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Sick Cindy

Mr. Tay (shouting): ‘Cindy, are you alright?’ Two female students stood outside the toilet after Cindy spent over twenty minutes inside, worrying her classmates as she had fainted in there before. After a few frantic knocks from her science teacher, her voice broke the frightening silence and the cubicle door opened slowly. Mr. Tay: ‘She’s…Continue readingSick Cindy

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There’s Soap

At 6am, I woke up before my alarm went off and walked into the common bathroom in my boxers, the standard outfit I wore for sleep. Enjoying the comforting darkness in my sleepy eyes, I turned off the tap as I soaped myself up. Right then, the lights came on and the bathroom door swung…Continue readingThere’s Soap

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Spontaneous Student

Diagonally seated in front of me, the blue skirt hiked up her legs and brought my attention to her eyes, hoping that she did not notice my gaze. Instead, a grin appeared sideways to me and a momentary line of sight was established. I felt a little confused then and did not know what I…Continue readingSpontaneous Student

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Double Happiness

When we first saw each other, our minds told us to do the same thing – not look too long at the new friend. Bernice had introduced us to each other in the noisy karaoke room, the largest one available to celebrate her own birthday. Our eyes only spent a second together before we turned…Continue readingDouble Happiness

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In Passing

Shyan: ‘I need to go to the toilet first. Wait for me k?’ The ‘lian-ish’ 21 year old girl went into the ladies while I waited outside, mentally drained after an intense study session with her. The government subsidised course was designed for novice, but the short duration of it forced the teachers to speed…Continue readingIn Passing