To paint a word picture, Stan was a frail looking young man of 23. By just one look you could tell that he didn't have the best of nutrition and diet. He was average looking but his eyes looked like a sky full of stars. His hair was hazel brown in colour but rough because of all the hustling he did on the streets all day. His skin was a little tanned but you could tell that he once had great skin with great texture. His nose was just like that of his grandma's. She was the only family he was left with after his parents and little sister, liza, passed away in a road mishap 9 years ago.
What happened 9 years ago completely changed Stan. From Once being the heart of the town, he was now a nuisance to them. He and his sister roamed all around the town in their shiny bicycles that they had been gifted by their father for being academicly excellent. People usually address a child with their parents name but in Stan's Case it was the other way around! And not because he was mischievous but because wherever he went, he made a name for himself by his conduct in the society, Something he had learned from his father whom he loved the most.
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When Every Thing Fails
Short StoryThis is the story of Stan's constant attempts in dealing with life and in the end failing.