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Drugged Love

(Bernice) ‘How does it feel?’ (Me) ‘Good.. ‘ My grumpy voice was all I could manage in the weakened state, from the oral Viagra gel that Bernice slipped into the drink she bought for me. The two of us had just finished the group project over pizza and coffee, completing our last assignment for the…Continue readingDrugged Love

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A Widow’s Replacement

*Knock knock* (dialogue between mother and son) ‘Still doing your work?’ ‘Yeah mum. What’s up?’ ‘Nothing. Just wanted to check in on you.’ ‘Hey, have you been crying?’ ‘A little. I miss him.’ He couldn’t let his mum cry herself to sleep and led her back into the empty bedroom, now missing a father after…Continue readingA Widow’s Replacement

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Dinner and Breakfast

Dad: ‘Boy, sleep early. A few of my friends will be over for a drink.’ Me: ‘Okay dad.. Have fun.’ He closed the door quietly and went back into the master bedroom, which I supposed he told my mum the same thing. Through the gap under my door, I saw their lights turn off and…Continue readingDinner and Breakfast

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What is Love?

‘Is love really that complicated like you have said?’ ‘It’s just complicated when I put it in words, but when two person click, there is no words needed.’ Wen Xing, one of the girls in the house party I joined despite being six years their senior, was the pure and innocent one who had the…Continue readingWhat is Love?

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A Wait Too Long

‘J! Let’s take a photo together. We haven’t taken one before.’ I set the camera on a ledge in front of us and went to her side, where the selfie-expert directed me to stand facing her, going for a ‘cool’ face-to-face pose. The not-so-photogenic me did as she told but we found ourselves barely still…Continue readingA Wait Too Long