Write a short story using the given clues.
Jack and Mona – friends since college – Jack comes back from Iraq War – acts
differently – Mona suspects he is hiding a secret – hears voices coming from the
attic – goes into his room – finds a strange apparition.
Mona was on the brink of a new discovery. It was true that she and Jack had
lived together as roommates since university, but Jack was not the same
anymore. He had served as a soldier in the Iraq War. But he was not a soldier;
he was a surgeon and was helping his country in the War by serving the
soldiers. Mona could see that he was a changed person. Even though
everything seemed to be the same, there was something about him that made
her believe that he was no longer at ease.
But what else could Mona expect? Wars did have the ability to change people.
He had returned from the war ten days ago. And he did not greet her the way he
used to, even though they had met after two years. He seemed cold and distant
and had a burdened look on his face. His lucid eyes were now dark and gloomy.
They seemed to contain a dark secret – as if he had made a secret deal with the
devil.
Mona wanted to find out what was going on with him, but more than that she
failed to understand what was happening around the house. It was as if a secret
presence had completely occupied their one-storeyed studio apartment. She
would find dishes where they were not supposed to be; there were noises
coming from the dark attic above Jack’s room, and things around the house
began to move. Sometimes she found the toilet soap in the kitchen sink, and
sometimes her dresses that lay folded and ironed in her almirah were found
hanging dry in the garden. And strangely enough, it felt like Jack never left his
room. If he ever did so, he would come back running and frantically.
Something was up, and so one day when Jack was sleeping in his room, Mona
went inside to find out what was happening. Clothes that had not been washed
since days, empty water bottles and cartons of milk were lying strewn on the
floor. Mona was disgusted and had walked out in that same exact moment when
she suddenly saw a tall and lean figure making its way out of the attic. She
screamed in fear and Jack quickly rose up. He switched on the lights to reveal a
tall and lean woman standing between both of them. who was the tall women???
Answers
Answer: Jack and Mona
Explanation:Mona was on the brink of a new discovery. It was true that she and Jack had
lived together as roommates since university, but Jack was not the same
anymore. He had served as a soldier in the Iraq War. But he was not a soldier;
he was a surgeon and was helping his country in the War by serving the
soldiers. Mona could see that he was a changed person. Even though
everything seemed to be the same, there was something about him that made
her believe that he was no longer at ease.
But what else could Mona expect? Wars did have the ability to change people.
He had returned from the war ten days ago. And he did not greet her the way he
used to, even though they had met after two years. He seemed cold and distant
and had a burdened look on his face. His lucid eyes were now dark and gloomy.
They seemed to contain a dark secret – as if he had made a secret deal with the
devil.
Mona wanted to find out what was going on with him, but more than that she
failed to understand what was happening around the house. It was as if a secret
presence had completely occupied their one-storeyed studio apartment. She
would find dishes where they were not supposed to be; there were noises
coming from the dark attic above Jack’s room, and things around the house
began to move. Sometimes she found the toilet soap in the kitchen sink, and
sometimes her dresses that lay folded and ironed in her almirah were found
hanging dry in the garden. And strangely enough, it felt like Jack never left his
room. If he ever did so, he would come back running and frantically.
Something was up, and so one day when Jack was sleeping in his room, Mona
went inside to find out what was happening. Clothes that had not been washed
since days, empty water bottles and cartons of milk were lying strewn on the
floor. Mona was disgusted and had walked out in that same exact moment when
she suddenly saw a tall and lean figure making its way out of the attic. She
screamed in fear and Jack quickly rose up. He switched on the lights to reveal a
tall and lean woman standing between both of them. who was the tall women???
Answer:
The tall woman was the lady from the neighbourhood
Explanation:
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