Vedangi Pathak
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Burning Goddess
NOW I stand outside the fence of the burnt ruins of the barn and think to myself about the Goddess facing the trial by Fire. The song in Her voice is unwavering as She proves her purity to the world. However, when the Goddess emerges unscathed from the purification ritual, the Fire engulfs the repugnant creatures who put her through it.
By Vedangi Pathak5 years ago in Fiction
The Baseline
As the sun rose from a long slumber, it laid its eyes on the beautiful, peaceful face of a six-year-old, Alicia. It decided to play hide-and-seek using the long translucent drapes of Alicia’s bedroom. When it finally caught her already fluttering eyes, she wrinkled her nose and woke up slowly. She looked to her left to find her sister Amy sleeping next to her and blatantly refusing the sun’s persistent playdate invites. She walked over to the large glass window covering the wall on her right, opened the curtains and felt a surge of happiness as she took in the fresh morning breeze. She saw her parents sitting in the garden outside having their morning cups of coffee and heard her mother’s faint voice humming her favourite song,
By Vedangi Pathak5 years ago in Fiction
