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Imagine you’re ready for school. Backpack zipped, shoes on, confidence high. Then…boom. You realize your homework is missing. The same assignment you finished at 3 A.M.—which means it was either your best work… or your most creative hallucination. You check your desk. Nothing. Your bag? Empty. The bathtub? Don’t ask, you don’t make great choices…
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“Finally-fi-finally, y-you are h-here,” said Grandma, glitching into someone—or something—she was not.Ava opened her eyes and took a sharp breath, relieved it had only been a dream.Her body ached with exhaustion, but she pushed herself out of bed. Her eyelids felt like heavy dumbbells. She expected to see her familiar bedroom—but then it hit her:…
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Last year I ventured to India to meet my kins. I wished to visit India because it was my ninth birthday. My whole family flew to India. Actually, my mom and I flew first, then my dad arrived three days later. After one week of delicious food and loads of fun, we proceeded to a…
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It was probably 3 AM. I could not sleep because I was feeling anxious for the biggest test of the year. Well, it’s a rumor from the most popular kid at school. School itself is so challenging as such, imagine how complex today will be. Although I was distressed the entire night, I was able…
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There are many things I am grateful for in life. From food to a door, from clothes to shampoo, from, ok you get the point. It would take forever to list everything I feel gratitude for, but only listing three may also be impossible. So many people have such significant things, but don’t acknowledge them.…
Miraya Madhav 