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1st prize – Arjun Devkaran Singh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Her cheeks were plump and rosy, unable to hide her joy. She wore a red top-hat, with a rose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

placed at the edge, and in her right hand, she held a bouquet of red roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On top a blade of grass was a butterfly flapping its wings \u2013 a dazzling spectacle of a dance of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

two weightless living fabrics. Tiny ants marched into anthills, swans swam gracefully in the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

lake, and delicate sparrows flew, gliding harmoniously up in the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sun was shining overhead, streaks of yellow and orange light tinting the endless blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, in the battle of the armies of nature, the heat was nearing its impending defeat. Cold, icy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

specs of dust tickled the cheeks of those passing by, and the wind carried with it a warning of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having made it across the dark oak bridge, the pair trotted across the field, holding hands,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

keeping close, with their mouths sunk deep in overcoats. Only, the cold hadn\u2019t much<\/p>\n\n\n\n

bothered him. No, he was just immensely glad, joyful, even grateful to be here with his little<\/p>\n\n\n\n

girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soon, they sat down on the grass, laying down a clean cloth, and ate what he had brought for<\/p>\n\n\n\n

her if she felt hungry \u2013 raspberry jam sandwiches and orange juice. The corners of her mouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

were now red and sticky from blots of jam. Seeing her eyes, eyes streaked with a blue so pure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and utterly innocent, a blue so heavenly, a blue of the vast oceans and lakes, a blue of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

graceful peacocks and kingfishers warmed him. It was as if inside the little house that was his<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heart, the fireplace was lit, burning only because of her gleeful face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, years later, whenever he sees her, this love is fortified (maybe sometimes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

overshadowed) by a feeling of respect. She moves, swiftly and confidently, speaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

diligently yet lovingly: one envisions a mighty goddess giving a chieftain commands, or<\/p>\n\n\n\n

perhaps a mighty Valkyrie, alone, in the sweep of battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here he sits, rocking in his chair, eyes affixed on the decades old photograph, with his little<\/p>\n\n\n\n

girl smiling back at him. The pleasant recollections of that journey across the water seize his<\/p>\n\n\n\n

consciousness: as if his mind were submerged in a pool of blissful memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An instant later however, the hairs on his body tremble restlessly, his muscles involuntarily<\/p>\n\n\n\n

contracting, because there is now this indescribable cacophony of emotions. Inside the heart,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

agony, fear, regret form a swirling wind of black mass, frolicking with a mass of pure white,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

an entity comprised of love, joy, and comfort. A dance so violently destructive, his body<\/p>\n\n\n\n

shudders, his heart quivers, trying to break free from this feeling, so wholly unnatural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But eventually the dance stops. He collects his thoughts as his little girl approaches the door \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

all grown up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHi, my little bug\u201d, he says, the edges of his lips curling into a smile resembling a crescent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

moon. Yet, this smile is brighter than the moon on a full moon night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2nd prize – Aida Jilani<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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View the other category winners<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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