Stuck in hostile lands

​“Call Jo now! Where is he?” Sam shouted while packing his luggage. Knock! Knock!“Open the door!”There was a knock at Sam’s hotel suite.    “It’s Police!  Open the  door or we break in!” “We  need to leave now!” Sam shouted. “What about Jo! We Can’t leave him here! It’s your duty to save him!”“Don’t worry!…

Second execution

​“Check the surveillance cameras!” Sam ordered. Matt nudged Sam, and signaled him to come over in a corner.“Are you kidding me? Didn’t you yourself tell me to do all this?” Matt questioned suspiciously.“Why will I tell you to do such a thing? To kill someone without a cause, and that too, when we came all…

Murder in Spain

​Sam turned on his laptop, as soon as he reached home. He searched for the details of ‘Project Theos’ but he could find only one thing that this ambitious project never surfaced, because many of the world’s superpowers were against it. But, the lead proponent of this project, a man whose identity was never confirmed,…

Mystery of the diary #2

Next day, after school, Sam decided to visit the warehouse again. Unlike the previous day, no scary voice was there to guide him. He went straight to the lever, and repeated whole procedure. He tried everything he came across the previous day, the locket, the diary and all the peculiar things that were written in…

The game has begun

The following day, Sam was woken up by a sharp knock at his door, assuming it to be his stalker; he took hold of his baseball bat, terrified. Another knock came and reluctantly Sam got up, shivering with fear. “Hey Lisa!” He was surprised by his visitor who was already turning back to go.  “I…

The mystery of the diary

​The next day, after school, Sam went straight to the place El mentioned. It was a dirty warehouse, perhaps in disuse for decades. There were many caches of useless things, everything in there was either rusted or rotten. “Walk to your left and pull the lever,” A voice came. Sam came into action immediately. He…

The god of death

Sam was informed about an explosion, and was offered to assist the cops with the investigation. He gladly accepted it.  “Hey Sam! It’s for you,” Officer Wayne greeted him on the crime scene and handed him a diary. Sam turned its cover. The first page itself read,  ‘This diary is a property of Sam Danes,…

The expression for the future

The next day, Sam went as per the routine he had already devised. First class, Mr. Moore, computer science, he paid full attention. Then it was Miss Christine, chemistry, he escaped to library, took  out his diary and set writing. Miss José, the librarian thought of him as a studious student and never even came…

No virtue, just pretense

“Hey! Look at you, you are hurt! Come; let’s go have some first aid,” One of the girls asked him as soon as he entered the classroom. Sam stared at her, he was astonished at her words. He had known this world enough, much more than a regular 15 year old. His age had never…

The first day at school

​It was the first day of school, and three bullies namely Ivan, Joseph and Martha awaited a subservient newcomer who would potentially, run errands for them. Suddenly Martha’s eyes came across a boy, he seemed a typical nerd, his eyes buried in books, even though he was on his way to classroom. He was too…