PhantaceeAt 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
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
As rarely as Jason would see his boss in the office, it was even more of a surprise when he came up to him after most of the staff left for lunch. (Boss speaking) ‘Jason, can you fly tonight?’ ‘Fly? To where?’ ‘Jarkata. Everything else has been arranged.’ ‘Umm.. I still have some work that’s..…Continue readingNo Return
(Call from an unknown number) ‘What time can you reach Park Royal Pickering?’ ‘May I know who is this?’ ‘Someone related to Nat. Do you know her? Or did I get the wrong number?’ ‘Is it that Nat from Tumblr?’ ‘Yessss.. what time can you reach? I think you should come pick her up.’ In…Continue readingSecret Visit
Taking a lift up an industrial building that was located very out of the way, I had no idea what to expect from the very-personal email that was sent to my private account. Given how much the sender knew about me, there were no doubts to if I should listen to its instructions. Once the…Continue readingTell Tale