‘Emily? Wake up. Are you alright?’ (Abby slurring) ‘uncle.. she’ll be fine. we just had too much to drink.. ‘ ‘Are you sure? She’s not dead right?’ ‘Haha! No. She won’t die so easily.. ‘ Kneeling on the second row of seats to check in on my daughter (in the last row) who just turned…Continue readingLittle Big Girls
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Surprised, Me
(I asked loudly) ‘IS THIS FOR YOUR SKIN?’ Against the blaring loud music playing in the club, I had to make sure that Maeve could hear my concerns, especially when she raised her glass of vodka to wash down the pill. Once her throat was cleared, she hopped off the bar stool and tiptoed to…Continue readingSurprised, Me
Public Works
Somehow, I could sense an intense, different vibe in the air despite our ‘distance’, in terms of our colleague-friends relationship. For the past few months that we have worked together, we had a generally-easy time together. I didn’t know why would my heart be racing so wildly while seated ordinarily next to her, as if…Continue readingPublic Works
Pavlov’s Mornings
For reasons I didn’t want to admit, my body had an almost-instant reaction to the scent of Emily’s blankie, being pulled over my eyes. While it began as a ‘sneak attack’ to wake her lazy dad up, the combination of being blindfolded, and getting ‘jumped on’, stirred quite a response I had to warn her…Continue readingPavlov’s Mornings
Sex-Life Balance
‘Welcome home love. How’s work today?’ ‘It’s fine.’ Without giving me any elaboration, it was the first time she didn’t seem too glad to be home, much less the lack of any endearing reply. ‘Fearing’ for my own well-being, I kept a close eye on her for any clues to her unusual mood, but was…Continue readingSex-Life Balance