Recent Short Stories

All the sweat was flowing down the deep wrinkles on her face. She was removing rotis (bread) from all the waste she collected, probably for the stray animals. Seeing her, I offered a small amount of money to reduce my helplessness. She accepted, and in return, I got a lot of blessings from all the male members of my family.

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He asked if he could take a picture of the notes since he was struggling to understand that subject. I said yes, and while carrying my 200-page notebook, he insisted on carrying it. The rationale was that it was too heavy for me to carry it. 

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We were sharing a bench when a candidate started sharing their election agenda that they would constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) for sexual harassment. He laughed and said, "All are educated people. Who would do such a thing here?!" 

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He was sitting in 20-year-old girls's rooms and sharing jokes. I went to get the lunch. While waiting for the food to arrive, instead of going back to my room, I sat on the stairs and thought of waiting there. He came and asked me to go back to the room and also offered to do me a favor that he would let me know when the food arrived. I politely declined and insisted on waiting. He looked at my legs and said that it is not appropriate for you to sit here like this; some parents are visiting the hostel. I acted, and he left. 

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I should do something about it," I said to myself when I noticed for the 22nd time that he was continuously staring at me. I looked back at him in his eyes. He tried to look away, but I kept on looking for around 2 minutes. He became very uncomfortable and hid behind the cabin. I continued with my meeting and didn't see him again.

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