By Aradhya Malladi, 10B

Helvera stood in her long, silk robes, draped with borders of velvet, as she stared solemnly at the mahogany red walls surrounding her. In the distance she heard the frantic screams of soldiers, as they began to load canons and build defenses. Her deep-set red eyes bored into the walls – she had to win, no matter the price it took. Above the chaos, her ears picked up on an ear piercing scream, and she froze.

By Pavitra Nannapaneni, 6E

Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful, clever, and greedy musician in the depths of the forest. No one could recognize and appreciate her talent. Her name was Jo. 

By Vivek Chandra Katragadda, Grade VII

High above the clouds of India, were the heavens. These heavens were inhabited by a divine, serene and  powerful race called Gods. Their leader was the strongest of all and created humans. He was as old as the Earth itself and went by the name Vishnu.

By Aravind.J.T, 10 A

The man’s burly frame shuddered in delight. The smell of roast beef always seemed to excite his stomach. But no, he could not linger. He was on duty. Tearing himself away from the tantalizing warmth and aroma that was at the entrance to the pub, he continued on his mind-numbing patrol. Being a policeman can get terribly boring sometimes. Behind him, thunder boomed, lightning cracked, and the clouds swirled. They exuded menace, as the skies prepared to open up, and unleash their heavenly deluge. Brighton felt that something different would happen today, but then again, he was always telling himself that.

By Rishabh Jain, 10B

Emily was just an ordinary woman with an ordinary job. She worked in a hotel as a room service helper. She liked the way things were going on. Earning and sleeping.

 One day, a perfectly normal one it seemed, she was heading towards cleaning room number 4. It would have been the same case, until a startled dog raced out of the room, running in haphazard circles. Something seemed off, but it seemed perfectly normal for her to investigate. Emily would have gone further in if an ear piercing scream had not filled the air. She stood there, petrified, gawking at the saturnine scene. Her hands flew to her mouth in utter shock, as pools of blood raced out of the body in front of her.

By Manjari Verma,10B  

Buried deep beneath the clouds, was the sun for the Sri Lankan capital: Colombo. The city was dreary; murkiness infected the entire place, by its scavenging touch. The summer break had just begun, but boredom already killed Louis. The weather was exactly the opposite of that; cool and moist wind brushed past people, the smell of the sea dissipated into the tiny corners of the country.

By Siddharth T, 4G

Long ago, during the Bronze Age, there were two brothers named Ghoulashah and Mirshah. Their parents died when Ghoulashah was 11 and Mirshah was 10. Since then, Ghoulashah took care of Mirshah.

By Arushi 9C

A guy holding a chainsaw was chasing me, as I tried to escape my rotten fate; my heart desperate for a breath of fresh air. My legs sprinting as fast as they could, the power of fatigue slowly overcoming them. My brain beginning to trepidate as I reach a dead-end. The guy came sauntering behind me, cackling with laughter as he came towards me. All of a sudden, hope disappeared and I gave up. The guy reached out with the chainsaw, towards my face and…

By Akanshya Chakraborty, 9C

The dark, gloomy and murky sky surrounded me, like a hunter approaching its vulnerable prey. The sky was blanketed by huge grey clouds and it was raining cats and dogs with occasional thunder. The moons and stars hid behind the clouds as if to mock me because I didn’t have a single source of light. My car had broken down and I was stranded literally in the middle of nowhere. Tall trees loomed around me menacingly and in the distance, I could hear a wolf howl. I shuddered.

By Shalini Nannapaneni, 10B

The Sun’s yellow light tickled Cedar’s olive tinted skin, as he strode into the large lobby of the candy floss factory. Cedar’s nose crinkled at the strong smell of strawberry floss and a look of distaste crept over his face.

By Anvee, 3 A

Once upon a time, a girl named Lilly wished that winter would come soon. Last year, her friend, Kay, made the biggest snowman ever! This year, Lilly wanted to make an even bigger snowman.

When winter finally came around and everything was covered in snow, Lilly couldn’t keep her excitement. She ran to her front door and jumped on the snow covered ground.

By Sai Nayan, 4G

Long ago, around 2900 B.C. in the Indus Valley, in a city called Mohenjo-Daro, there lived a young boy, named Denim Rob. He was 22 years old. He lived happily with his sister and parents. He was smart and wanted to be an architect.