Phantacee‘May I ask, how old are you? You look quite young to be just fixing cables in houses.’ ‘Oh. I’m 28 this year. I didn’t study much, so this is what I do now.’ The housewife stood behind Allen as he ran diagnostics on his laptop, attempting to fix the software issue after he installed…Continue readingJapan in Singapore
When sobbing noises came from the Malay woman sitting at the table next to mine, I was so tempted to comfort her, but the thought of us wanting to be left alone when sad, stopped me from approaching her. On top of her almost-too-skinny figure, the little boy playing by himself seemed really young. I…Continue readingLonely Woman
‘How have you been! Long time no see!’ The now-engaged friend had caught me off guard when we bumped into each other in town. Her fiancé was there then but his wife, Jessica, was just so thrilled to see me that he couldn’t contain her excitement at all. In the end, he had to leave…Continue readingOld Flame Burns
‘Psst!’ The sound came from a car that had its window rolled down, while a feminine hand waved for me to go over. Walking slowly towards it, a woman’s head poked out and a few jerks shook her gently. ‘Yes?’ ‘Are you free now?’ ‘Yeah?’ ‘Come into the front seat.’ I went through the door…Continue readingDashcam
*Knock knock* (dialogue between mother and son) ‘Still doing your work?’ ‘Yeah mum. What’s up?’ ‘Nothing. Just wanted to check in on you.’ ‘Hey, have you been crying?’ ‘A little. I miss him.’ He couldn’t let his mum cry herself to sleep and led her back into the empty bedroom, now missing a father after…Continue readingA Widow’s Replacement