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I Had To

 And just like that, I left home. Going to a unknown place with a Big Dream. That day, I felt my mother was fighting back tears in her eyes when she was bidding her goodbyes. Dad was sitting on the porch, waving with a hollow smile. They didn't want me to go, but they knew I had to. So, I left with a Bag to never return like before. Gone home, but it was never the same. Mom laughed, Dad wasn't worrying anymore, but when I left, the mood shifted. But I had to. Year's pass by, I got out of college, got into my dream job, earned a bunch, flew my parents to live in my place, but it was never like before. I sold my childhood home, I had to. No meaning in keeping something unused. Now, my kid's flying out, to Caltech, and it's story is the same all over again, it had to be. Him with a Bag at the end of the driveway, my wife on the stairs, struggling to fight back tears, me on the porch, waving with a hollow smile, I had to.

The Clockmakers Secret

 In the quiet town of Windmere, nestled between rolling hills and thick woods, lived an old clockmaker named Elias Reed. His shop, Timeless Wonders, was known far and wide for its intricate clocks, each seemingly more alive than the last. Some swore they could hear whispers when standing near his most ornate creations, but most dismissed it as fanciful imagination. Elias was a man of few words, but his hands spoke volumes. Every clock he made had a unique design: a forest scene with tiny birds that chirped the hour, a miniature village where lanterns lit up at dusk, or a celestial map that moved with the stars. However, none compared to the grand clock in the back of his shop—a towering masterpiece covered with mysterious symbols, spinning cogs, and glowing gemstones. The townsfolk called it The Eternal Clock. Rumor had it that it could control time itself, but Elias never confirmed or denied these whispers. One stormy evening, a young woman named Clara entered the shop. Her eyes w...

The Saying

In the Appalachian Mountains, you carry two bullets—one for something that moves, and one for something that don’t.

Stitched in Grief

After my mother’s death, my father never smiled. But today, he did. 'You look just like your mother,' he said, sewing the last piece of her rotting flesh onto my face.

Review of Devara Part-1

 This 178 minutes long film falls in the category of Action and Drama. It is directed by Koratala Siva. This movie has a star cast.  • NTR jr in a Father-Son double role as Devara and Vara  • Saif Ali Khan as Bhaira  • Murali Sharma as Muruga  • Janhvi Kapoor as Thangam  • Prakash Raj as Singappa  This movie had good Action scenes but the VFX was poor as well as Devara's entry. The story took a long time to build up but it was worth it and in places Action was too much. There is also a Mind bending twist in the End which I better not spoil. Go watch the movie to find out. A 4.7 out of 5 for me 

Footnotes to Oblivion

 In the dead of night, a Renowned Novelist named Elias Trent was found dead in his study, his skull Caved-In by the shattered Glass Globe he once called his “World.” The manuscript he’d been obsessively rewriting for weeks is gone, though the safe remains locked, untouched. The front door swings ajar, revealing a muddy footprint leading in but none leading out. Elias’s estranged sister, Marian, tells police she saw a masked figure in the window hours before the time of death. Yet security footage captures her car arriving well after midnight. On the blood-streaked desk, the detective discovers a chilling scene: Elias’s last manuscript page, stained and torn, its final line smudged: “You always were the better storyteller, weren’t you?” The detective’s unease grows as he flips through Elias’s past novels, realizing each one ends with the narrator admitting they never existed. Marian, watching him from the study door, suddenly murmurs, “He said this time, the killer wouldn’t need an ...

Locked In

 She locked the door, the quiet room her only refuge from the world. The soft hum of the lamp lulled her into a fragile sense of peace. Then, faintly, the sound of breathing came from the darkest corner. 'Who's there?' she whispered, her voice trembling. A cold voice replied, 'You locked me in with you."

The Reflection

 She stared at her reflection in the mirror, brushing her hair in the empty room. A soft whisper echoed behind her, 'Let me try..."

Mirror Mirror

 The girl sat in her room, staring at the shadowy corner where the moonlight barely reached. She heard the faintest sound of a whisper, so soft she thought it was her imagination. But then it came again, louder this time, right behind her. "Don’t turn around." Her heart froze as the voice, unmistakably her own, whispered from the darkness, "Why are you in my room?" A chill swept over her as she realized she was not alone. The mirror across the room reflected her pale, terrified face—but behind her, another girl stood, grinning, eyes hollow and wide.

Seven Years After Midnight

 Seven years ago, as a Cold Los Angeles dawn broke over the city, Two masked figures entered the Downtown Federal Bank. Armed to the teeth, they moved with Military Precision, barking orders and corralling hostages. Unknown to them, their plan was already unraveling.   This heist, meticulously plotted in an Anonymous Darkweb chatroom named “Pro Gone”, had been intercepted by the NSA. A brilliant but reclusive hacker named Victor Kane had detected the scheme while scanning obscure forums for potential threats. Going against the protocol, he alerted the LAPD. When the SWAT team stormed the Bank within minutes, chaos erupted. One of the robbers, Miles Tatum, was shot in the leg, while his partner, Cassie Vega, managed to hold the police at bay for long enough to secure their surrender. Both were arrested, their heist crumbling before it could truly begin. Convicted and imprisoned, they spent years stewing in The Hole. Cassie, a single mother, needed the money for her daughte...