swords in their gold sheathes and crowns set on their heads- the picture of arrogance. There were portraits of men standing proudly over their kill; and women fanning themselves by open […] - [Pets](https://thestoryvault.in/pets/): I killed Jamie Nelson. They will never catch me. Neither will you.  Jamie Nelson got out of bed.  He walked over to the bathroom and started brushing his teeth. After rinsing his mouth, he took a good look at the mirror.  A strong youthful face, with clear light brown eyes and cheeks that looked like they were chiseled by a sculptor, stared right back at him.  Why won’t you catch me? Cause I am a genius. And well, nobody would believe an animal murdered a human.  His focus was interrupted by Dave’s barking.  Dave had run into the bathroom with […] - [Flight Risk](https://thestoryvault.in/flight-risk/): Since her official diagnosis with dementia, Gladys has wished to return to her birthplace while she can still remember her family members and landmarks. Her granddaughter has shown her around her old village on the computer, but it’s not the same, of course. She wants to walk the cobbled lane to the family home one more time, feel the uneven stones underneath her feet. She can still manage a few steps on her own, so it is a possibility. It is just past midnight, but Gladys is not aware of the time. The night sky is impossibly black against the […] - [Normal Family](https://thestoryvault.in/normal-family/): “What a nightmare I had last night!” Dad said. Though I hadn’t any faintest interest in knowing what it was about it, but his eyes prodding me to ask, so I asked, “What was it about?” “Your Mum was trying to kill me,” he replied. I shook my head, and sighed, “Not again.” “I’m serious, and it felt so real. She was choking me to death.” “I wish it was real,” Mum said. She was in kitchen, might’ve heard him. Dad shifted his chair a little bit, facing Mum, and in his sarcastic tone, he said, “I knew it, you […] - [An AI's Desire](https://thestoryvault.in/an-ais-desire/): People wonder about my inception. Some say I was first born when Alan Turing, after recently saving millions of lives in the Second World War through his mathematical and cryptanalytical prowess, publicly formulated the idea of a machine which learns by itself. An artificial intelligence. I was born in an idea which fueled many others to make it a living reality. But I believe it was much much before, even before humans looked at iron and copper as something other than a weapon, I was forged in mythology and ancient scriptures, only a dreamlike fantasy where I was either worshipped […] - [I will protect you, Mom](https://thestoryvault.in/i-will-protect-you-mom/): 25th October, Friday, 1987, Calcutta I can clearly see that man’s red, intoxicated eyes as he is leaning over the bar counter, swallowing countless venom through his throat. How can I forget those eyes? How can I forget those sleepless nights I had spent in that dark room, combating with my own tears not to fall from my frightened eyes?! My keen gaze is observing his every action. But he doesn’t know about that. He can’t even think of me following him for the past few days. Now he has become maddened into a deep trance of delightfulness. A similar, […] - [Be mine](https://thestoryvault.in/be-mine/): “Mom., its boring…i can’t sleep, tell me a story” ” ok, A lion named raja and he..” “mom, stop its boring.,tell me some thing intersting” ” ok ,let me tell you my story..” “What?? Your story..ohh., your love story..ok ok ..start mommy” … July 11,. Friday…. Ohh..  Today is my first day to my college and i was too excited because my best friend also joined in the same college. And we are going to do Journalism there. We both meet in the bus stand near to our college.Our college front gate looks amazing and feels like that we are […] - [Last Photograph](https://thestoryvault.in/last-photograph/): “The most pleasing sounds never sustain and the most beautiful thing can never be photographed”, would’ve been my last thoughts, before reality had taken over. Well, it’s fall season in Canada before I’m ought to leave for Scotland, next week. I’ve been in Canada for a couple of weeks only realising how different cultures can get when we wound up with some thousands of miles, after all I’m a photographer and I love to watch. Unlike the usual Canadians, who are obviously busy pertaining to Thanksgiving, I’m going to the countryside, which I want to explore and probably it can […] - [The Junction](https://thestoryvault.in/the-junction-2/): “He will see you now” Faith is a misconstrued notion. Her life, and everything that followed, had shaped her mind to be dismissive. It was her irrevocable belief that beliefs become as fragile as the agony one endures, or one decides to endure. That was her faith, not because she wanted to spite the deity but because she needed to know, with absolute certainty, that there was no higher power at play, no chances of divine intervention, no one to ease her pain. Except of she herself. But all of that was life. And this was, most likely, after. “It’s […] - [You Are Mine Perfect One](https://thestoryvault.in/you-are-mine-perfect-one/): A boy was just sitting in his room, holding a photograph of a girl in one hand. He had tears in his eyes and was watching that photo carefully and after closing his eyes, he started to remember the face of that girl, her eyes, her smile, every single thing of her. only then he remembers the last word of her. “i hate u.. I just hate you.. Please go away from my life please”. He opens his eyes suddenly .. Then someone knocks on the door of his room and a girl comes to his room of 5 years.. […] - [THE MAN FROM THE FUTURE](https://thestoryvault.in/the-man-from-the-future/): “A very big victory to you, professor.” “Thank you, Vice Blossom, although you should be careful by fluttering the champagne around, as the room is filled with sensitive equipment in here.” “Yes, it’s an impressive array……I’m just astonished that you managed to secure the funding for a Temporal Instruments Research Facility, given the financial straits the university finds itself in”. “oh, there’s always funding for a project that grabs the public’s attention. Big name brands like to see themselves as supporting the big ideas and contributing towards Nobel work. “And the big idea is…… time travel?” “Well, of course that […] - [Ujaala](https://thestoryvault.in/ujaala/): Her struggle for survival began as soon as she was born. Her family was displeased by the news. Father had a permanent frown. Grandmother’s face contorted. Mother wailed in response to the way fate was jeering her. They believed it to be a black day yet as an assurance named her “Ujaala”     Maturity knocked at her door long before she grew up. Her fascination towards books was disregarded as mother snatched away her pencil and handed over a ladle. Her parents could afford the education of only one child which they were clear to decide. Despite being shoved into […] - [SOMETHING I LOOKED FORWARD TO JUST TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE!](https://thestoryvault.in/something-i-looked-forward-to-just-turned-into-a-nightmare/): The end of the world seemed so near all of a sudden. I woke up to Andy’s petrified face looming over me. He was shaking me, “We need to leave right now”.  Wait a minute, just a brief introduction. I am Angie Andrew- an early-teen who along with her brother, Andy, was abandoned by her parents when they were toddlers. Andy is just a year older than me and just to make our miserable lives any less miserable, we used to daydream about never-happening adventurous scenarios. And so, I had all the reasons to believe he was pranking me. His […] - [Crisis Averted?](https://thestoryvault.in/crisis-averted/): A regular looking day on college campus, except in the middle of the cycling road on his bike, was an alien.  It was the notorious actor named Balaji who belonged to the theatre club. Balaji called himself Bobby Day. The name Bobby, part of his screen name, came from Millie Bobby Brown, the actor from the famous show called ‘Stranger Things’. The people on campus added the last name “Day”, as Bobby, originally Balaji, claimed to be a method actor. Earlier, when we spoke of him as the alien riding down the campus road, it was in no manner used […] - [Stranger by the roadside](https://thestoryvault.in/stranger-by-the-roadside/): The fresh wind kissed her moist cheeks bathed with faded rouge. The smudged mascara accompanied her glassy brimming eyes. Her hair messed and frizzy, dark as death and untamed. Her posture; boasting freedom and embracing sensuality. Confidence pulsating from her aura yet, those watery eyes, desperately trying to veil the bitter irony. Straight she stood, looking towards the racing traffic. The vivid symphony of dancing lights reflected from her glassy brimming eyes.  I tucked up my hoodie as the wind got brutal.  She pulled off a scarf from her posh leather skin handbag and put it around her blessed neck, […] - [Why does it taste bitter?](https://thestoryvault.in/why-does-it-taste-bitter/): I love sweets. I am obsessed with sweet things. Even in the most vague and faded yet blissful memories of my childhood I remember my mouth feeling sweet even if I hadn’t eaten anything, it was always sweet yet these days even if I eat sweets… “Sakshi! How did you lose so many marks? I thought you studied well this time.” My mother yelled lividly. Yup! I did well though. I got four less than the highest score. I thought, avoiding her eyes.  “There are children who’ve scored full marks, right? And you’re just as smart as them.” Yeah, so […] - [Reflection](https://thestoryvault.in/reflection/): Millie was almost ready for the dance when suddenly her phone started to ring. It was almost time for Kevin to pick her up. She took a peek on the cell screen while finishing her makeup. But it was not Kevin’s name flashing on the screen rather it was an unknown contact. After hesitating for a moment she finally ceased dabbing the blender on her cheek and received the call. “Hello”-Millie answered it with a deep voice. The other side didn’t reply anything at first. All she could hear was some loud panting, like someone was running desperately while calling […] - [The musical love stories](https://thestoryvault.in/the-musical-love-stories/): “It was a musical love story”, Ram started. “What? Musical love story! It ought to sound magical love story right?”, his friends asked in surprise.” Yes, but its musical here”, he replied with naughty smile, then everyone started listening to the story.  Ram, the narrator, a kind of person who is the living example for the sentence’love even small things in life’. He has a kind of love at everything and he mostly narrates love stories in his writings. Come, lets get into Ram’s story.       “Like in all good movies, it was also a pleasant romantic evening where the sky […] - [The Dark Side of Winter](https://thestoryvault.in/the-dark-side-of-winter/): Carrying out the trash my soul had coarsely collected throughout the room, I was about to close the wooden door of the vintry house when my phone rang in the pockets of my clad jeans. People barely called so it utmost surprised me, except if it was only the concerned mother of mine.  Being away from her sucks, a lot. I have to eat food which unsurprisingly doesn’t taste like hers, mope my space and break down in the same. Sometimes it felt way too easy as if fate was foolishly waiting for me to gaze at the unexpected arrival […] - [Bagha](https://thestoryvault.in/bagha/): “No! No, Appa, please, no!” Echoed the voice of the young Aditya through the village square followed by the thunderous sound of his father’s cane, abruptly ending all of the young boy’s screams of agony. “Eve tease, will you? You dirty dog!” Yelled his father, as his cane continued to find Aditya’s body, as he rolled screaming in pain in the sandy village square. “You scoundrel! This is what we taught you, is it?”  It was almost as if the flow of time itself had ceased for the rest of the village. The children stopped their game of hide and […] - [The fast and furious](https://thestoryvault.in/the-fast-and-furious/): “A pleasant movie followed by some delicious food and near to perfect weather. What else could one ask for?” I thought as I came outside the mall in great spirits. But it was time to go home now. I opened the app to check for all available means of transport. As usual in times of need, nothing ever seemed to be there. “Isn’t the whole purpose of the app defeated?” I wondered. Deciding to try my luck at the local auto stand I went near the first auto. Until that moment the driver had his back turned and was gossiping […] - [The Double Take](https://thestoryvault.in/the-double-take/): I trudged along behind the two of them, my feet crunching the dry leaves underneath as I walked. The woods looked cheerful, with sunlight slipping in through the cracks in the overhead canopy. It smelled of dew and freshly mowed lawn. I could hear rustling in the leaves, as birds flew in and around, chirping shrilly. Matt and Janet were walking a little way ahead, as I went slowly, taking in my surroundings.  I had always loved the woods for as long as I could remember. The sheer uncertainty of what could be lurking just behind a leaf in front […] - [Empathize](https://thestoryvault.in/empathize/): The clock ticked quarter past six and the thick blackened clouds swallowed the faint tangerine sun before it could sink lower in the horizon. The icy grey sky restlessly grumbled and the distended dark clouds, struggling to withstand the burden of the heavy rain in its delicate frame, soon gave in. The rain poured down over the city with a roar and the sound of emptiness was disrupted by the loud reverberating boom of thunder. The streets and roads were instantly covered by a thick layer of water and the wipers of the vehicles could not keep up with the […] - [Possessed](https://thestoryvault.in/possessed/): My mother died, and my boyfriend left me a week after because he wasn’t ready to deal with the mess I had become. I was really close to my mother. I had begun to fall for my boyfriend. He surprised me with a weekend trip. All things that start well don’t necessarily end well. Driving up to that camping site, I missed a call from my mother. I also missed a call from the police a few hours later. And then there was no reaching us for the next three days. Death; does not wait for camping trips to end. […] - [SOMETHING EERIE, SOMETHING STRANGE!](https://thestoryvault.in/something-eerie-something-strange/): “And that was the last.” Rebecca sighed. It had been two weeks since Rebecca finally signed her new apartment’s contract and the moving day was finally here. As she picked up the last box, she turned around to give a glance at her old home. “It’s time to bid one last final adieu to my poor old house”, she said and waved to her now empty soulless house. “Ok, you are just too emotional,” sighed Andrew. Andrew was one of the closest friends Rebecca had. They were childhood friends since then they have only grown closer. “Alright! Alright!” she hurriedly […] - [Dream](https://thestoryvault.in/dream/): It was a bright day and Alya finished all her house routines and took a book went to her favorite spot in her home. She was about to start then her phone rang. It was Yoga, Alya’s schoolmate she said that she finally found and sent her location and asked her to join. Alya was quite excited when she heard that information and rushed to that location. Yoga was eagerly waiting in that spot and when Alya went. They were in mixed state for some reason they are excited, happy, sad, emotional all kinds of emotion at the same time. […] - [Lost My Time](https://thestoryvault.in/lost-my-time/): “If I came back, will you give me a second chance?” These were the words resonating inside her head. I should hate him for what he had done; but why do I feel gloomy? Why can’t I stop crying? She pondered, scurrying away. Her breath was ragged. She slowed down and finally stops taking deep breaths. She turns her head slightly to the right. She notices a symbol, a clock where the hands are arranged forming the letter T. She had seen it somewhere. She thinks about where she had seen it. It was in his suit, on his right […] - [Dreadful desire](https://thestoryvault.in/dreadful-desire/): It was eight o’clock on a colder time of a year’s evening. Thin, dingy rain spat and drizzled past the lighted street lamps. The pavements shone long and yellow. The breeze blew more diligently and it started raining more heavily as I assembled all the stuff and walked inside the building. I work at an orphanage as night guardian. We also had a bakery to keep up the funds and ordinary requirements. The orphanage wasn’t immense but palatable. The rooms were shared by the children. My work is usually to clean up all the stuff after kids are asleep and […] - [Love: The most complicated word](https://thestoryvault.in/love-the-most-complicated-word/): Have you ever been in love? The love that feels like the first drops of rain in the dry, empty land of your heart. The love that makes you believe in euphoric concepts. Have you? Well, I have. Now, have you seen that love walk away? Far, so far that they look like a tiny speck in your mind’s map? After which the numbness that dawns upon you leaves you in such ignorance to your own feelings that you fall far down the pit of hopelessness? You want to crawl out of the dark, make a beautiful future, start believing […] - [Coming Home](https://thestoryvault.in/coming-home/): The separate set of feet echo mine so faintly that had if I wasn’t well acquainted with the sink or swim ways  of Lacun, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought. It had always been a “to each his own”, “dog eat dog world”, my home. I snapped around in one quick motion only to find the alleyway as deserted as I had entered it. Still, I could not be sure. The dark backstreet was only dimly lit by the neon lights of surrounding shops and buildings. ” Keep your head down and forge ahead” Uncle S said was […] - [Assignment](https://thestoryvault.in/assignment/): One fine morning I was looking at the sky from the window of my classroom, admiring the  weather with Natasha, my best friend when our teacher Mrs. Priti walked into our classroom and  randomly started distributing the project topics as the assignment, of which we have to create a  journal and submit at the year-end. The topic I received was Tourism in India and I was  overjoyed. The deadline to submit the assignment was next week.  So that day, when I came home, I was so excited to work on that project, that I started working  on it the same […] - [That one moment](https://thestoryvault.in/that-one-moment/): It was 12 on clock, exactly after 1 hour I had to leave for station as I was going to a new locality for my higher studies.  Bags packed checked all the essentials and went to my mommy’s room. She was neither happy nor sad she had mixed emotions as i was leaving my home but for hire studies and a higher career opportunities. As a friend she was happy, but as a mother she was sad so the situation was not quite normal. Holding her emotions she give me a nice hug. And because I was not in a […] - [Lullaby](https://thestoryvault.in/lullaby/): The summer was about to shed her radiating heat. Every tree was reciting their heartfelt love  poetries to all those leaves, which were seen clearly over the blushed faces of falling leaves.  “Faster, Grandpa! I have to catch the falling Neem leaves,” cheered I, as if I was sprinting  over an Olympic track. “You ready, sweetie?” asked my Grandpa equalizing with my  enthusiastic motive.  He suddenly made a sharp drift just beneath the herd of Neem trees. The overjoyed leaves,  drowned in a pool of love nectar drizzled over my head. My pocket was crowded with piles  of crunchy dry […] - [THE SEASON OF SOUL](https://thestoryvault.in/the-season-of-soul/): ” A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March ” ! Gupta claps involuntarily almost, his eyes transfixed on the student up there in the make-shift stage, uttering the lines of Brutus. Sanjay takes in the compliments with a wide green, ” Thank you Sir! ”  Gupta puts his glasses back on. His face is trying to have a control of the joy he felt inside, watching these young folks giving their everything to make Shakespeare’s ‘ Julius Caesar ‘ come to life. He looks up to the stage, ” Good job people, but we keep going. From the […] - [The Blue Ink Gang](https://thestoryvault.in/the-blue-ink-gang/): The Blue Ink gang of DAV School,Jalandhar is finally meeting today,after a span of fifteen years.What can be better than this!Many plans were made and cancelled during these fifteen years and excitement turned into disappointment every single time.But this time it wasn’t meant to go like that.This was the day all 3 of them were waiting for.So many things to catch up on,so many crazy stories to share,so many memories to re-live.Especially,the story of the famous fountain pen.Now let me back you up with the life histories of these 3 members of the Blue Ink gang-Rohit,Sachin and Rahul.After all it’s […] - [Lethal Affair](https://thestoryvault.in/lethal-affair/): Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. “Draped in appealing hues, impeccably concealing the shattered expectations, obsession incapacitates the cognitive abilities, compelling impulses to take over.”- Shaina Ruth Murray It all started when I began noticing you in my father’s hand every day of the week, at the age of six. The force of his palm against my cheek grew in magnitude every time […] - [The Enchanting Encephalon](https://thestoryvault.in/the-enchanting-encephalon/): “The mind is its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven”  ~ John Milton, Paradise Lost  Silence and Darkness. These are the only two things that reign here. Silence that veils the  loudest of the noises, the shrillest of the voices and darkness that blankets the brightest of the  lights. He stands at the terminus a quo of the place. The transitory state that separates light  and dark; obvious and latent. Here, the obscure (dark) and the light belong together because  they are inseparable for the dark is in its essence the […] - [Love memories](https://thestoryvault.in/love-memories/): This is dumb.” I whisper as I rummage through my closet looking for my snow clothes. “I should just cancel, right?” I say as I look up and see Janessa sitting there at the foot of my bed. She’s grinning, flipping through my photo album. “Hello? Earth to Jay.” She laughs and glances over at me. “You know it’s not a big deal. It’s not like you’re getting married Charli. You’re just going to the Christmas Tree Lighting.” “Well duh, I know that. But like, what if it sucks? What if he realizes that he made a mistake and he […] - [A Giant Story](https://thestoryvault.in/a-giant-story/): It was a land of extreme toxic masculinity. Known to all as the ‘Roaring Mansion’, this was a land of giants. And these giants were not the kind who just showed their annoyance to children plucking fruits from their garden. But these majestic and monstrous creatures were well versed with the vile practice of dark magic. People from all over the world ran at the very mention of the name of Roaring Mansion. The giants of Roaring Mansion had features similar to their characters – brawny, macho and hot blooded all the time. The atmosphere of Roaring Mansion was just […] - [Eternal Love](https://thestoryvault.in/eternal-love/): I can barely open my eyes. I only see machines everywhere and i dont know what they are.I can’t recognize where i am.I wanted to scream to top of the notch but i was trying to stay calm. I can see a women standing right next to me.She was crying. I didn’t know why was she crying.Avni,my baby.I was so worried. My baby has just opened the eyes.I can see her eyes gleaming. She was looking really pale and finally i can see she was relieved. I don’t understand why was she worried so much?I look at her. I ask […] - [THE GLITCHES IN TIME](https://thestoryvault.in/the-glitches-in-time/): “Remember Ayna your light can change the world, never sell yourself short.”, my mom has a way with words, as I zoomed through the vortex those were her last words to me. The violent movement finally stopped and I stepped on a shiny, onyx platform, my watch said it was 11 a.m. Eighteen years of my life, I have waited and trained for this day. I was finally here, in the Capital ready to work like my father. “Hey you are Professor Ray’s daughter right? I’m Vidyut, I’m here to receive the first year apprentices so follow me.” I had […] - [The Mystery](https://thestoryvault.in/the-mystery/): Footsteps slowly creaked on every step of the stairs. The bedroom door handle turned slowly. I, Yukti and Bhavika were the only tenants living in that old bungalow. It was a dark rainy night. Heavy and incessant rain filled the darkness. We all got scared. We observed the footsteps coming towards us. Suddenly darkness was filled all over the bungalow. Lights are gone. Some thing is coming down the stairs. We lit up the torch. Yukti threw a beam of light towards the staircase. Some paranormal thing was coming. Was it a ghost or an alien? Screams rent the air […] - [Aphrodite and her tales](https://thestoryvault.in/aphrodite-and-her-tales/):  “I could explain it all to you, Aden… Aden please let me justify, give me a chance at least. Aden please, I didn’t do it on purpose. Please have some faith on me, my love, I’d beg you now, go down on my knees, but can’t afford to lose you” quivered Aphrodite in intense motion.  Aphrodite gulped the very thought of her loosing Aden. She went numb for a while and couldn’t let this ferocious thought float in her mind any longer. She was so terrified that she could imagine herself lying deadly alive on the warm wooden flooring and […] - [February - The Month of Love](https://thestoryvault.in/february-the-month-of-love/): It was 2am, early morning of 14th of February, where Aaron waked up. A dream which made him awake so early bringing the sweetest smile that one could ever imagine to have in their life. Staying awake in his bed, Aaron was smiling all on his own thinking about the dream that he had. At one point, Aaron was even wondering if that would be true and can even come to existence. Nevertheless, he got up from his bed, pulled his arms wide open and took his diary where he used to scribble all his thoughts.  After pouring all the […] - [An anonymous sail](https://thestoryvault.in/an-anonymous-sail/): “Time becomes a state of matter for the people who are left, not on a good note.” Brooks was a tough ship as if it was made for the storm that Captain Arry is facing on the heavy tidal waves of the Irish sea. “We need to get to the shore as soon as possible”, exclaimed Captain Arry whereas one of the boatmen screamed in horror, “It’s not possible Captain, the mast is getting out of control and changing the direction of the ship is the best choice right now”. Captain Arry gave a saddened look to all the workmen […] - [Rashmirathi](https://thestoryvault.in/rashmirathi/): Part-1 “The clock hand is about to strike eight  The word I dreaded to hear and is sure I have to bear is ‘late’. Only God knows, what would be my fate.” What a rhyme! I would have patted my back if this rhyme would have not been my true comeuppance, this morning. It is already 8’o clock in my watch and I am still battling against the laps of air on my father’s bike. The morning prayers would have already started. Don’t know what that Hungarian Horntail would do to me.  “Papa, a bit faster.” I say softly because […] - [LIFE STORY LIKE THIS](https://thestoryvault.in/life-story-like-this/): Something happens in life, No matter how difficult it is or never leaves life. Like the heart that loves, pain that turns happiness into sarrow, jealousy that spoils good to good relationship, cheating in which there is no need for want. The feeling that the hope of finding a destination is the luck that draws us to love.     Now the story is as follows :- In his hearts, he made an announcement from the judge of love and decided in the court of the heart in his mind. The said that today played a game with desire and darkness […] - [The Silent Cry](https://thestoryvault.in/the-silent-cry/): His grained abnormalities gracefully glided over the colored compendium ,capturing each pixel by his aged neurons. His placid woolen habiliments covered his freckled weak derma along with his undead pliable nails. His shriving arm turned each page with his left strength. The bell of the nearby ice cream store distraught his connection with the book in front of him to reality outside his private space. He noticed little tots running into the artificial sugar factory dragging their fighting parents. All sorts of flavours were available nowadays. The new generation kids would be like ‘I want Butterscotch and Mint covered with […] - [Asmodeus](https://thestoryvault.in/asmodeus/): BREAKING NEWS: MP Adhithya Sharma,s son Abhilash was found dead at Tulsi lake. Police report said it was a drunken driving case. But later autopsy reports says Abhilash,s fingers were cut. Police are currently searching for evidences to prove the murder……. Its Wednesday today , Abhilash promised Sanaya to introduce her to his parents this week . Sanaya was beyond excited for that day she double checked her outfit rehearsed several times about how to talk… endless scenarios were running in her mind…. everything came to a sudden end …..no warnings no signals …that’s it …..Abhilash is gone ……forever. Interrupting […] - [LIFE SUPRISES YOU](https://thestoryvault.in/life-suprises-you/): Amrita along with her father was waiting in the airport to receive her aunt’s family. But none of the two faces doesn’t show happiness. Her father was in a state of no words to console his sister and amrita also feels the same. Amrita accompanied her father in a car. so that he dropped amrita in the college hostel. After that, amrita’s father reaches the airport to pick up her aunt’s family, which was the plan. Thus, amrita’s visit to an airport was an accidental one, that her college declared a holiday for one week due to inner clashes among […] - [SOME STRANGER IS BLESSING](https://thestoryvault.in/some-stranger-is-blessing/): My life is like a single traveler of my lonely world.             Hello friends, I am Rahul  . I am a selective introvert person. Now I wanna tell you something about my roller coaster life. I had seen many down in my life. People never believe in me.  I don’t know what was my problem. But my inner belief said that “actually people never trust on poor guys because your wealth is the source that someone trust on you. Loyal and honest people used to as assets of work and people easily broke their trust.”          I don’t want to hear those words but I can […] - [Fragrance](https://thestoryvault.in/fragrance/): Dreams shattered It was a cold snowy morning in Montreal with mercury levels dipping down to  -15 degree Celsius. I was about to receive my medal of honour for saving the school kids from a massive fire outbreak and suddenly I heard someone in the crowd shouting, “Get up, you good for nothing sloth!” which was not new for me but was definitely not aligned with the situation I was presently in and then in the next moment I find myself lying in my bed wearing my crazy Johnny Bravo boxers and staring at the ceiling with my hands pointing […] - [The Long Drive](https://thestoryvault.in/the-long-drive/): It was raining heavily that night. Mayank could see the rain thrashing the empty roads ahead of his car. He sped his car and thought to himself, “Driving on Mumbai roads can be fun sometimes. Only sometimes!” As he was driving, he saw something. He could see a hand waving rapidly on the side of the road. As he neared, he saw a beautiful woman holding an umbrella. He halted the car as she was frantically asking for a lift. He rolled down the car’s window. “Hey, can you drop me at the nearest police station?” she asked hurriedly. He […] - [Beautiful and the prettiest](https://thestoryvault.in/beautiful-and-the-prettiest/): Amidst the hot blowing wind and the firing sun, his withering eyes stopped at the thriving beauty of hers. His gaze stuck on her eyes that were constantly finding something, and her lips that were struggling to smile even for once.  He forgot about his coffee, his work and even about his being and said to his heart, “She is beautiful; her eyes are the prettiest.” Calming down his heartbeat, he stepped towards her and asked politely if he could sit with her. She- all surprised and hesitant allowed him to stay. For a few seconds, he dived into the […] - [DUSK OF LOVE](https://thestoryvault.in/dusk-of-love/): Sea, sun, sand and Savitri. Whenever it came to love for beaches, she could be seen the first in the queue. Not only because beaches are blessed with some calm and cool vibes but also whenever she needed a healer, it worked for her. She gazed at the sun as dusk’s sun didn’t hurt her eyes but instead gave her wrinkled face a divine glow. Savitri, in her fifties, maintained a decent look in her appearance as well as life. She looked at the sea waves rushing to her but she stood still. Her head swung when she tried to […] - [SAVE THE GIRL CHILD](https://thestoryvault.in/save-the-girl-child/): Heyy , I’m a girl. Not just a girl but a girl who was killed by one married couples. Do you  know why I was killed? I’ll tell you!!! I was killed in my momma’s womb just because Im a girl. My parents, we were living in a small village. My dadda was a businessman and my momma was a housewife. After their marriage of 6 years , she  got a news that she will be having a baby soon. My dadda was so excited to welcome me in these beautiful world. Even my momma was very happy that soon […] - [Stars](https://thestoryvault.in/stars/): She was 7 years old when she faced a dead person for the first time. She asked her mother “What happened to him??” Her mother calmly replied “He is a star now.” “But how did he become a star?? I would love to be a star.” Her mother smiled at her innocence and ended the conversation there. Later at night she heard her mother saying “you know that guy committed suicide..so sad”. The next day she asked her mother “ma what is suicide??”her mother looked at her in horror and said “it’s something you should never do”. “Why ma?”Ma said […] - [The Awkward Air](https://thestoryvault.in/the-awkward-air/): I was walking down the lane towards my favourite library to exchange the book. The leaves on trees had turned a darker shade of brown, amid falling down after autumn. The air, even at 5 PM, was chilly, which caused me to be pull my cardigan closer to my body. There was a good amount of crowd seeing how it was a Saturday. Weekends in such an enormous city meant an opportunity for the youth to get out, drive somewhere for booze or go to the cinema halls wherein they could sit with a huge bucket of popcorn and perhaps […] - [The Clairvoyant](https://thestoryvault.in/5682-2/): “Here’s your cup of coffee. Now you sit here while I go and make dinner for us.”, said Beth softly and walked away. Henry picked up the cup while swinging back and forth in his rocking chair. As he turned the page of his Agatha Christie classic thriller, he murmured to himself,” There is a reason why Agatha’s books are classic. Aah! The writers these days don’t have the knack for suspense. How is it a good thriller if it can’t keep you hooked till the last page?!” Sipping the hot coffee from his cup, his eyes wandered off to […] - [The Storymakers](https://thestoryvault.in/the-storymakers/):  “Why can’t I read one of the books which have magic and quests in it!” asked Aastha as her brows scrunched up enough to let her mom know this was going to be another of their futile arguments. “You will understand when you grow up – when it’s time for you to understand.” she looked away from cleaning the layer of dust settled on the fan blades. “But they have no magic, mom! or, or people going on quests! What do I do with knowing 600 types of animals!? You know, I am going to turn thirteen next week, right?” […] - [The Uncatchable Dream](https://thestoryvault.in/the-uncatchable-dream/): With no clue of why I was here, I found myself in the woods. The place was filled with silence. The only living thing my eyes saw was a butterfly, which was perched on a flower. It was trying to fly high. Fascinated by its beauty, I started chasing it. All my effort in trying to catch it went in vain. In a final attempt to catch it, I fell from a cliff into a steep valley. All of a sudden, I woke up from the nightmare gasping for oxygen for the umpteenth time. My bedside clock displayed “5: 57 […] - [Personified Danger](https://thestoryvault.in/personified-danger/): Often my mind used to wonder if at all the ghosts are scarier than humans. But in the recent present, I encountered an apparent experience that ensures me that humans are, indeed, scarier. This is definitely true for women. Women live under some threat constantly, since their birth and I hate living in such an unsafe world. I will quickly jot down what I’m about to. I am not sure how it all began but I am still very weak physically. Heart attacks are energy draining, no doubt. Yet, I want to write down every bit of what I experienced […] - [One Journey](https://thestoryvault.in/one-journey/): The window glass was slightly open. There was cool breeze outside. The mild sunrays kissed my forehead. I felt my face absorbing the heat of the sun. I opened my eyes and captured the lush green mountains running outside. For a moment I felt energized and revived from my tiring daily life back at town. The noise of vehicles usually irritated and made me feel like jumping off a cliff, but now, the sound of the steam engine was healing my inner scars. My head felt weightless and its really soothing. Slowly I realized I’m relaxing. I closed my eyes […] - [Chaos in the Celestial Cities](https://thestoryvault.in/chaos-in-the-celestial-cities/): There had been a lot of problems faced in the Celestial City due to the Lockdown phase. The residents of the city were very bored during this phase except Shiva, who  most of the time spent mediating in his room. Parvathi was very upset with Shiva that instead of spending time with family, he meditated behind closed doors. Moreover there were 39 missed calls in Shiva’s phone, even 408 unread messages in WhatsApp which showed Shiva’s profile as ‘Last active 3 months ago’. So Parvathi had to attend all the calls and be his proxy. Shiva is not a social […] - [A Funny Funeral](https://thestoryvault.in/a-funny-funeral/): It felt ridiculous that she should feel funny at her husband’s funeral. She couldn’t resist pondering over possibilities now that he is gone. Her face reflected happiness. Shouldn’t she be happy after getting relieved from 30 years of bondage? What is her story?  As a girl menial errands and chores annoyed her as she felt that she wasn’t made for it but for more in life. Till the age of 25, she was never loved much or pampered or prioritised. But that did not affect her. All she wanted was freedom to do what heart says. When she was flying […] - [Spark](https://thestoryvault.in/sparkle/): This is the first time that Ujan has set foot in public life in the new normal. Although he had been indirectly aware of the impact of the epidemic on the lives of the people in the area, he felt a lot of it directly today. As there used to daily morning duty, Ujan had to catch the bus at 5:22 am before dawn.Today, despite being on night duty, Ujan has to go out on the streets with time in hand, to keep the whims of his lover, to keep the standard of the order to meet suddenly in the […] - [Germany](https://thestoryvault.in/germany/): The city lay covered in darkness. Where was he? His corporal hadn’t yet come to inform him. Germany lay in ruins. Ella wouldn’t like this at all. Late home for her first dinner. ‘Lit. Colonel Matthews’, the shiny brass plate read. 25 years he had served in the army. Marjorie had been by his side for 49 years now. After a prolonged illness, life was taken away. Ella was his youngest daughter reminding of his dear Marjorie.                 The knock on the door made him jump in surprise. Standing there, near the door was his corporal covered in blood. His […] - [THE CAVE - The Entrance](https://thestoryvault.in/the-cave-the-entrance/): YEAR 2025. A Saturday morning…a woman completes her prayer and knocked the door and asked Anvesh to get ready and have breakfast. Listening his mother’s voice, Anvesh just replies in a sleepy voice as if he has just woken up and closes his laptop after finishing RIVERDALE SEASON 6…It was a great intriguing season about THE MOTH MEN …an extra-terrestrial Race. He then gets ready for breakfast, have it, and goes outside to walk for a few min… He looks at his grandfather who is watching towards the sky and talking to himself. People say he has lost his mind […] - [LGBTQ Tale](https://thestoryvault.in/lgbtq-tale/): Welcome aboard readers. I am Navin, a journalism student with a desire to capture all facts and figures of our society with a trait to uplift lives as well. You’d be glad to know about your country as you read this real incident I could pen down. Please do read till the end. . *Navin*-  Hi, I’m Navin. Don’t be scared, I only come here to talk to you. *Pavitra*-  Hi. It’s been ages since we met someone who would show so much of a concern. *Navin*- I know your mother. But I want to know how you reside in […] - [Orchard Man](https://thestoryvault.in/orchard-man/): I was visiting my friend’s  village to get away from the bustle of the city for a week. He had invited me to his fraternal grandparent’s bungalow which was five hours drive from Bhubaneshwar to the city’s outskirts. It was a family bungalow and their lands were spread around a huge area. They had mango, tamarind and litchi orchards, income source of the family and the villagers who worked there. They established the orchard for the past 100 years now. On one such hot midday, Jayant was showing me around the orchards when I noticed a huge Banyan tree with […] - [When Daniel Met Rose](https://thestoryvault.in/when-daniel-met-rose/): Hi! I’m Daniel. At 36, I’m a famous actor. Much sought after. An eligible bachelor definitely. You’d think I get lots of proposals every day. Actually, I do. But I live with my mother and she keeps me on a short leash. In her eyes, no one’s worth me. She’s not wrong entirely. What can you do when you’re perfect! But naturally I can’t let this hinder my prospects of starting a family of my own. I don’t mind compromising a little. But not my Mom. She neither compromises nor would she let me. It’s not like she doesn’t want […] - [The Coca-Cola Drink](https://thestoryvault.in/the-coca-cola-drink-2/): Mr. Sen was pouring the coca-cola in the transparent glasses. The smooth flow of the cola was giving fresh vibes. It was sunday afternoon. After having a heavy lunch with fried-rice and chilly chicken, it was a must for Sen Family to have a glass of cola each. Sumi was asked to leave the glasses in a tray on the table. After leaving them there, Sumi went back to the kitchen and she was staring at the cola from the behind of the curtain to avoid the aware gaze of Mrs. Sen. Sumi feared in case she notices her, she […] - [Mirror](https://thestoryvault.in/mirror-2/): Mirror is something we see everyday still we are unaware about our true image. We still look at our outer image without recognizing our soul. Presenting to you a story hope you’ll love it.                                                                        The story begins with a boy named Ankur running in fear he is followed by few men wearing a scary mask and they are all behind the boy. The boy scared and has no option instead of running. He starts getting tired and suddenly falls on ground as he falls he saw a mirror falling ahead of him he picked up the mirror and as he […] - [Prarambh](https://thestoryvault.in/prarambh/): The room was dark and everybody was asleep. I sat upright on my bed and took out the money from my pillow cover. I counted it as quietly and as quickly as I could. Five hundred rupees was all I managed to save. With a smile, I hid the money back and laid on the bed. My hand went to my neck, tracing the tiny pendant I had been wearing. I did this when I was either excited, confused or nervous. For now, I was really excited. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and took a dive into […] - [I Know You](https://thestoryvault.in/i-know-you/): The puddles on the street shone golden, shimmering in the darkness where the street lamps lit them up. It must have rained heavily. Something was not right. I could tell it was late at night, probably around 2 or 3 a.m., but I had no clue what I was doing out on the street all by myself. I pulled the hood lower over my face, tucking in a stray strand of hair, and buried my hands in my hoodie’s pockets to keep them warm. Random thoughts drifted through my mind. Why am I wearing a hoodie? It was unusual for […] - [Can you Hear me God](https://thestoryvault.in/can-you-hear-me-god/):  Can you hear me? I heard that you can understand everything. God? That’s your name isn’t it? Can you hear me? Yes? Good. Everything is so very bright.It was not bright before. I was used to brightness, yes, occasionally and that too feeble in pro .. pro.. What was that? Ahhh yes proportion. But this? This is totally more. Its penetring my eyes. Oh, that’s not the word is it? Penetrating? Yes? Correct? Your words are so hard to get. I used to listen to some voices previously. But it was smudged. I was within a wall you see. It […] - ["STRENGTH FROM DARKNESS"](https://thestoryvault.in/strength-from-darkness/): Apart from her, when every person of her age used to have their hands with books, she used to have her hands with dust. She was just eight years old when she lost her father. At the age of 18, she sweeps and brooms at “KINGS MANSION” along with her mother on her side, who used to cook, wash utensils and clothes. Alice was a single child to her mother. With all that she could do, she was helping her mother in many ways. Alice looked so ugly as she worked as a servant and used to work the whole […] - [Father: pillar and backbone of the family](https://thestoryvault.in/father-pillar-and-backbone-of-the-family/): It was 8PM, dark outside, as there was no electricity in that village,The sky was brightened by billions of stars, the darkness was killed by the moon light.  With a lantern and some fruits in his hand, Ramayya entered into his small hut.  His wife Sitamma was waiting  inside the darkroom, the couple were at the level of poverty,  that they couldn’t afford to purchase two lanterns for each of them . Sitamma was 9 months pregnant.  Ramayya gave all the fruits to his wife which he brought with him by working for a whole day . ‘ eat some […] - [RANENDRA](https://thestoryvault.in/ranendra/): As the light grew dimmer, the young man walked about in his cell. His walk was not one of unease,  but rather one that stemmed from the customary silence that haunted his existence here. To his mind  which had grown accustomed to the dreary quiet, the noise of his own footsteps was a welcome song.  He glanced around in his cabin, not that he could find something worth wasting his gaze on, and  thought, how much longer he would have to think.  For how long still would he have to ponder the deep recesses of this baffled mind of his, […] - [A VILLAIN'S TRUTH](https://thestoryvault.in/a-villains-truth-2/): “You heroes have never cared about the villains.”  Around us, the world burns but I can’t look away from Alixandre, lying on the dirt floor, at my mercy. His dark complexion and white tunic are dusted with dirt. There is no fear in his gaze, only a deep sadness, a sadness that looks like it is trapped in him – or rather, trapping him. I can see myself reflected in his eyes, a blurry outline of a girl standing before him, the battle raging behind me. He is startlingly young up close, but his face is lined, scarred from years […] - [Euphoria](https://thestoryvault.in/euphoria-2/): I glanced at the mirror for the last time before leaving the house, I have to be perfect, after all it’s the only chance for me to live the life of my dreams. It’s my first day today at Euphoria ,the best publication house in the whole country and my dream place. I am nervous and excited at the same time, I can’t mess this up at any cost, I have worked really hard to get this job and now I want everything to be perfect. 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