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Any Staircase

(Maeve whispered) ‘did you take the pill like I asked?’ ‘Yes. About 40 or 50 minutes ago?’ ‘Is it working?’ ‘Umm yes? If not why are we going up this block? As soon as we stepped into the lift, I went behind her and held her in my arms before stuffing her hands into my…Continue readingAny Staircase

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Stuff’d

It was somewhat a comical, and entertaining sight as Janice dragged me impatiently into a handicap toilet, as though she was ‘urgent’. After setting our bags down, she immediately went for the hems of her dress, and pulled it off at one go. Moving onwards to the sink, she kept her feet slightly parted while…Continue readingStuff’d

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Little Big Girls

‘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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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

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Essential Services

‘Are we heading back now?’ ‘Yeah. Just let me use the toilet first.’ After doing a grocery run at one of the 24-hour supermarket, we made our way to a toilet on one of the top-most floors, where shops have been closed for at least two weeks now. I was about to whip my phone…Continue readingEssential Services