It was the day after the heavy rains. The sun seemed cheerful in the blue sky, the clouds – a scattering of white and grey columns – floated lazily across the sky. It was a lazy day; even the wind blew lazily. Marcus Smith brought out his plastic chair and went straight to the summer […]
Melissa stared at the image in her inbox. It was a wedding invitation: of David and a woman named Catherine. She was not surprised that he was getting married; far from that. She was, however, surprised that she felt hurt and betrayed. She could feel her heart ripping apart the longer she stared at the
Yvette had sat up the entire night of 24th December, expecting her best friend, Marion to show up and take them to the street carnival in town. She was still sitting up on 25th December, still hopeful, waiting for him to call her and apologize for standing – or, in her case sitting – her up the
David and Melissa sat facing each other that bright afternoon at Pizza Hut. If only their mood was as bright as the weather… if only Melissa had been bolder… if only David had been more encouraging… if only there were not so many “if only’s”. David sighed loudly and he got curious stares from the
Maureen’s hope of getting married and having children with Raymond was dashed the night that Raymond announced that he was going to spend the night and several other nights with his wife. The information did not register immediately, and she made jests of waiting for him till he got back. Then the reality of the
