A Good Life

Jenny was a new girl in the neighborhood. She had just moved in with her family. Jenny was highly educated and had moved from a small town to make a career in the city. She was a very pretty girl and had immediately caught the attention of everyone in the neighborhood. The apartment she moved into was good, with the only problem being a narrow approach road, which was dimly lit and often deserted at night. Jenny got a good job and things were happening as she had expected when she moved to the city. Jenny was almost a super woman handling both, her professional and personal lives very well. A few months passed and she made a few friends in the new place. Everyone liked Jenny because she was kind, polite and respectful to everyone, be it the neighbours, the maids, the lift man or the old shopkeeper of the shop outside the building's approach lane. One such routine day, Jenny left for work dressed in smart formals, looking beautiful and sophisticated as always. She stopped at th...

Raju was a young boy, 12 years old, who lived with his mom and dad in a city suburb. He liked going to school, reading fairy tales and most of all he loved playing with his friends. Everyday after school he would come home, finish his homework and then go to play on a ground in the locality where he stayed. The ground was about a kilometer or so away from his building. The road was less frequently used but was safe nonetheless. One usual winter evening he came home from school and followed his regular schedule. "It's cold, wear your jacket. It gets dark soon so don't make it late", said Raju's mother just as he was about to leave home. "Yes mom, don't worry", he said and ran out to play. The kids played till late evening, they were so engrossed in their play, they did not realise it was dark already. "I better go, it's quiet dark and the lane I have to take to go home is not lit up very well", thought Raju. A friend had got some berr...