Extortion

The day started perfectly. I was going with the other girls from my school to a beach party. Senior class started a big kitchen on the beach to collect money for our school ball in about a month. I was one of the clubs that bought food and refreshments. We were supposed to be at the beach at 10:00 in the morning to get ready. The party would start at noon and last until late in the evening. [Read More]

Lalitha was obsessed with the laughter around her. The call she had just witnessed was like a ghost of the past, a ghost she thought was gone for good. She came from a colleague from her first place of work. Five years ago, almost in another life, Lalitha borrowed Rs 20000. She promised to pay him back in a month, but she couldn’t. The colleague had been good enough not to push her to immediately repay the money and the debt had remained. [Read More]