The rules are simple:
- Write a story, complete in itself.
- Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Copy and paste your Story URL to the inLinkz list.
- The story should be up to 250 words.
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Here’s the prompt:
A secret place at your home.. you didn’t know about
Write a story on when you come across it
Word count – 233 Words
Old Delhi
Little Rhea loved to visit her granny’s house in Old Delhi. It was huge and majestic and it had a grill for the flooring through which you could see who was entering the house. She loved to explore the various rooms – some big and some small. The kitchen was the same like in her house, but the adjacent room had huge china jars with an assortment of pickles that her granny made.
In the small room at the front was where the accountant sat from morning to evening and locked the door before leaving. In the room next to her parents’ bedroom, the one where they stayed when they visited granny’s house, with the brown door had iron trunks and wooden chests. They held her granny’s clothes, jewellery and other knick-knacks that never failed to fascinate Rhea.
On the terrace was a big room where tailors sat and worked all day, their sewing machines working in tandem. Rhea visited them whenever her granny took tea for them.
There was a door in her parents’ bedroom which stayed closed. It opened to a staircase that went up and down. She knew it opened to the terrace, but she was afraid of finding out what was there at the bottom of the stairwell.
Years later, she dared to go down the staircase and wonder of wonders, she found a mezzanine and two perfectly functional rooms.
(This is a description of my grandparents’ house in Old Delhi. There was a mezzanine floor which could not be perceived from the outside, it was accessible only through this secret passage)
That seems like a really cool house. A lot of activity, though.
I know, it’s still fresh in my mind. 🙂
Ha! So cool! Kid’s paradise. Especially if they have been reading too many of enid blyton’s mystery books
Reminded me of the rat a tat mystery ..famous five. ..
I know, Kanika. I am sure today’s kids would also love to explore the house. Your link is throwing up a 404 error. You might like to check it out.
There used to be hidden places and rooms in old houses. We used to feel like Mr Holmes while hunting the nooks and corners for entertaining stuff.
Good one, Anshu.
I agree, Priya, these old houses had so many hidden places and rooms. Though all these rooms were built with some purpose, kids had a gala time inventing their own purpose – like haunted rooms, etc.
Thank you Neethu, lil Rhea, yes your Rheu inspired me! 🙂
I love these old havelis. There is so much mystery to unravel. Nice story.
Hi Abhijit, thank you. In Delhi they are called kothis, they are not big as havelis but they are bigger than a regular bungalow.
True.
Fascinating! the charm of these havelis is indeed special
Oh yes, unassuming these kothis are, but very regal and mysterious! 🙂