It was 2087, and Earth was dead.
Loud cheers of children woke a weary Oba up. Clouds of dust rose over the parched Lunipurwa settlement as they chased and tried to keep up with the mobile water tank. Men rushed into a disciplined cue to collect their day's rationed water in aluminium buckets.
"Shanker promised seven soldiers...after we've captured the dam", Bandur muttered as he entered Oba's cabin. Oba reached the front pocket of her shirt for a half-smoked cigarette, hanging from the window's grill to block the scorching overhead sun.
"The deal was ten fighting soldiers for 20% of our water", Oba reminded the elder rebel without turning.
Bandur knew Shanker would take stronger persuasion. He hurried back to his truck, quickly gesturing the young rebels to untether the tank. He climbed the driver's seat of the 8-wheeler Benz and rocketed out for Shanker's outpost.
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UPDATE
Here is what has changed since June:
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The short-stories will only be accessible to paid subscribers. This is because, writing is pretty hard. And getting published is also quite difficult in the initial days. So, when you pay for reading these stories, it helps me pay for trainings, and workshops for writing. It also supports me to purchase subscriptions for writing platforms like Vocal+. And of course, it pays for my coffee too.
My subscription plans are cheaper than you newspaper. It’s ₹5/day if you buy the monthly plan. And just ₹4/day if you buy the annual plan.
What will you get in return? One short-story every month, plus all the free posts too.
That’s not it! You’ll also stand a chance to win quarterly Giveaways. It’s going to be mainly books, but you I’m also willing to buy you Netflix subscriptions.
Finally, the Pinhari’s first part is out! And it is published at Fiction, Vocal. Pinhari is a short-story series and the subsequent parts are going to be available to only Typewriters’s paid subscribers.