Day of the carnage 6 p.m. Shanti and Karan’s home.
“Inhuman, bestial, unacceptable!” The journalist screamed in the mike, “Such deeds cannot go unpunished!”
“Surviving victim is still in shock. His family attacked and killed in front of his eyes. When will he speak?”
“What is the government doing? They need to answer to the people. How can such carnage be accepted! What is the army doing?”
The T.V. blared with natural indignation, anger, disgust, and ensuing blame game. The circus started the next two hours following the tragedy. News was carefully filtered to the press. Their appetite was whetted, until the frenzy caught the whole nation.
Shanti watched the news silently. Karan was feeding their grandson in their bedroom. He was fed sick …show more content…
During the day, Karan and she took care of him as his own parents. In the afternoon Suraj walked about ceaselessly soothing the infant to sleep. Shanti switched off the T.V.
The media circus was her doing. Her muddled mind, which at first rejected the media as an enemy, had cleared. Incisiveness took over. She had always been a class topper since her first day at primary school. She did not mug her lessons or learn by heart. Her mind had unique problem solving skills. Had she lived in a first world country, her special powers would have been recognised and she surely would have been recruited in the army or high level planning bureaus.
She had married, had her two children, raised her family, and was one of the most famous mystery writer of the country. She wrote under a pen name and only her family and few chosen friends knew about it. Among her few chosen friends were eminent journalists, newspapers editors, CEO’s of news channel, all her batch mates at university. They were still a strong team. She remained anonymous throughout the years thanks to them. They had helped each other during the long ascent to the top of their careers. She had given them exclusive written interviews and she was their unofficial news giver. There had been many times were news was suppressed and kept away from the public by the powers above. Her helpless media friends then turned over the news to her and she incorporated them in her novels, giving them fresh headlines. Her friends were ready to help her in every way, as
“Inhuman, bestial, unacceptable!” The journalist screamed in the mike, “Such deeds cannot go unpunished!”
“Surviving victim is still in shock. His family attacked and killed in front of his eyes. When will he speak?”
“What is the government doing? They need to answer to the people. How can such carnage be accepted! What is the army doing?”
The T.V. blared with natural indignation, anger, disgust, and ensuing blame game. The circus started the next two hours following the tragedy. News was carefully filtered to the press. Their appetite was whetted, until the frenzy caught the whole nation.
Shanti watched the news silently. Karan was feeding their grandson in their bedroom. He was fed sick …show more content…
During the day, Karan and she took care of him as his own parents. In the afternoon Suraj walked about ceaselessly soothing the infant to sleep. Shanti switched off the T.V.
The media circus was her doing. Her muddled mind, which at first rejected the media as an enemy, had cleared. Incisiveness took over. She had always been a class topper since her first day at primary school. She did not mug her lessons or learn by heart. Her mind had unique problem solving skills. Had she lived in a first world country, her special powers would have been recognised and she surely would have been recruited in the army or high level planning bureaus.
She had married, had her two children, raised her family, and was one of the most famous mystery writer of the country. She wrote under a pen name and only her family and few chosen friends knew about it. Among her few chosen friends were eminent journalists, newspapers editors, CEO’s of news channel, all her batch mates at university. They were still a strong team. She remained anonymous throughout the years thanks to them. They had helped each other during the long ascent to the top of their careers. She had given them exclusive written interviews and she was their unofficial news giver. There had been many times were news was suppressed and kept away from the public by the powers above. Her helpless media friends then turned over the news to her and she incorporated them in her novels, giving them fresh headlines. Her friends were ready to help her in every way, as