The call came at exactly 6:32 in the morning. She was already awake, counting down the minutes as the time drew closer. She had not slept well the night before; she was anxious and shaky, wondering if the call would come. She was almost afraid to hope that it would come—that he would remember. She accepted the call by the fourth ring, because it took that many seconds for her hands to stop shaking. “Hello?” Her voice was a whisper. …
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“Mom, I’m sorry! It was a mis- “ “Don’t listen to your mother, Dee. She’s just jealous,” Dad’s voice came over the phone. I took the phone off my ear to stare at it in confusion. …
I had a friend — let’s call her Sab — who had been in a relationship for two years. She loved her boyfriend, but she was frustrated and unhappy in her relationship. Her boyfriend was also …
You open your left eye slowly and wait for three seconds to get used to the dawn light. Then you open your right eye too. One blink. Two. You rub your eyes and look out of …
I’m a sucker for Valentine’s day. Yeah, yeah, yeah I know its been overly commodified but remove that from the equation and what do you get? A reminder to show the people in your life that …
Now I know some of you will have mentally groaned ‘cos I’ve mentioned the V word, valentine – Sorry. But I found myself thinking about Valentine’s Day in the early hours of this morning. The last …