Lillynn

Hello Readers! This is a collection of 3 short stories I wrote about the lockdowns/curfews that were implemented within my country in 2018, 2019, and 2020/2021. This is the third story of the collection. You can use the following links to read the rest. 2018 2019 part 1 2019 part 2 *  *  * “This is bad”, Maya told her best friend, Taniya, over the phone. “I never thought that this will get so bad that they’ll have to put a curfew. For two days!”   “Well, apparently, it’s worse in other countries. So I guess we can consider ourselves lucky”, replied Taniya. “You’re right, I guess. But what if it gets worse?” “Well... we’ll see about that if the risk gets higher. For now, let’s try to enjoy the present.” “I simply cannot enjoy anything... I’m so bored. I miss EVERYTHING about school.” “Me too Maya, me too.” “Okay, then I’ll talk to you later. My mother is calling me. Bye” “Bye...” Maya kept her phone on the table and sighed. Today was the first of many curfews, but this tim...

Hello Readers! This is a collection of 3 short stories I wrote about the lockdowns/curfews that were implemented within my country in 2018, 2019, and 2020/2021. This is the second part of the second story of the collection. You can use the following links to read the rest. 2018 2019 part 1 2020 *  *  * They had their Easter lunch with no Easter mood at all. The TV was turned on, and footage of the explosions flashed on the screen. After a while, they saw the red flash of breaking news. “Breaking news! Due to the present condition of the country, schools won’t reopen on the  22nd of April. A curfew will be activated all over the country from 04.00 P.M. today until 06.00 A.M. tomorrow.”  It was then that Maya started to feel the terror and seriousness of the situation. She exploded, unable to control herself anymore. “8 explosions. More than 200 deaths. Our friends are dead! No school again. A 14-hour curfew. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THIS W...

Hello Readers! This is a collection of 3 short stories I wrote about the lockdowns/curfews that were implemented within my country in 2018, 2019, and 2020/2021. This is the first part of the second story of the collection. You can use the following links to read the rest. 2018 2019 part 2 2020 *  *  * “Happy Easter!” Maya called out as she saw her best friend, Taniya coming into their house. Taniya’s family will be joining Maya’s for the Easter Mass at their local church. “I brought you Easter eggs”, said Taniya, hugging her friend and handing out a bag. “I’m so excited about today.” They arrived at the church at 7.45, 15 minutes before the Mass started. The priest conducted the Mass. He also prayed for the people who lost their lives, loved ones, and homes last year during the riots. More than a year had gone by, and the memories were fading in the minds of most. But for people who had lived in the areas of these happenings, the memories were still fresh and horrifying. May...

Hello Readers! This is a collection of 3 short stories I wrote about the lockdowns/curfews that were implemented within my country in 2018, 2019, and 2020/2021. This is the first story of the collection. You can use the following links to read the rest. 2019 part 1 2019 part 2 2020 *  *  * It was a stormy night, and a girl was staring at the deserted road from her window. There was a curfew. The word that still haunted her. It was because of the riots between Sinhala and Muslim people. This girl was Maya. “Why do people fight like this?’’ she thought, petting her dog. She turned to her dog. “You don’t know why, do you, Domino?’’. Domino licked her hand. Maya was a Sri Lankan Christian. She went to a school where there were Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, and Christian students, and she loved this diversity. She proudly told everybody who asked about her school how they celebrated each other's festivals together. “Why can’t they live as we do at school? We NEVER argue about our relig...