Envy

“I don’t envy anyone for, in my opinion, no one is worth envying; every man desperately longs for something or other.”

“Well, then you must be the only person on earth who is above envy?”

“But I did not say that I am above envy for I too am envious of…..of many things.”

“Like what?”

“For one, I am envious of birds; they are not bound by anything; how I wish I had been born as a bird.”

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Word prompt-envy. 

Horizon

We knew that any moment Sun would set but we were still hopeful that the search teams would find us before the gloomy darkness descended on us.

We looked as intently as we could but we saw nothing except a deafening emptiness that stretched right up to the horizon; we could hear nothing but our heartbeats.

It was the tenth day and we had yet not lost hope; or so it seemed to some of us.

Someone asked, “Don’t you think that the birds are unusually silent and waves are unusually calm?”

We refused to look at one other when someone else responded, “Perhaps it will end today.”

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Confusion

Panic rising, he tried to walk as briskly as possible in the fading light; why is it so dark even though it is not even noon?

He was certain that he would never reach in time and he would again miss the train.

But where am I going and why do I have to catch this train at this time of the day?

I must be dreaming; yes, it is a dream and like a fool I am getting worried and confused.

But how can it be a dream if I am awake and walking on this road; I must run as fast as I can and catch the train.

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