• The Book of Aarav – 2

    Aarav and His Mother Aarav ran out of the elevator the moment the doors slid open. He glanced at his phone mid-stride, realizing with a jolt that he was already an hour late. Swiping his access card, he pushed through the office doors. The glass panels opened into a cool, softly humming world of polished…

  • When the Clock Strikes Two-3

    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

    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…