Friday, April 3, 2015

Cinderella ...


Children started crying when she smiled at them. Men stared at her. Women choose to ignore her. But she proudly holding her head up walked to her office room. She was the senior manager in her firm. And it was not an easy journey. She had to jump so many hurdles, face infinite stares and prove herself umpteen times in order to build her career. 

Some years ago, Cinderella or Cindy was all ready to go for her college farewell. She and her friends were shopping and grooming themselves for days to look gorgeous on this day. This was her final day in her college. The campus which made her bold and beautiful, strong and independent, friendly and loving. Cindy was a natural beauty, and almost all the boys in her college tried to woo her. But she was least interested. She got much higher goals in her life. She wanted to make her career before she became someone’s other half.


But there was this one boy, who was behind her for the last two years and no matter how many times she rejected him he kept on coming back more annoyingly. Cindy hoped today she didn’t have to face him. It was too irritating. But she didn’t know that he was indeed waiting for her, waiting to try to impress her one last time. And she never even in her dream would have thought when she rejected him again; a small bottle of acid was hidden in his pocket only for her. 


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21 comments :

  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2015 at 12:11 AM

    I will have to go read the overarching theme to fully understand your series. Maybe you can put a quick 1 or 2 lines explaining it.

    Thanks for being part of the http://UltimateBlogChallenge.com as well

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  2. LsApril 3, 2015 at 6:52 AM

    i hate those acid attacks and they always get away with it.. good one!

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  3. bettyApril 3, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    Oh! Good reminder to be kind to everyone because you don't know what they might be plotting!

    betty

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  4. Swathi ShenoyApril 3, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    Oh God!! That is gruesome! But I like cindy's attitude of not giving up when life threw a hurdle. Good one Sheethal :)

    Crux

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  5. Prasanna RaoApril 3, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    That is so tragic and frightening because this happens in real world. Such men should be dipped in a well of acid and tortured slowly.

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  6. AathiraApril 3, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    This was so sad :( Such people ought to be given a dose of their own medicine. I was expecting a rosy story from the title. But you have surprised me!

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  7. AnonymousApril 3, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    Oh my God! That was so unexpected!! It saddened me. Your theme is awesome Sheethal. Did you happen to see my post for letter A? You will see why am I mentioning it here..

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  8. Bhavya NApril 3, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    Some men! They can't face rejection... and choose to harm other people... no clue what they stand to gain from it though.

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  9. AnonymousApril 3, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    An interesting and horrific twist at the end. Hope it never actually happened!

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  10. SuzyApril 3, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Oh no, that is quite scary. Poor Cindy. This is definitely no Prince Charming.

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  11. Shilpa GargApril 3, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    Gosh!! This is terrible. Wonder why people resort to such crimes! :|

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  12. UnknownApril 3, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    Good on her! That's the way to show the world what she's capable of. Acid attacks are horrible...

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  13. NibhzApril 3, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    Oh God!! That's terrible!! I don't know why some guys can't handle rejection! Really pathetic!

    Caged

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  14. keiths ramblingsApril 3, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    What a wicked chap and such a poor loser!

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  15. Helen HollickApril 3, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    That was really interesting - thanks for sharing! My post today is C for Cider With Rosie.... and Cats... ( I'm number 590 on the list) and so far enjoying the fun!

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  16. Suzanne LieuranceApril 3, 2015 at 6:39 PM

    Yikes! This is both horrifying and sad because this guy must have really been hurt badly if he was plotting something so awful! Will we get to find out what he does?

    Suzanne
    A to Z Blogging Challenge participant
    www.writingforchildrencenter.com

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  17. Vinay Leo R.April 3, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    Paavam Cindy... that was gruesome, SSJ. but glad she rose up from what could have affected her very badly forever. Good on her!

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  18. elly stornebrinkApril 4, 2015 at 8:30 AM

    Oh I was truly hoping for a happy ending - forgot your theme - and yet this happens in real life too too often. Such a tragedy!

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  19. VinithaApril 6, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    Sad that some people can't deal with rejection instead resort to inflicting pains on others. Liking your stories, Sheethal.

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  20. AnonymousApril 7, 2015 at 6:21 AM

    Oh my, my! You know I always fear these acid-attacks. it is actually a haunting nightmare that I have! :( :( Your story is beautifully narrated. I knew something was up. Thought you would conclude the story with an accident or so! But this! Marvelous :)

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  21. Prathima RaoApril 8, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    Gutsy Cindy... I am reading your series backwards from G to A.. and I find each one short, crisp and very, very positive. Well done!

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