We all have the desire to achieve, for that we need to accept and believe. We need to put our hard work and efforts, But we need to approach hardships and discomforts. We see others accomplishing their target, And our huge mission has just started. I just ask myself; will I ever be successful in […]
Loneliness and addiction: How are they linked?; Deeksha Ramamoorthy (9F)
Introduction: “At around 7.30 every evening, Sumita Datta unlocks her front door in Tollygunge to the same familiar sight every day. The television blasts Cocomelon in one corner, where her five-year-old daughter sits cross-legged with a coloring book that is more largely ignored. From the kitchen, comes the sharper sound of a phone playing a […]
One Missing Earring; Badriya Fatima (7G)
a single gold hoop sitting on the velvet tray. the other one vanished somewhere between the taxi and the airport gate. it’s not about the gold. it’s about the fact that you can take every precaution, be a perfectionist about your belongings, retrace your steps a hundred times, and still end up carrying half of […]
A Cracked Phone Screen; Badriya Fatima (7G)
The glass shattered two years ago when it dropped on the tile floor. a spiderweb pattern spreads across the top left corner, cutting right through his contact picture. the phone still works fine. I swipe over the sharp edges every day, feeling the small pricks against my thumb, reminding myself that just because something still […]
Things We Mistake for Home; Badriya Fatima (7G)
I thought home was a person who called me by a nickname and promised to stay until the end of time. I thought home was a seat in a friend group where we laughed at inside jokes. I thought home was a city I’m leaving in three days. turns out people leave, friendships drop you […]
Archetypes; Badriya Fatima Syeda (7G)
i’m ambitious but don’t want to overachieve. i’m pessimistic but stay in the middle. i say i don’t need those people then admit i miss them. there i go again turning myself into a character just to see if i fit the script. but humans contradict themselves constantly. maybe that isn’t a glitch in the […]
The Last Voice Note; Badriya Fatima (7G)
“are you seriously putting on makeup? you genuinely don’t need any, baddie.” his nickname for me. i press play in the dark and let his voice caress my aching soul. in the mirror, a full face of insecurities stares back. i stop the recording. my phone glitches, playing the audio from our final fight. i […]