“You have reached your destination” The crisp tones of Ankhi’s voice assistant informed her as she stood in front of the YamunaBai Mental Asylum. It was a tall unfriendly building that stood in a neglected part of the main town. Ankhi had located the area with the help of her GPS enabled phone. She moved cautiously and entered the reception area. “Excuse me” she said as she felt the hard edges of the reception desk.She didn’t receive a response. She assumed there must be a bell somewhere to intimate the…
Month: September 2020
A Ghostly Intervention – Part 1
The smell was sharp, strong, and putrid. It hit Aankhi as soon as she opened the door. She stood back in shock. Had she come to the wrong house? She stepped in gingerly. It was as if she stood in a fish market. The dank, musty interiors made it worse. She had bought the house on a whim. It was located a bit away from the main town and had a large open space surrounding it. It She had felt the wind brush her face as she walked across it.…
The House on the Hill
The house stood perched on top of the hill. The road that curved up towards it from the ground below was lined with houses on one side and trees on the other. None of the other houses could match the elegance of this one. It stood out with its stately elegance towering above all the others. Its white shaded balconies looked out on the world below from within their hooded interiors. It was as if they were laughing at the mediocrity of the lower dwellings which made its supremacy more…
