The ride to Nokalu was mostly quiet, with Rami intermittently repeating the words she was supposed to say at Nokalu and the follow-up responses she was supposed to give when asked. By the time they got there, she had the words down to perfection. The herbalist had asked them to drop her at the back gate, which was behind the main entrance leading into Nokalu. Outside the gate were rows of shrubs and large wooden figurines of people and animals. …
Author: A. Duchess
Nobody is as serious about marriage as a mother who is desperate for their daughter to get married. My mother started with subtle hints about finding a serious relationship that would lead to marriage when I …
Aba was nervous. She knew that something was happening, but she didn’t know what. She had been awakened earlier than usual and allowed to walk around the compound of her prison. Her handler, whom she had …
They stared at the herbalist in surprise, and Rami felt a little fearful. The whole situation was creepy. “Have a seat,” the herbalist told them, gesturing at the seats in front of her desk. Her office …
The first call came in at 8:45 am. You were rushing to a meeting that should’ve started 20 minutes ago, having slept through your first alarm, but the second alarm saved you. That alone wouldn’t have …
When you come from a family where everyone is naturally slim with flat tummies because you grew up thinking eating once a day was normal, you don’t take anyone who shuns money seriously. “I’m telling you, …
Rami couldn’t help but notice that he hadn’t sounded drunk during most of their conversation. He sounded normal in a way that she had never witnessed since she met him. In fact, she had never thought …
Rami stared at Peter, doubting what her ears had just heard. “Did you just say blood sacrifice?” Lilian asked. Peter gulped more water. “That is the only thing that makes sense. He was acting suspicious after …
Lilian was back in ten minutes, and they both waited anxiously for Peter to arrive. Time was crawling too slowly for Rami. Twenty minutes had never felt so long. They didn’t speak as they monitored the …
“Mom, are you saying that you didn’t identify Aba’s body yourself?” Rami asked her mother. There were a few seconds of silence, and then she responded, “We agreed not to tell anyone. They did it for …
Thirty minutes later, Rami was on her way back home. Nobody had been able to tell her anything new. The only intriguing piece of information was the one Seth had given her. Before she fell asleep …