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A small girl after being scolded by her dad for spilling milk on the floor, walked up to the lake close to her dwelling. She sat there, arms around her knees, sobbing silently. Just inches from her feet she noticed few pebbles and starting flinging them into the water. Stones bounced 3-4 times before taking the final fall. After disposing some 10-15 stones, she noticed a strange stone in her palm. It was soft on every corner with a plain black body. But then her dad's harsh words echoed in her ears and she flared and cast it towards the water. Just after a second that small stone left her hand, the world around her froze including herself. The only thing which was in motion was that stone, flying slowly. Her eyes tore wide apart when she sensed something extremely strange, two tiny teary eyes and a thin line of smile came out of nowhere on that stone's face. Those eyes and smile sent a chill down the small girl's body. The stone slowly reached its destination and without a bounce, dipped deep. The world resumed and the girl plunged. Being a Gold-Medalist in swimming, she had no fear of waters. She swum and swum for hours and hours... She never found that stone again.

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