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Little Wishes

July 30, 2015 9 Comments

Little wishes

By Firdaus Parvez

Despite her numb fingers from the cold, she managed to write a perfect ‘A’ with a red crayon. The little yellow chair was uncomfortable and she needed to go to the washroom, but was afraid to ask.

A large window framed a breathtaking sight of the mountains, but her eyes only sought the patch where a large fire blazed. on a slope in the distance.

“It’s a forest fire! It can reach the school and burn it down!” she had heard a little boy exclaim.

She wished it would, then Mom would have to take her home.

Boarding school wasn’t fun.

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  1. Danish says

    July 30, 2015 at 6:23 am

    Nice one sister. Seems like you wished this at some time in your school days!

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    • Firdaus Parvez says

      July 30, 2015 at 6:28 am

      You bet! Lol. Thanx Bro.

      Reply
      • Tony Press says

        July 30, 2015 at 9:36 am

        Definitely has the ring of truth, this one.

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        • Firdaus Parvez says

          July 30, 2015 at 9:47 am

          Oh yes! A lot of truth.

          Reply
  2. Soaring Skylark - Rebecca says

    July 30, 2015 at 11:04 am

    A very enjoyable story Firdaus. Really well described. XX

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  3. helenruby8 says

    July 30, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    I really enjoyed this Firdaus, took me back to my early memories of school. Very well written xx

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  4. Firdaus Parvez says

    July 30, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    Thankyou Rebecca. Glad you liked it.

    Reply
  5. Firdaus Parvez says

    July 30, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    Thankyou Helen. I hope good memories.

    Reply
  6. Ralph W Hueske says

    July 31, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Nice story … really does draw me back to childhood. Great job.

    Reply

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