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One and Three, on Two

About an hour after my parents left the house to attend the yearly seventh month gathering, the creaking of my bedroom door stirred me awake but not to the point of full consciousness. Thinking that it was one of my sisters getting something from my room, it wasn’t until I felt the two sides of…Continue readingOne and Three, on Two

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Deep Addiction

‘Why are you here? Aren’t we done talking?’ To have his ex-girlfriend coming up to his office at such late hours, he couldn’t help but feel a little frustrated, at her insensitivity to the time, and also the venue. (Stacey replied) ‘It’s not about that anymore.. I’m here for something else.’ ‘What? Do I owe…Continue readingDeep Addiction

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Hypocritical Act

(Hayley asked) ‘Why don’t you have a seat first? Let me take my meds and bring you water.’ Her thirteen-year-old sister disappeared into a room and stayed very quiet, while Hayley returned to the glass coffee table with my water and a zip lock pouch containing some powder. Pouring some of the content out onto…Continue readingHypocritical Act

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Messed-up Fun

Having not gotten his ‘relief’ from his girlfriend in a long time, Andrew was pleased when he saw the girl, whom he chose from a handful of others, waiting in the room mentioned in the text. Seated at the edge of the bed in a white crop singlet, the rugged denim shorts left her long…Continue readingMessed-up Fun

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Girl Downstairs

(She WhatsApp-ed) ‘Kor, I’m back.’ (Rick replied) ‘Wanna come up?’ The :) emoticon she sent brightened his face after not seeing her for a week, having gone overseas with her family for holidays. Within ten minutes, she showed herself into his place in a thin, white singlet, with gaps wide enough to show him her…Continue readingGirl Downstairs