Stories

Life has become better since I have stopped hallucinating. The doctor has stopped my medicines. He is worried I might suffer from another disease because of the weight I have gained. Although I don’t have a job yet, I am feeling more confident. The interview I had taken the other day had gone well. The […]

The fourth part of Satya's story, where he finds himself in the hospital and discovers that whatever his wife, Kalpana, did was out of love.

I escaped the slaughterhouse, but I had nowhere to go. I had never before noticed how alone Kalpana had made me. She had gained so much influence over my parents that they were doing whatever she made them do. Her soft voice and cheerful nature had impressed them from the start. They had shared many […]

Kalpana has conspired to kill me, and her brother, Manas, is her major partner in the conspiracy. I’m sure of it because I heard them plotting against me. We had been to Manas’s place because of some festival (I don’t remember what it was). I woke up in the middle of the night to find […]

The first part of Satya's story where he claims his wife hates him and wants to kill him because they had a fight.

(समर्पण: नागरिक स्वतन्त्रता र लोकतन्त्रका लागि जीवन अर्पण गर्ने सम्पूर्ण योद्धाहरूमा ।) कुनै कोठामा अरूले थुन्दा पीडा हुन्छ । त्योभन्दा ठूलो पीडा हुन्छ आफूलाई आफ्नै शरीरले थुन्दा । अहिले म त्यही अवस्थामा छु । एउटा खुट्टा काटिँदा नै यसको अलिअलि अनुभव भइसकेको थियो । अहिले त पूरै अन्धकार छ । हातगोडा चल्दैनन् । चिच्याउन खोज्छु […]

(Warning: Contains scenes of drugs and violence) ‘Where is it?’ Juan whispers in his usual creepy manner. It must be here. It’s dark due to regular power cuts. I have not carried my torch and mobile in accordance with our plan. I run my hands on the base of the kitchen cupboard. ‘You had kept […]

The last part of "What's the Point?" Expect a dramatic ending.

Lights on! The narrator discovers a message from Bishwas in a target board that is literally and figuratively pointless.

The lady reveals about her past with Bishwas. Is Bishwas really the good guy like the narrator believes? Does he have darker secrets?