Connor wanted to be a policeman. Solving cases fascinated him. Yet here he was in the courtroom, desperately trying to convince the jury that he didn’t kill his professor. All of his pleas were dismissed. Connor was sentenced to 15 years in prison because of his clean record and the fact that the murder wasn’t conducted using a firearm. As he was brought into his home for the next 15 years, he made a vow: to never bring coffee to other people ever again. He didn’t want to go to jail again.
It was the winter of 2016 and the eve of Christmas. Every morning on Christmas day, I used to get some ‘gift’ under my pillow from Santa (as told so convincingly by my parent!). Though I had lately began to suspect who the ‘Secret Santa’ was … but hey, why spoil the fun!
Little did I know the plans Santa had for me for X-mas that year but what was about to happen was beyond my dreams! It would be eerie before it became merry!
Hey, I didn’t see you there. How are you? You can stay here as long as you want to. Oh, where are my manners? I’m the guardian of this universe. There are many universes you see. We guardians protect them from threats like supernovas and other celestial villains. When I’m not on duty I can be found lounging about anywhere as anything I wish to be.
Right now, I’m a tiny tabby kitten and calling a beautiful resort my home. The premises are well maintained and there is greenery all around. This place is very calm and peaceful but it’s quite uneventful as well. It’s very rare for something unexpected to happen. But today was a special day.
I was relaxing in the midst of some tall, sturdy bamboo trees when suddenly a girl dressed in blue crouched and started meowing. I was dumbstruck. I thought only cats meowed. Had humans updated their language? Then I realized that she was calling me to come to her. Me, the guardian of this universe, willingly go into the hands of a silly girl? Ha! I lured her with my adorable looks and darted into a clump of enormous, ancient trees. She couldn’t possibly find me in this thicket, right? But she did! Her eagle eyes spotted me with ease. She continued to try and coax me into submitting to her will.
I smiled at this pathetic attempt and ran like the wind, simultaneously changing my form to that of a swan, my fur transforming to feathers, my feet becoming webbed. I jumped into a nearby pond that had some ducks waddling around. Perfect. They would help maintain my cover. I waited for the girl to run after me. I wanted to see her befuddled face. I wanted to see her mortal mind try to comprehend all that had happened.
But all of my expectations were
shattered. Nothing of that sort happened. She just shrugged as if it was nothing
and went away with her mother, who arrived just now.
I was getting extremely annoyed. No
one ignores me. Only I am allowed to ignore others. This was not the way I had
to be treated. I demand justice!
I turned into my kitten form again and ‘hid’ in a bush. I was visible enough to be seen and covered enough to be considered to be ‘hiding’. The girl saw me and was about to come when her mother dragged her away. But I wasn’t going to give up. It was a matter of honor now. As soon as her mother was gone, I stepped out of the bush and slowly approached her. She crouched, as expected, and held out her hand. I was ready to ditch her, leave her alone, in tears. But her eager face made me forget all my bad intentions.
I was in a trance. Hypnotized, I edged towards her. She quivered with joy and then gently pet me. My body shook under her touch. My stone heart crumbled and I curled up in a ball, begging her to pet me, love me. I had opened up for the first time in my life and it felt amazing. The feeling of being loved is a special one and I, the guardian of this universe can now tell you that I’ve experienced it.
The sky is blue
Oh! What a wonderful hue;
It soothes your eyes,
And stops all the sighs.
It reminds us of the sea
You will surely agree;
With clouds strewn across
Like stones covered with moss.
It’ll make you feel cheery
I guarantee you won’t feel weary;
It can make an ordinary man
Want to fly like a superman.
So whenever you feel sad
And want to cry like mad;
Just look up at the sky!
Just look up at the sky!
Vanessa trudged along the snow-covered forest with a mix of nervousness and euphoria tingling in her stomach. A science student at Moscow State University, she had been chosen as an intern at the esteemed Quark Deep Space Centre, located in a remote corner of Russia. Although the center was very old now and was made almost obsolete by the new centers all over the world, it still was a highly respected research facility.
I’m telling the truth. Believe it or not
but this story is indeed true!
Now it all started on October 15th 2015. I woke up to find out a tiny little pigeon egg in my rather quiet balcony. I live on the 12th floor and was not able to see birds that often in our balcony. But since I started scattering birdseeds, birds become regular visitors. But surely I wasn’t expecting an egg!
I hid behind the curtain as I saw the mother pigeon suddenly appearing and gently sitting on the egg which was in a flower pot. I saw my Abba (father) coming so I told him ‘’ Look a pigeon egg!” I wondered how would he react. He said, ‘’We surely are blessed to get such an egg in our balcony.”
But who knew that this blessing will turn out to be a heartbreak in disguise.
I wonder sometimes,
While eating sour limes,
What we would do;
If the water we have been using,
Ceases to flow forever!
Would I never,
Be able to take a shower?
I often think,
While skating in a rink;
What If our beautiful Earth,
The place of birth,
Of you and me;
May not have a single tree,
As long as the eye can see?
I have a million questions,
But alas! I can’t find their solutions,
Please! Fellow humans think about the future,
Or else we will destroy mother nature,
Let us join hands together,
To save our common mother,
Together we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday !
Kuhutopia 