Clumsy Girl

Prioritization Paradox Mansi wept! She wanted to take a knife and slash at her computer. The stupid machine had decided that it was more important to restart right now than let her work. She called the machine names which w…
Pen or Sword Mansi picked up a pen and used it like a sword. Not defying governments or changing the world order by writing the next masterpiece. She literally picked the pen and stabbed him with it. Her intention…
Disease Extrapolation "I think I have throat cancer," said Mansi in a somber whisper. "What?" Her friend asked choking on his innocent sip of water. You don't have the watercooler talk to discuss matters of life or death. …
Rotten Parched Lips Mansi touched her lips and was annoyed. "Damn these rotten parched lips." She said and reached for her lip balm. As usual, it was just out of her reach. She stretched her arm and before she could bala…
Murder at First Sight Mansi decided that she would kill him. Not because he threw water on her precious clothes; not because he teased to date her sister; and definitely not because he was cute. She decided that the only w…
Elevator Escalation "Defender is the worst product ever," Mansi said chomping down on her eggs. "What?" She asked looking at the stunned faces in front of her. "Nothing. I was just saying that he worked in Defender befor…
Pay Me Not! Mansi decided that life isn't worth living. She had shouted, screamed and cried but nothing could change the inevitable. She hadn't slept properly for days and she had even forgotten all her relations…
Learn to Talk "What is the meaning of this?" Mansi said clenching her fists. Her curly hair were unkempt and her eyes had fire and wilderness in them. "What?" Jirah looked at her bemused. He had become used to her …
Friend Conundrum Mansi slapped him harder than she had intended. "I'm sorry," she said as he rubbed his cheek. "Why did you hit me?" He asked. "Why are you this weak?" She replied. "I'm not weak." He mumbled. "Yeah, r…
Unimaginable Discomfort Mansi froze with fear. His claws were all around her. The fingers bristled her hair and each strand shivered with anxiety. She hoped that someone would protect her and stop him but in this moment, she…
Wedding Wobbles "I don't want to get married." Mansi's friends had heard these words a hundred times. Whenever she would watch a movie with a wedding scene, she would utter these words; whenever any of her friend wou…
Nightingale Mansi hit her head with a stick. "Ouch! Damn!" She screamed with pain. "Why won't you get out?" Mansi said with annoyance woven in each word. She kept pacing in her room holding her head in her hands …
Washed Sight "Where are they? Where are they? WHERE ARE THEY?" Mansi said panicking around the house looking for her glasses. It had been three days since they abandoned her. Every day, she would wake up, put them…

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Thirteen short stories about Mansi, who means well and lands badly. Read them in order — they run from Prioritization Paradox to Washed Sight.