Colors.

She entered the elevator and pressed the 3rd number from the lower right corner. The elevator slowly began its pull and in exactly 45 seconds as she had timed it ever so often in the past, she reached her destination. Before leaving, she turned around and said good night to the lift man, who was surprised by the gesture.

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Amma

Many people turned up. More than she had expected. Chit chat and small talks were making the rounds. The caterers were setting up the buffet table. She took center stage.

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The alarm would ring every morning at exactly 5:00 A.M. It was kinda redundant as she was always awake a few minutes earlier. She would get out of bed and go straight to the kitchen. Her morning rituals were pretty standard and consistent.

One night….

There was darkness all around combined with the chill that follows a hot day. She shivered, her lean body trembling with cold and a sense of fear. Yes, she knew the playground, she used to play there as a child, always besting her friends in soccer but was never allowed to stay past sunset and now she knows why.