A faint breeze caressed Vishnu’s hair as he walked towards his house. The sky was a dark shade of blue with waves of orange. Vishnu wished he had not stayed for the football game after school. He was late and his parents would not be too happy about that. He glanced at the fresh tear […]
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At first glance, Vishnu’s room looked like any other 10-year-old boy’s room. A bunch of toys on the floor in one corner, an old study table littered with battered books and worn-down pencils in another, and a heap of musty clothes from earlier that evening’s football match near the bed. Just like any other boy’s
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Vishnu was staring at a sheet of paper, the shadow of the pencil dancing above it, when he heard the drums. He dropped his pencil, pulled out the candle that was stuck to the table, climbed down out of his chair, and walked slowly towards the kitchen. He looked over at his mother, her face
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