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15 Nov '151 RepliesWhispering Meadows- Chapter 4
Continue readingI heard an annoying creak as someone pulled away the drapes. I closed my eyes faster than I opened them. The sunlight that streamed through the window blinded me for a second. Where have I been? And then I remembered. I was dead. Despite the disliking of the lights that blinded me I opened my […]
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13 Nov '150 RepliesChapter 03
Continue readingI watched my mother sob. Her shoulders shook to a gentle rhythm. My father, tall and healthy stood just beside her. He didn’t mind consoling my mother. Was he busy arguing with himself just like me? Or perhaps he did not want to interrupt Uncle Jake in consoling his only sister. I watched the decorated […]
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08 Nov '154 RepliesWhispering Meadows
Continue readingChapter 2 It wasn’t easy to avoid people staring at me. I wasn’t the only black present there in Silver Clouds. In that case my whole family was black but I wondered what made others stare at me so weirdly. I shrunk my snub nose. It was disgusting to hear people gossip. “Chunquetas, move […]
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05 Nov '150 RepliesWhispering Meadows
Continue readingChapter 1 I wished if I had wings to fly over the green meadows. I drank in the fresh air as I ran farther. Turning behind I saw my sisters not joining with me. My laughter echoed in the meadow. I halted and turned back again calling my sisters to join me. Chariot, tall and […]
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01 Nov '1511 RepliesWhispering Meadows
Continue readingPrologue Her dark brown eyes tickled with tears. She painfully swallowed the lump built in her throat. Having no courage to hold her cry, the silver droplets rolled down through her dark cheeks demanding for justice. “Take this!” The man before her briskly placed his signature on a cheque. Her back stiffened as a chilling […]