PhantaceeStepping into a small and bare house, my sister introduced me to her friend, Elise, whom she thought could use some free tuition I was giving to her. As if my sister was in her own home, she went into Elise bedroom after an exchange of whisper, then calling out to me that she was…Continue readingSister’s Inside Job
Kor (shouting): ‘Welcome back!’ Mei (shouting): ‘Come help me carry my bags can?’ He stopped his web surfing and came out of his room, to see his younger sister dragging a duffle bag while carrying a camping bag over her shoulders. He brought the bags into kitchen and placed them near the washing machine. She…Continue readingCamping Inside Sister
Me: ‘Hey! Summer!’ That sporty girl I’ve been walking behind since I started work pulled her earpiece and widened her eyes at me. I had stumbled across her profile on FaceBook and spoke to her, and now we speak – in speech, for our first time. Summer: ‘J?!’ Me: ‘Yeah! I came to visit my…Continue readingSummer Time
Reena (shouting): ‘J! Are you making drinks? Can pour me a cup of green tea?’ Me: ‘Okay!’ The daughter of my tenant dropped all her bags on the couch and went into the room, while stripping her cardigan off. The overhead cabinets had a box of Spanish Fly I bought for whoever I wanted to…Continue readingSome of Her and Her
Mum: ‘Son, are you sleepy?’ Eric: ‘Yeah. Tired from work ba.’ Mum: ‘Okay. Go to bed earlier then.’ He went into the bedroom without thinking too much into the glass of cranberry juice she gave him and laid under the blanket while his mum came to close the door. The long day at work had…Continue readingFairy Tales