A knock at the door. I look behind me as I fill my cup with tea. Who could it be? I don’t expect anyone today. Richard isn’t around, so I have the office all to myself—something I don’t like. I am used to having him around, and besides, he’s good company. His dark humor will…

I am staring at a bird making a nest in a tree across the road. I can’t help but wonder if it ever gets hard intertwining the dry grass: I guess that’s a mystery one will never know. I came across a book about yoga and spirituality. I picked it up on one of my…

A morning after a long night of talking and listening to loud music in a bar with company is rattling and beatific. It is a marriage of great memories and fatigue. One can’t have a beautiful morning. Over the weekend, I met with my crazy friends from school. It was a time to talk about…

I had to take her back home. We had been in a five-hour traffic jam before arriving at her house. Unfortunately, there was a collision between two cars. The police was investigating, so we had to wait. It must have been a tremble accident! I didn’t even look as I drove past the scene. I…

“You came with a lot. We won’t eat everything,” I state as I pull out a bar of chocolate. She looks radiant in an orange dress, carrying a basket of bites and beverages. “You should be starving,” she speaks openly. I have been seated here waiting for her to arrive. It has taken her an…

A Calm spirit comes with a sip of fine whiskey. I look at this rich, seductive liquid in my glass. My finger playfully touches the rim of the glass. I didn’t plan to come here on my drive home. I should be in my house watching the news. But as I was driving around the…

I came in early to plan for our new project. It’s a cold Monday morning: I had to match my suit with a slim-fit sweater instead of a waistcoat. As it rains, I hurriedly open my car and raise my umbrella to shield my black suit from the rain. I swiftly walk to the entrance…

I sit here on this couch watching an unending sci-fi series. It holds me back from my thoughts. I can do this the entire day if I don’t have a deadline. I watch with less scrutiny a pact of realism and fiction orchestrated into a motion picture. The fascination of this kind of art liberates…

Afictionalstory🎄 The captivating magic of a Christmas tree will forever ignite a flame of liveliness. The lights sequentially dazzle with mystery, the bells, colourful bauble, shining stars and shimmer of the topper taking grand precedence. I stare with a lot of reserved excitement: the entire place is a refined art with minimal detail. The resort…

#Afictionalstory🎄 Walking through the hallway, we come past a newlywed couple with glasses of champagne chatting happily: one can vividly see affection in their faces and a great anticipation for happier moments.  “Are we almost there?” she impatiently asks the young man accompanying us to our suite. The area is illuminated, with circular golden lights…