Exquisite moonlight glowed upon the land during a starry night. Reflection of the moon was getting dissolved in the running water of a city lake. A little bridge built over the lake carried the presence of Oriel in a scarlet-red dress, tight on her narrow waist, shining shoes of the shade similar to her dress, and hair resting lose over her shoulder.She was waiting for someone, standing on the bridge, gazing at the beautiful moon drowning in the lake. Although there were other people, crossing the bridge to get to either of the sides, Oriel was the only one walking to and fro.She went closer to the railing of the bridge, leaned against it and continued staring at the moon's reflection in the lake. As she fixed her gaze calmly at the lake below, her face glowed and got reflected on the lake surface, appearing more exquisite than the moon itself.She suddenly felt a rapt pair of eyes on her face, she turned her head to the side, and saw Mr. Bruce coming towards from one of the ends of
A four walls filled with darkness in every corner, and only a fainting lamp placed on a wooden table, emitted rays of light, falling on the face of Collin who sat on a chair. In his hand, there was a lighter that he clicked open every now and then, adding to the numbered light rays there were.Not too far from him, but somewhere the light of the lamp couldn't reach, came the noise of a man groaning in pain and various solid objects clamoring against him. "Please... don't... don't kill me. Ah!"Collin remained calm hearing the man getting battered with rods and human legs. He kept fidgeting with the lighter that he held in his hand."Boss! looks like he is going to die if we keep beating him like this," said one of the men.Collin again lights up the lighter and brings it in their direction, and looks at the scene with utter sereneness on his face. A man lay on the floor half dead, and several other gang members surrounded him with tools in their hands. "But he hasn't opened his mouth
A feast was set in a massive garden at nighttime, glittering with stars in the black sky and lightened with thousands of tiny bulbs on the trees and shrubs. Waiters and waitresses were treading back and forth with expensive bottles of wine in their hands, making their way through the tables set in a symmetrical order. That was just the buffet waiting with delicacies from around the world; prepared for the people who were to come from a party that was held inside the guest house, with individuals from the top of the corporate food chain invited. Even though it was called a party, there was nothing that these people were celebrating. Glasses frugally filled with wine clinked in the air frequently. Even with the music that was flowing the entire time, no one seemed to have came for dancing. It was just another excuse for them to make new connections and talk about trade. The trumpets, the violins, and the grand piano were playing their best to accompany the chats and discussions about
On a normal day, inside Delicacy Umbrella, a popular fast food restaurant. The bustling place appears to be a beautiful picture from a healthy distance. But as we zoom in, we find details that are not as pretty as they seemed. Every single person sitting in that restaurant has a story behind being there at that particular time. Like zooming in on a photo to see its ugly details, we are going to find out about the life of Bob and Collin, a father and son who look as if they are just some other customers having family time. Collin, a 9-year-old with teeth yet to grow completely, was having a burger in a rather messy way to end up leaving a stain made of ketchup on his t-shirt. Bob, his father had his gaze stuck on Collin adorably eating the burger. He looked content watching that sight, even with a stomach empty since a time that was enough to have him starving by now. Colin swallowed a bit intensely like he had something to say. "Dad, are those men still coming for you? Then I will be
Oriel and Collin were alone in the ripening night and a deserted road was all that surrounded them. In reality, both of them were frightened but Collin looked at the puerile face of Oriel and realized that he couldn't afford to let his fear show as he was trying to protect her. "Daddy," Oriel cried for her father, squinting her eyes to release tears. She was hurt from rolling on the rough road surface and had blood oozing out from the fresh wound. "Don't cry,I will take you to your dad." She stopped crying on hearing Collin's voice and looked at him with her round eyes. "Where is the handsome boy who was sitting beside me?" She asked in her chipmunk voice. "I am him... why?" Then all of a sudden, she began to cry again. "You're not handsome," she sounded even sadder this time. "You're so mean, I am leaving you alone if you don't listen to me."She stopped crying before suddenly raising her voice on him, "You can't leave me, I heard you promise my dad." "But you will have to list
Oriel stood by the lifeless body of her father, not knowing what death meant. "Dad! get up! Dad!" She shook him to exhaust all her strength, expecting him to wake up any minute. Collin, who had witnessed the same feeling earlier that day, could communicate with her pain. "Oriel! try to understand." The nurse who chaperoned the kids in the morgue was constantly telling them to leave, but Oriel had her tiny fingers interlocked with her father's. "Dad! come with me," she cried. The nurse forcefully brought the kids outside, near the desk and yelled at Oriel, who kept trying to sneak inside. "Hey! you... behave." Her hand was firmly clutching her arm, and Oriel groaned from the pain of a strong grip. Collin came forward and released her hand from the nurse's. "I will keep an eye on her, she will behave." "Oh god! What crappy day?" spoke the agitated nurse. "Now, you little demons better tell me the number of some adult in your family." The nurse had the receiver in her hand and a fi
"Alright, she can come with us," she had her hands tied and was left with no other option. "But... only until they find her family." Collin's mother named Bella, had failed her first marriage miserably due to the financial crisis that always surrounded Bob, which had also made him resort to excessive alcohol consumption and despicably swearing before the eyes of the little child. She saw glass shards lying on her path and made a detour to look for a paved flowerbed, and succeeded. She married a man who provided her with all the riches and comforts of the world, but couldn't make her forget her only son, who was still growing up under his father's negligence and suffering. Then one day, her wish was answered in the face of Bob's defeat and now she was dreaming to have a perfect life along with her loving and well-off husband, and her beloved son. Oriel's involvement didn't seem much of a big change for her and she agreed to accept the condition offered by her son. "Oriel, come wit
When the day that felt longer than eternity ended, Oriel and Collin woke up together in their new home. They felt unfamiliar to open their eyes in that room and they looked at the clock."Oriel! get up, it's 9 am already," Collin told her.She didn't know how to read the clock, and while stretching her little arms the air, she rose and sat up on the bed. "My school is at 8 am. How much time is remaining?" she asked."You can't even tell time?" Collin asked in bafflement. "You say that moon is bigger than the sun, and you can't read time also, what do you even study in school?"All of a sudden, Bella barged in through the door. "Collin," she shouted as she fervently marched to him. "What are you doing here? Come with me, Roger wants to meet you."Collin was dragged by Bella, holding his hand to take him outside of the room, "Oriel!" she called. "You should come too."Oriel went nervous, reluctant to get up from the bed. But she didn't have any other choice except following what Bella h