Nithin's Meadow

  Hero....Unfulfilled Read Time: 5 Minutes 🗣️ Hey! Look there. It’s a cavalry of aliens coming to attack our place. Everybody, Run! Run! Run!…run for your life. Look for your loved ones, hold their hands, and run faster. Go. I saw everyone panicking. A huge spaceship landed in front of us. Door opened vertically with a cranking sound and full of white smoke 🛰️ Aliens stepped out with armor, guns, and well-equipped weapons. 👽 All of them looked very weird, in dark blue suits and with pale green skin. Their commander was leading the troop in a red shirt with a bull-shaped helmet⛑️and started to aim at all of us. I saw their fingers were ready on triggers. Now, the whole area is terrified. Kids running in different directions, elders shouting and screaming, dogs barking, birds flying away, trees getting uprooted and falling, and buildings starting to shake & few collapsed with the attack of Aliens. Suddenly, I heard someone calling my name with a loud voice. But I kept looking ...

  A Euphoric Test Read Time: 3 Minutes I woke up early, took a bath, and dressed up, and my father dropped me near the examination center. With huge excitement I entered the hall with a blank mind and an ink pen. I started to search for the seat, and that’s what I found! How unfortunate I was, unlucky creature, first bench, uff… Sat down with sadness after waiting for 15-20 minutes, and there she entered the room, looking at her. I prayed to God that she should sit beside me, and within seconds my mail reached God and did it as per my wish. Immediately it felt like, “How lucky was I?” ohoo. The invigilator started distributing answer sheets; looking at those, I told myself, “Wow! This plain paper is so beautiful. I do not feel like spoiling this by scribbling my intelligent answers. Even if I want to do so, my brain won’t support it, as I’m dumb.” Dear readers! You should have understood the situation by now. Yes, an examination hall, which took place on the 17th of November 2024 i...

The Tall Tea Tales Read Time: 4 Minutes As soon the clock ticks eight, he takes the turn right. By starting his vintage RX100, my best buddy Aditya reaches my home and gives the horn signal. Listening to it, I log off from my work and silently put my mobile & wallet into my empty pockets. Turn off the lights, slowly close the door. I tiptoed to get out of the home, quickly tie shoe lace and got down the stairs.  With a huge smile on our faces, we now commence our talks. Breeze opposing us, changing gears as waves, we keep talking. Not our emotions, neither problems nor achievements. The first decision to make is, where shall we go? Feels like a million-dollar question, after heating up with brain-storming. We conclude to have that one intake, which feels like Elixir!! Internationally renounced as “Chai”. With no further delay, we hit our brakes at Niloufer. Leaving the handle lock open, we made steps into. Standing in the line, within minutes our turn arrived and the server sa...

Half Love Read Time: 4 Minutes Yes! I like her and have feelings. But I never thought of saying that because my commitments stand above hers. I wanted her as a life partner, but I feared what if I could not treat her well. Our likes matched, but not our plans. She wanted to settle abroad with a nuclear family, and I won’t leave India, mainly my joint family. I tried to convey the same many times, and whenever I started to say it, either I stammered or she’d deviate from the topic and I’d lose my chance. However, today it’s time to take final judgment. I was having lunch in the office cafeteria; she walked towards me and asked. “Can we go to any restaurant tonight for dinner?” Without a second delay, I said, “Okay.” I was literally waiting for the time to knock at 7pm so that I could leave the office and reach the restaurant. Exactly at 6:57pm, my mobile screen popped-up. I received a message; she shared the location. I was dreaming how’d this dinner be so romantic? Unfortunately, due t...

  Said No One Read Time: 3 Minutes That night, I found a book in the old rusty drawer. Covered with a blanket of dust. Brushed away the whole dust and opened it; many pages were tampered, burned, and torn. I thought of putting it back in the same drawer; suddenly, in between 6 papers came out and fell. I picked them up and kept them on my study table, as there was no power at home and the torch was running out of batteries. I lit up candles and started looking into those pages. As it was pin-drop silent and deadly dark around in the room, antique vibes surrounded it. Letters were partially visible and very thin; maybe the writer did not apply good force to the pen while writing. I, however, figured it out and started reading. “Yes, I cried when I failed the medicine entrance exam, and I cried when I got into BA by adjusting my education due to our financial strength. Soon after passing out with only BA convocation papers and no job, it was heartbreaking. I felt very bad when relati...

  Delicious Therapies Read Time: 3 Minutes After getting back from tuition classes in the late evening. My energy is drained off, and I feel exhausted. I put my school bag in my room and relaxed on the couch. Slowly my mind says, “Nithin! Why don’t you watch cartoons for some time?” And gradually I put cartoon channels on my television and start watching. Looking at those, my mind feels relaxed. The clock keeps ticking and gets nearer to dinnertime. Hunger pangs start to generate inside me.😋 I slowly take a few steps into the kitchen, where my queen is preparing dinner. Stand beside my mother and take a peek into the utensils, but still the main dish is being cooked. Mamma said, “Beta! Bring that stool here and sit.” I followed her sweet order. I took a seat, and my mamma now asks, “I know you are feeling hungry; till then, say, beta, how was your day?” And there our pretty conversations start. 😍 I start to narrate all the tasks and activities that I did that day. I swing on the ...

Minute Moments Read Time: 4 Minutes Hey, Ashok! Our In-Charge is calling you; go fast. My friend Deekshith said. Listening to it, I put my books aside and approached Mr. Santosh, who was in charge of our college. “Ah! Ashok, here is your pile. Take it, and you must report near the Super Junior College at Narayanaguda at 7:30 am. Do not forget.” I collected the pile and returned home. Now, you all may be wondering, what am I speaking about? Our family’s financial stability was so much worse during 2019. I used to distribute pamphlets so that I could utilize that money for college fees. And the next day, I woke up and dressed myself in a white shirt, blue jeans, and a red cap. It was the day of the NEET UG examination. Roads were filled with traffic, students travelling here and there, and their parents following them. Many of them reached exam centers and waited near the gate. In the hot, scorching sun, drenched in sweat, now it is time for me to start my duty, remove the cover, cut the...

  The Winking Eye Read Time: 4 Minutes Me: Ahh, Maa, please don’t pull my blanket. I’m feeling sleepy; let me sleep for some more time. 😴 Maa: Duggu! Wake up; it’s already 8 am, and there are 30 minutes left for your school time. (Oho, I wanted to sleep for more time, but Maa is planning to send me to school today. What should I do? Hmm...idea.) Me: Maa, But I feel that my temperature is rising, and my breath feels hot. Maybe I won’t feel like going to school. Also, I have a stomach-ache, and I can feel a sense of nausea. I will not go to school today, please. Maa: No, never. I know all your drama, now wake up and get ready. It’s already late, and we’re on the top of the hour. [Pulls out the blanket and wakes me up.] Your uniform is on your bed; wear it fast, and here’s your box ready. Get ready soon. I went inside the restroom and was thinking of hiding here for the rest of the time. [After some time] Maa: Duggu, are you getting ready? 😠 Me: Yes, Maa. [Takes a shower very fast, ...