Sahil Gupta

‘Monsoon is the best time in Mumbai,’ Shabana thought. She was riding the double-decker bus sitting upstairs of course! She loved the front seat the most, where the rain water from the window in the front splashed her face. Lost in her thoughts, Shabana missed her bus-stop! When she tried to get down, the bus

Lucy loved visiting the carnival. This year, she had convinced her cousin Steven to go to the carnival with her. They had a great time on the rides. Finally, only the Ferris Wheel was left. Lucy and Steven were in the Ferris Wheel, when they  heard  a  terrified  cry. A girl in the box before

Chen trudged through the snow, with no idea of where he was going. He had lost all sense of time, but it could not have been more than a day since the crash. Chen remembered flying over the mountains. His next memory was waking among the debris of the aircraft. He had searched, but found

Nick was travelling through the African rainforest, when he was caught by a tribe. They tied him up and started dancing around a bonfire. It seemed like they were preparing for a sacrifice of some sort. As they danced, they would look at the moon, then come up to Nick and smear him with some

Jim loved to pop bubblegum. But his habit often annoyed his mother. “You chew gum like a cow chews cud, Jim,” she always complained. Then one day, a thief entered their house. He had a gun, and warned the family not to move or utter a sound. Everyone was scared and stayed where they were.

Sheila was driving to work one day, when a truck suddenly cut into her path. To avoid collision, she quickly applied the brakes. But her car did not slow down! Her brakes had failed! Quickly, Sheila manoeuvred her car and narrowly avoided hitting the truck. She tried to slow the car by lowering the gears,

Nina worked at the local radio station and often had to work late at night. There were many cases of robbery being reported, so she joined self-defence classes. One night, Nina was on her way home after work. She had almost reached her parked car, when she heard footsteps behind her. As always, Nina had

Gary and Rey loved to hike together. Once, they were walking over the moors, miles away from any village or town, when Rey tripped and fell awkwardly. Pain shot through his leg, and he fainted. Gary immediately saw that Rey’s leg was twisted in a very strange way. He was sure the bone had broken.

Jason and his sister Beth were on an adventure trip across the USA. They had many great experiences, but the scariest was in Mississippi. It was a hot day and they were near a bathing hole at Black Creek. Beth was just about to enter the water, when Jason called out, “Stop! Stay back!” There

Ben was the cashier at the supermarket. One day, he noticed a suspicious looking man in the checkout line, who kept looking around furtively. When it was his turn to pay, the man grabbed his grocery bag, punched Ben and ran! Ben was dazed for a moment. Then he quickly ran out after the shoplifter.

A 747 jet was ready for a take-off at Tenerife, when the pilot saw another jet coming in to land. But surely Air Control would have told him to change his course. With every second, the planes came closer. Still, there was no directive from the Air Control Tower. Five seconds later, it was already

Meena was walking home from the bus stop, when she heard the sudden roar of a motorcycle. She was instantly cautious. There had recently been a spate of chain snatchings and robberies by motorcyclists. They would just speed past and grab the ornaments from pedestrians! As the noise of the engine came closer, Meena clutched

Many centuries ago, from the misty north, came the Vikings. People in the little fishing village had heard the stories of attacks on other villages along the coast, and were scared. One morning, a fisherman saw shapes emerging from the mist–it was a fleet of Viking ships! He quickly roused the other villagers. Within an