(In my shocked tone) ‘Melia.. why are you here?’ ‘I followed you.’ ‘When? ..and why?’ I was just about the shut the door when I saw my ex-girlfriend standing right outside, visibly skinnier than before, in a grey dress. My mind was still processing her appearance when she interrupted with her next question. ‘Aren’t you…Continue readingFuck That
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Crash Landing
‘Just how much exactly did you drink?’, I asked as Jia Ying began stumbling while merely standing in the lift, with her face red like a lobster and clothes in disarray. ‘Just.. half a bottle? I think.. I just kept drinking once I booked the car.. I just want to sleep once I get here..…Continue readingCrash Landing
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Happy Drops
Even though she knew how twisted it was, Myra couldn’t break out of the routine – of adding a few ‘happy’ drops into her morning coffee. After taking her first sip, she shut her eyes, and waited a few seconds for the ‘spin’ to start, before opening her eyes to an immediate state of inebriation.…Continue readingHappy Drops
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Schooled Once Again
(She asked) ‘Ooo.. you live alone? And you don’t turn your aircon off when you go out?’ ‘Yessss.. and no. I turned it on on my phone before we reached. You can put the bags on the kitchen sink. I need to sort them out before keeping them. How are you going back?’ (She pouted)…Continue readingSchooled Once Again
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Father-Daughter Moment
(Mina asked) ‘Daddy? Are you ok?’ It has been just three days after her funeral, and I was still in the mind of disbelief, and unacceptance that she was no longer around. In many ways, she still felt like she was ‘just not around’. On the surface, life went on as usual, but I knew…Continue readingFather-Daughter Moment