Karun G Nath

  • When the Clock Strikes Two-4

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    Karun G Nath

    Shocking News I swiped my ID card on the reader and entered the office, following the man who had shared the lift ride up.Even though I had expected it, the change in the office layout still unsettled me. Until yesterday, the workspace had been open—rows of desks arranged side by side. Today, everything was different.…

  • When the Clock Strikes Two-3

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    Karun G Nath

    Brand New World The control room smelled of stale coffee and disinfectant, the kind of sour, clinging odor that settled into the air after an overnight shift and refused to leave. Across the wall of monitors, platform feeds showed cleaners rolling their carts toward storage bays while the first office-goers drifted in beneath a thin,…

  • When the Clock Strikes Two-2

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    Karun G Nath

    Protagonist Sharon turned off his alarm as he woke from sleep. He unlocked his phone and scrolled through the daily news feed. More and more people falling into coma.Some say it is caused by a new virus. Experts remain silent. He looked at his wife lying beside him, turned toward the other side, still sound…

  • When the Clock Strikes Two – Prologue

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    Karun G Nath

    We run either due to anxiety or due to fear. Neal was running because of both. It was not because of the sirens, circling red lamps or the guns behind him. He was anxious of the ticking clock and he felt the needles were moving too fast than he had expected. ’This will be the…