Lockdown Diaries

Reading Time: 3 minutes The scorching march sun shone right above my head bathing me with sweat. Ma always used to send me to the stop half an hour early so that I don’t miss the school bus. I drank my glass of milk in a hurry, as it was 11:35 already. I ran with a book in my…

Reading Time: 3 minutes I wake up gasping for breath, startled, and fearful for my life. “Just a nightmare.” I reach out for a glass of water and look at the time. Panic strikes. It’s 8 in the morning already. I rush towards my doorknob when an alien thought grasps over me. I realize I don’t have classes. I…