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Sally looked around anxiously. Elijah would show up, right? He's, afterall, the reason she could write this song at all. He has to be in the behind the scenes of the record room. This song is for y

Sally tore off the page, crumpled it off and threw it in the overflowing trash bin. Calm down, she tried to tell herself. Her hands were itching to play a chord so hard that the strings just break. I

Years have passed, I am still in the middle of chaos, chaos of my own thoughts. Years ago, I came to this court to seek justice, but even after so many years, I am still standing strong, fighting for

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Once there lived a boy named Anand who was very honest. He lived in Sonapur. One day, he had a test in History. Anand was so worried that he started biting his nails. When everybody submitted their pa

Shyamu was a jealous and a selfish boy. One day, he was invited to one of his friend’s dance party. The party was planned in a club house. A competition was awaiting for everybody who came to the part

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Tina was a greedy girl. One day, in school a new girl joined in Tina’s section. Her name was Mary. That same day everybody was invited to Mary’s welcome party including Tina.         At the party, T

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Ramu was an over – confident boy. His over – confidence would surely cost him some day but Ramu did not understand that. The next day his final exams were starting. But he did not study for the exam t

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Once there was an angry demon. For every silly reason, he would lose his temper. One day, he decided to have lunch at his friend’s house. He went and knocked on the door. His friend opened the door an

 I am sitting in superfast express train, my name is Agraj. Today I am returning back to my city after a long time, remembering my day when she came in front of me for the first time. I came out of my

"What did the doctor say?" Rowan asked, squinting at Silas as he limped out and sat down beside him. Silas avoided his eyes. "The sun looks pretty good." "Sunsets are always good. What did the docto

Just one more backflip, Silas reminded himself. He nailed it and flung his arms out, standing up straight as swiftly as possible, then turned his head up front and smiled widely, trying to hide his p