• Story #39 - Repeat Kunal opened his eyes and looked at the world with marvel. Everything was new, everything alive. He checked his whole body and smiled at its composition. He touched his smiling lips and giggled at the…
• Story #38 - Encore Monica heard the screech ringing in her ears and turned to see the dragon just a flick away from her. The dragon swiped its tail and Monica was thrown away with Alara falling out of its reach. The dra…
• Story #37 - Protégé Amar was getting tired. This was the longest he had spent in this dimension and for once, he was afraid. "It's taking too much time," he stuttered. 'I know. This is one strong dragon.' Alara responded…
• Story #36 - Mom It isn't often that the world changes. It isn't often that it changes for the good. Therefore, it wasn't surprising that Nehal didn't believe that what was happening in front of her was true. "You're …
• Story #35 - Two's a company "Hey." Mick looked up. A girl in her 20s was looking at her with a faint smile. "Hey," he said with a return smile. It wasn't often that a girl would come to a guy directly in a bar. "Is this seat emp…
• Story #34 - If you can't kill them "I should go bald," Renjana thought as she washed her hair. It was a weekly ritual that came too soon for her. Once, she decided to skip it and felt dirty the whole week, even dirtier than the time sh…
• Story #33 - A dragon-hunter, a phoenix, and a contract killer walk into a bar "Nice gun." Patrick looked up and saw a guy in his mid-30s looking at him with a pleasant smile. Patrick nodded at him and looked away. Today, he was not in the mood to chat. The guy brought two beers…
• Story #32 - Choices Arpita decided to take a break today. She had been working nonstop for the past three weeks, focusing on launching a new product that her company had decided to launch at the decided time despite mult…
• Story #31 - Joie de Vivre Adil was bored. Yes, there was no other way to define his life. It was a drab of doing the same thing again and again without any excitement or zest. If he had to describe his life as a food, it was t…
• Story #30 - Over the Moon Nivedita gasped at the magnanimity of the scenery around her. She had never imagined that space would be this impending. Even though she had heard stories and read about the vastness of the space, obs…
• Story #29 - Almost Successful Tracy picked up her knife and threw it at the target. "Bulls-eye, like always," Joseph said with a smile. Tracy grimaced. "It is off-center by at least an inch." Joseph rolled his eyes. "Always a perf…
• Story #28 - Clash Apurva had been living on Earth for almost six months now. However, this wasn't her first rodeo here. She had come on Earth around five years ago for a small trip - a couple of months before going bac…
• Story #27 - Cheese "You're taking a lot of time ordering," Lilly said giggling. Harshil gave a strained smile. He was thoroughly confused looking at the menu. "I'm sorry. This cuisine is a bit new to me. Can you help me…
• Story #26 - Care "You know you can do a lot worse than him." Roshni munched on the chips and threw the phone away from her. "Jeez! What's wrong with you?" Stephen groaned. "You're what's wrong with me," Roshni said, b…
• Story #25 - Life’s Good (Conditions Apply) Mallika picked the blade and put another cut on her forearm. "Five is right," she whispered with her teeth clenched. She had never cut herself five times and it was hurting more than she had anticipat…
• Story #24 - Six Weeks - Part II Shreya picked her knife and cleaned it diligently. She hated when her weapons were not in top shape and this was her favorite knife. She had killed over ten people with this knife alone, including her…
• Story #23 - Six Weeks - Part I Chang picked up the last chocolate piece and started to nibble on it. "Urgghh. Why not just eat it in one go?" Kane grumbled. "I'm savoring it. It's the last piece." Kane rolled his eyes. "Relax. We h…
• Story #22 - Free Jack yawned and then looked at his computer. There was nothing on his mind that he could put on the machine that would let him be free of this curse of the deadline. He had to finish the assignment in…
• Story #21 - Alisha! Sachin had always liked the view from the balcony. On the 40th floor, the balcony provided the best view possible of the city. He did wish he could have seen it more often. The world always needed him…
• Story #20 - Attempt: Failed "Attempt number 251," Prasanna said and jumped off the plane with the parachute. The parachute opened at the right time and Prasanna landed safely. "Attempt failed." Prasanna recorded angrily and went…
• Story #19 - Together "No, I'm sorry. I can't marry you," Tammy said to Rory. He looked baffled. He didn't know what to do or say. "Why?" He asked. Tammy shook her head and turned away. Rory looked around and everyone was …
• Story #18 - Alara's Tale "I don't understand," Anton said holding a weird-looking gun in his hand. "This is my gift to you, and my curse," Rubin said with the sigh of an old man. He was now sixty, not the ripe age to run arou…
• Story #17 - Habits Abhai and Rachel had been married for three years now. It was a love marriage, at least that's how they remembered it. Love hadn't lasted as long as they had thought it would, if, it ever existed in t…
• Story #16 - Forever "So, how do you want to do this?" Vasishta asked. Janice looked at him with a serious look and then sighed. She had hoped that this day wouldn't come so soon and now that this day was here, she wished…
• Story #15 - Again "I'm not sure about this Dave," Sarthak said sipping his coffee. "Don't fret. It's just a blind date. Besides, I know Jaz is gonna be perfect for you," Dave said with confidence. Dave and Sarthak had …
• Story #14 - Spookmate "Thank you," Raja said and picked the keys. The woman in front of him smiled, tears almost glistening her eyes, her enthusiasm almost childlike, and her joy vivid. "I should be the one thanking you," …
• Story #13 - The Adventures of Obsidian Eve "I love you, babe," Tanuja said ruffling her son's hair. He smiled back and then waved as he ran towards the school. He used to cry and hold on to Tanuja once upon a time but that time has now passed.…
• Story #12 - Change of Guard Param smiled. As a kid, he wanted to live forever and now, he was bored with life after merely 150 years. Living is overrated, he thought to himself and caressed Alara fondly. Alara, his trusty gun, w…
• Story #11 - Fluffy Killer Demons There were many things in Tanay's life that few people knew about. For example, no one knew that he was a great chef, or that he could shoot a 3-pointer 9/10 times, or that he could look at a person a…
• Story #10 - The Secret of M.A.I.D. Oliver yawned. He had been sitting at his desk for more than three hours playing poker on his computer. He had already had breakfast, brunch, and lunch for the day and it wasn't even 2 pm yet. The mee…
• Story #9 - M.A.I.D. Arpit was worried. He had not heard from the maid cleaning service for a long time. Three days was a long time in the maid business. He was sure that they had hired someone else and they would be enjo…
• Story #8 - Inter-dimensional Alliance Chloe paced around the room, her heartbeat increasing, her palms becoming sweaty by the minute, and her mind was blasting through several thoughts. Liam looked at her with the ring in his hand and unc…
• Story #7 - The Choice Pruthvi was hungry. He had not had his dinner and now, it was almost 1 am in the night and his stomach had started growling back at the unfairness that he was showing it. Pruthvi wished he could expla…
• Story #6 - Best Friends? Forever? Laura's mouth was open and her tongue was stuck inside. She wanted to scream but she couldn't muster the strength or courage to voice her feelings. She wanted to run away but she was sitting in a rest…
• Story #5 - The First Guardian Sanchit picked up the sword and gave it a gentle swing. Sparks flew all around. "And you said that it has been acting like this for the past two days," Sanchit asked the client in front of him. The cl…
• Story #4 - Regrets 'Please! Not again,' Stan hissed with a tone that Jingtao had heard a million times now. 'Can you sleep or something while I'm done?' Jingtao said to Stan. 'If I could, I would. This is the third time…
• Story #3 - At dot 10:45 Dhrishni picked herself up from her bed and reached the floor and dozed off again. The next time she woke up, two hours had passed. "Shit! How did I end up on the floor?" Dhrishni said waking up, tryi…
• Story #2 - Alara’s New Guardian Niraj preferred the solitary life. He liked the mundane, enjoyed the company of silence and found solace in the charms of a good book. Even when he was out of his house, he would always find the cozie…
• Story #1 - Love, Relationship, and Justice – Pick None! "I wish I had listened to nature and had not gone out. I also wish that there was some way for me to go back and change what had happened that night. I wish my car hadn't broken down and I wish my bos…