#Nikesh-Writes

  Photo by Zuzanna. J on unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/blue-and-green-peafowl-s9hAle7VyNk In the land of the birds, the aged king Eagle assembled all the young birds for a meeting; he was well advanced in years but had no successor. He was so worried about what to do. For days, He thought about who would take over his throne; it wasn’t going to be an easy one, selecting a new heir to the throne from amongst the young birds who were out there. He finally decided on what to do. “I have no son to succeed me after I am gone,” he said, amidst murmurings and discussions from different corners. “One of you will be my successor; one of you will be the next king of the land,” he said. On hearing this, the young birds chattered excitedly, asking themselves who it could be. The peacock and his friend Kite, sat at a corner discussing in low tones; “how does he plan to do it?” The Kite asked the peacock who seemed to be silent and pondering in thoughts.  “Well I know I can never be ...

Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/@coopery …Continued from Part (1)   I was told that the police arrived at the scene after that. “You’re awake now, Prisca” it was mummy Philips. She was sitting beside me on a bed in the hospital where I’d been rushed to. “You brought me here?” “Yes dear” she nodded and continued. “You almost made a scene there, we’re glad it didn’t exceed that,” she said. I knew she was lying; she just didn’t want to paint the situation to be a bad one. I knew so well that I’d been shouting and nearly pulled off my clothes. It was already more than a scene. She spoke again and interrupted my thoughts. “The police arrived after I brought you here. They discovered that the kitchen window had been shattered; someone came into your house through there” she said. I only stared at her, as usual. She continued  “They also picked up a golden bracelet which lay on the floor. And also, a bottle of insecticide was found on the floor too.”  I...