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The Catch

‘J!’, a Whatsapp message from a long-time friend surprised me when I was about to fall asleep on my bus home. Tired from work, I didn’t text anyone to get some quiet moments for the hour long ride. Xinyi, a junior from secondary school checked up on me and we were sharing details about how…Continue readingThe Catch

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Not Asleep Yet

‘Boy, asleep yet?’, whispered his mother who spotted him turn on and off the lights to find his charging wire. ‘Not yet’, he got up to see her standing in front of his door in a translucent nightie, showing off her curves she maintained through Muay Thai classes. He opened his blanket to get her…Continue readingNot Asleep Yet

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Pound of Luck

I didn’t bother to adjust my shoulder strap after alighting the cab, walking zig-zag on the short path from the carpark to my block. It was a crazy night of drinking on Sentosa beach, in celebration of one of my girl friend’s birthday. I brought a set of bikinis to match the dress code and…Continue readingPound of Luck

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A Given

It was a special day for Bubbles as she received a present from him, in a flat, brown carton box without any wrapper. They were in a chalet room he had booked just for the two of them, since hotels were out of the question. She popped the two cardboard lids open and saw a…Continue readingA Given

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Bruised Beauty

The girl sitting against a wall with a stone table in front of her got my attention when sobbing sounds came. She was wiping her mouth with a bloodied tissue and tearing at the same time, doing all those without moving from the spot. ‘Are you okay?’, I asked squatting down to her level to…Continue readingBruised Beauty