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After-run Shot

‘Fuck’, that very word slipped my mouth just as I fell on my knees on the asphalt running track near my house, barely finding my balance amongst the chest-crushing gasps of air. Having done the last lap of my 30-60 interval training, it was nonetheless one of the most enjoyable run especially after a drizzle.…Continue readingAfter-run Shot

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Monetary Terms

Hinging on the hope that the ‘sugar mum’ would not bring Andy any harm, he had made peace with the facts that; ‘she’ might be a man, ‘she’ might be the police, and ‘she’ might just be a prank. The last ten-minute wait felt like an eternity for the person who never showed him how…Continue readingMonetary Terms

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Consequential Doping

At 11pm, after doing a few laps of my own at the then-closed condominium pool, it was time to put the security guards’, whom I have been really good friends with, hearts at ease. On this day of every week, I would hold swimming classes before spending up to an hour alone in the pool.…Continue readingConsequential Doping

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On Loan

In the bedroom where we would usually get comfy, it was the first time she did not cuddle up to me so quickly. Instead, we sat face-to-face with our kneecaps touching, producing an uncanny ambience I could not think of anything so serious for. ‘I have something to confess to you.’ ‘Yeah?’ ‘I don’t expect…Continue readingOn Loan

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Rented Out

‘Hey. Let me ask you. Will you have sex with a girl for money?’ Fully aware that no girlfriends would ever ask questions like that for fun, Jordan had two options that looked equally grim. One, to give her a straight ‘no’, or two, question her question. The worst case scenario he could come up…Continue readingRented Out