24 HOURS⏳ By GAUTAM K MIRCHANDANI 💻
Anand
was growing increasingly desperate now, as his mother had started working as a house cleaner in several homes, bringing in the much-needed income. It felt as if a knife had been twisted in his gut, seeing his mother leave for work every
day.
“24 hours is all I got, and I will find a job,” Anand said aloud as he left his small hut, which was their home in Mumbai’s biggest slum, Dharavi. He went to the station, carrying one hundred rupees in his pocket. The ticket to Parel would cost 7 rupees, leaving him with 93 rupees to see the day through, and it was his last money. If he could not find a job today, how would he face his mother and sister tomorrow? He thought.
What step would Anand Vyas take? Whatever step he takes, he has only 24 Hours to do so.
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24 Hours is a short story from the book AMPUTATED MINDS - A Story To Tell: CREATOR Author Gautam K Mirchandani. The book has 10 short stories based on human emotions.
The story ''24 HOURS'' won a Silver Medal in a short story competition which was held by Revenge Ink and was published in an anthology by Revenge Ink in 2008.
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