The Lockdown Guest

by Anu Lal

Elizabeth’s mother comes home from work one day, with a visitor. It’s Anirudh, a research scholar at the university where her mother teaches. He is a lovable nerd. That is the day when the lockdown was imposed in the country. Anirudh must stay with them until the lockdown is lifted and the college hostel reopens. This postulates a problem in the house- with the lockdown guest, Elizabeth fears that she would lose her precious privacy at home. She rebels with her mother, who is concerned too. But Anirudh seems to win over her mother’s favour. Elizabeth has only one goal now- to throw him out of the house. Will she be successful? Then an unexpected event turns the situation upside down, and Elizabeth has no other choice but to rise to the occasion

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Published August 20, 2023

About the author

Anu Lal is one of India's leading short story writers. He has written three books of short stories, one novella, two anthologies and one book of nonfiction. His stories, poems, and articles are also published by various national and international journals. He lives in Kerala, with his family.

He blogs at THE INDIAN COMMENTATOR.
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