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Dry September
My daughter came home after school. It was a tiresome day. She was exhausted. She came to me while I was lying on the bed outside...
Once upon a time in Anuradhapura
It was a hot day. I stopped my car right in front of a stall which was occupied by a couple of baskets full of oranges. I got out...
A9
I took the car outon a gloomy eveningand drove alongthe A9People busywith farming andharvesting beforethe heavy rainCattlebeing...
A loaf of bread
He was standing at the cashier with a loaf of sliced bread which was wrapped nicely. I was standing behind him till my turn came...
Detention camp
It was a Friday. The things weren’t like before. She held my hand tight. Her tears gushed out like rain drops. I knew that she...
The lift
As soon as I recognized her at the bus-halt, I happened to apply the brake at once. It was all so sudden. I reversed the car. She...
His mother
Ramesh had been married for seven years and still he did not have a baby. His wife was extremely worried over it. So was his mom....
The queue
It was a long queue and I was about one-hundred-fifty metres away from the filling station. It was so crowded that I could not...
The judgment
Now that I had committed the crime, I was imprisoned for six long months by the courts. I was helpless. My tears gushed out as if...
The Interval
The bell was rung just after the fourth period. It was the interval. Almost all the girls and boys left the class to have their...
Hiking
It was the first hiking experience of our scouts. We had chosen the closest range of mountains which was next to the school. It...
National Sports Meet
“The National Sports Meet will be held in two months of time,” the principal said while giving him the letter sent by the...
Divorce
“She can take the two storied house and newly imported Sahara Land Cruiser, but I want custody of my son,” the man says...
Once upon a time in Anuradhapura
It was a hot day. I stopped my car right in front of a stall which...
2023-08-26 18:30:00 0
A9
I took the car outon a gloomy eveningand drove alongthe A9People...
2023-03-25 18:30:00 0
A loaf of bread
He was standing at the cashier with a loaf of sliced bread which was...
2022-09-10 18:30:00 0
Detention camp
It was a Friday. The things weren’t like before. She held my hand...
2022-09-03 18:30:00 0
The lift
As soon as I recognized her at the bus-halt, I happened to apply the...
2022-07-29 18:30:00 0
His mother
Ramesh had been married for seven years and still he did not have a...
2022-07-15 18:30:00 0
The queue
It was a long queue and I was about one-hundred-fifty metres away...
2022-07-02 18:30:00 0
The judgment
Now that I had committed the crime, I was imprisoned for six long...
2022-06-11 18:30:00 0
The Interval
The bell was rung just after the fourth period. It was the interval....
2022-06-04 18:30:00 0
Hiking
It was the first hiking experience of our scouts. We had chosen the...
2022-05-28 18:30:00 0
National Sports Meet
“The National Sports Meet will be held in two months of time,” the...
2022-05-21 18:30:00 0
Divorce
“She can take the two storied house and newly imported Sahara Land...
2022-03-27 18:30:00 0

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