Taking off his helmet, Fahad got up from his bike.
The sky was clear, tonight.
With the subtly wind tousling his hair, he began to walk towards the nearest shops while taking small steps. Rarely anyone could be seen around. Fahad could feel the hollow silence aching in his heart as he looked around at the vacant shops and eyed the bored shopkeepers. It felt lonely.
Leisurely walking around, he rounded one corner of the market street and made his way towards a nearby park. It was eerie visiting a park at night, yet he didn't care. It had been his routine for so many years.
Upon reaching the park, he found himself lazily pushing its door open and walking down a narrow dark path. Right down the path was his favourite seat; the park bench. Whenever Fahad had felt overwhelmed by the noise of pain and hurt, he would come to his favourite seat and take a deep breath. It made him relax and just-for once-hide away fromhis worries.
The world seemed too vast and intimidating, sometimes. Every new turn brought forward a different kind of change and anxiety. Fahad wasn't brave enough to face it all. Albeit he had managed to put up a stoic 'courageous' façade and pretend like everything was just alright, it wasn't-he wasn't alright. And this quiet time at the park was the only place where he could show that.
Now pulling out a bag full of sweets from his pocket, he half smirked at how no one would actually believe that he had a childish side and was a candy lover, but he was...had always been. The cold hearts couldn't take that from him. Slowly munching on his sweets, he looked around and sighed.
So many people had let him down, betrayed him. He had often felt so trapped and suffocated. Yet, in this isolation (which was known for hurting many) he was happy and free. The world definitely knew how to make a man feel so low and broken.
The society could destroy...
Walking down the vacant corridors of my college, my heart was sinking with the horrible feeling of all that had happened today; the derogatory attitudes, the whispered insults and the random shove all seemed to be weighing down on me, and I couldn't help but allow a few tears to flow down. Not here, not in college.Wincing at the reminder how I hadn't even tried standing up for myself, I lazily managed to walk out of the college gates and fidgeted at the sight of my cousin, Sarah, standing near the door. She seemed to be scrolling down her mobile screen. Having no choice but to walk up to her, I quickly wiped my tears and hesitantly began heading towards her. I had to prepare myself for the insults. Sarah was my extremely bright cousin who was two grades ahead of me. She was a topper in her class and was adored by everyone. Unlike me, she had loads of friends and was considered the pride of her family. However, what rarely anyone back at home knew was that Sarah had gained some of her
Sometimes even the crowds start to haunt you. You feel your pain grow profound as the crowds suffocate you with their worldly choices. The terrifying judgment in the world's eyes, the constant feeling of being secretly criticized and compared with the ones who have hurt you, is heavy. But instead of getting caught in this drift, one should focus only on all earning the praises of our Almighty. Nothing else should matter.Everyone is so busy displaying themselves as the happiest ones in the world that they forget that their bragging can really hurt another. In attempting to get ahead, we are often pushing others down-breaking them.
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Fahad frowned as his bike drove by an arena where a group of police officers was standing next to parked cars.Narrowing his eyebrows, he stopped his bike and walked towards the police officers."What's going on?" He looked around, staring at the eerie house; the place was making him shudder."A young lady is trapped in that house," One of the elderly officers turned towards him. "Her family is sitting in the car...over there," He pointed. "They want our assistance. They are claiming something weird has locked their daughter in that house, but we don't know how to get to her out. The house seems to have non-penetrable and extremely solid walls. We are completely baffled. We don't have any idea what to do."Fahad turned back and tilted his head in thought. The girl was probably scared and lonely inside. He needed to help her.Nodding with the determination, he began to head towards the house while ignoring the curious gazes. All the police officers had immediately stopped talking and we
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Staring at the completely blank emptiness before me, I hurriedly slammed the door shut and began to back away from it in hurry."Did you see that? That's insane. There is something out there which both of us have no clues about. We have to get out of this place!"