will she let her thoughts win?

She was scribbling in her roomwaiting for her doom she was scrolling through the hatredwanting to crawl back into her blanket she passed the time staring at the ceilingonly to lose all her happy feelings she lays stillknowing the drill time for her to get outbefore she loses herself for clout she was too lateto …

Numb

Numb.  I have lost the sensation and feeling for every part of my body.  It felt like someone had pulled out all the emotions inside me. I was nothing but an empty shell; hurting from within yet unable to sense. It might not make sense. Unlike joy, it is difficult while trying to express your …

midnight

Have you ever met people whose stories you hold close to your heart? The ones you meet by chance. The ones with tales that make your heart heavy when you look back at them. The ones who look cheerful whenever you have a conversation with them during the day. The ones who opened up only …

Love & Lies

Read hundreds of love stories,watched thousands of love dramas, heard a million love songs,and it still hasn’t been enough toconvince me about l-o-v-e. Received a few love letters,filled with honey-laced poetic phrases,having the same underlying message-pretentious and delusional, it is hard to convince me they ain’t l-i-e-s. Committed myself to three relationships,hopeful at least one would show …

The other side

When I was ten years old, my parents took me to a new park to ride my bicycle. I had finally learnt how to ride without my training wheels and, this park had a track to ride on. That was when I saw you. My father told me to only look at things on my …

Stage Fright

Yesterday, I was asked to give a speech in front of around 500 students for the first time in my life. To say I wasn’t scared would be an understatement. The first time jitters hit me when I started practising in front of a mirror. The only thought that kept recurring in my annoying little …

A Cute Boy

It was 4 PM and I just got up from my afternoon nap. The school was dull today- the teachers gave a lot of homework and, I’m not looking forward to it. I had 4 hours of tuition today, so I can start working on it after I come back only. I didn’t expect school …

Paranoid

Writing Prompt – 04/06/2020 – https://creativewritingink.co.uk/writing-prompts/ 11th January 2025 She stepped out of her office with a frown because they were closing it early for maintenance. She tightened her ponytail, took a deep breath and walked towards the Metro station. She has never seen how the outside world looks like at 8 PM, as she …

Parting gift

Shilpa Reddy, a neighbour of Emily Anderson had a story to tell. Emily loved playing with Shilpa and wanted to be like Shilpa when she grew up. She was a tall girl with long straight hair and sharp facial features. She was currently doing 2nd year in B.A. Literature and loved narrating stories. This is …