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Tomorrow the Sixteenth

Not even I, would suspect that we were up to anything with our unnerving silence, distant glances, and respectful proximity. Neighbours, we first were, before the casual greetings ensued, along with more personal, but not intrusive, curiosity about each other. It was during a run in the scenic, vast land of Bishan Park, did we…Continue readingTomorrow the Sixteenth

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Trading Places

(Yuting asked drunkenly) ‘Would you let her kiss my boyfriend?’ (I answered) ‘I would, only if she wants.’ (Maeve asked Yuting) ‘And you won’t hold it against me?’ ‘Nope! I don’t think you will know how he likes it.’ Suddenly, the ambience in the room grew way hotter as Maeve crawled over to Ian, and…Continue readingTrading Places

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4-way

(Winnie asked) ‘Coffee for you uncle?’ ‘Oh yes please. That would be nice.’ Sitting on the study table amongst the girls who had just finished decorating the hotel room to celebrate my daughter’s sixteenth birthday, I was just touched and grateful that she had them as friends. Witty, cheerful, and forward-thinking, it was then I…Continue reading4-way

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Slimming Dust

(Maeve asked) ‘J? Do you know what’s ice?’ ‘Yeah. It’s a drug, also known as meth.’ (Maeve asked) ‘Do you know what are some of it’s side effects?’ ‘Hmm.. high? I think it makes one more alert.. and I think it has slimming effects too.’ (Maeve asked) ‘Do you think I am slimmer than last…Continue readingSlimming Dust

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In Plain Sight

(Text message) ‘We’re entering the hall now.’ Walking closely behind them, I couldn’t help but gloat when I saw how he tried to peek into Maeve’s low-cut, loose-fitting blouse that barely covered her voluptuous cups. As jealous as I was aroused when she was so ‘outgoing’ with him, nothing much really happened between the time…Continue readingIn Plain Sight