Short Stories

The Real Story

Posted on Jan 7, 2020May 29, 2020 by Shaily Agrawal

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So, I went to this royal ball the other night⁠—my first⁠—and the crown prince took a fancy on me. There were so many others I would rather dance with but he just wouldn’t leave me alone!

At midnight, trying to get him off my back, I told him I was tired and needed to sit down. But he sat down next to me. Then, he wanted to kiss me!

I thought, “Give me a break! I just met you, Creep!”

So, I made an excuse about being late for home and started walking away but he followed. So I ran full out. I even lost one of my pretty crystal shoe and had to hobble all the way to my carriage.

Next day, the stalker was standing at my door. Apparently, he had used my custom-made slipper to find the maker and, through him, me.

Then he proposed me to marry him and I thought, “Well, it doesn’t hurt to be a Queen someday…”

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Poetry

When A Little Bird Told Me

Posted on Jan 6, 2020May 29, 2020 by Shaily Agrawal

I was still reliving

How you once held me,

When a little bird told me

You’ve returned to the town

To marry

The woman of your dreams.

The memories came

Flooding back to me.

The strolls through the gardens,

The stolen kisses,

The promises of eternity,

And whatever came after

That brought blush

To my cheeks.

Over the moon I walked,

As I wore my bridal dress.

I flew through the air

Wind teasing my tresses,

Looking for you,

Sure that you were

Looking for me too.

From the seventh cloud,

I saw you…

…walking out of the Chapel,

Under the rice showers

With the new Mrs. You.

Image by Petr Ovralov on Unsplash

Fiction, Poetry

Clean Sweep

Posted on Jan 5, 2020May 29, 2020 by Shaily Agrawal

He looked at the cable car hurtling towards the fog in the valley below, carrying his screaming wife.

He placed her lover’s garden shears on the floor next to the dangling piece of cable, and jumped off the station in the abyss below.

Photo by Steven Hrissis on Unsplash

Fiction, Poetry

Autumn Leaves

Posted on Jan 4, 2020May 29, 2020 by Shaily Agrawal

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Autumn leaves adorn you.
Sleep deep, my love.

Sleep without regrets to fill every
Waking moment lying on the bed.

Sleep without nightmares to haunt
On cold, long, lonely nights.

Sleep without waking on a pillow
Wet with tears shed for lost love.

Sleep so memories can’t reach you
Deep under the ground.

I will see you there someday too.

I love you. I still do.

Photo by Amy Humphries on Unsplash

Random Thoughts

100 WordPress Followers!

Posted on Jan 3, 2020May 29, 2020 by Shaily Agrawal

WOOHOOOOOO! 🥳

100 followers on WordPress! What a wonderful New Year present! I want to thank all my WordPress followers. 🤗

Our current stats stand at 2700+ views, 1100+ visitors, 197 posts, 19000+ words (average 97 words per post), 918 Likes, and 280 Comments—all in 7 months! Which is AWESOME! I bow down to you, O Mighty Reader! 🙇‍♂️

Why having you around means so much? Because you are not following me out of the obligation of being family or friends. You genuinely liked my post and decided that I was worth your time. So, thank you! 🤗

Just so that you know, my only follower at home is my two-year-old daughter. 😋

I also want to thank anyone who chose to read my posts, even if they decided that they were not good enough to follow. You give me a reason to improve. Feel free to critique my writing on comments section. You can challenge or discuss the issues I raise through my stories. Let me know if you don’t agree, and we can agree to disagree. 😉

I love hearing from you! 🥰

Thank God it’s Friday, so I am celebrating tonight! Wish to join? 🥂 There is Pizza 🍕, Tacos 🌮, Noodles 🍜, and Donuts 🍩 on the menu (so that I can cover several continents in one go, just like my readership 😉).

WOOHOO again!