A Rebirth

Indus Woman Writing is a website for Indian women writers to showcase their work. You can submit short stories, poems, recipes, book reviews etc. If you're a published writer, you can also use their advertising services.
This week, the writing challenge was to use the following words in a short story of 200-400 words:
house, early, light, cold, rain, school,escape, December, hidden, through
In December 1971, East Pakistan became Bangladesh. An Indian military man is killed in the Indo-Pak war - or so, his mother's instincts tell her. She is secretly glad. Why?
To find out, read my short story, A Rebirth, here. Please leave comments here or on the site.
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