I inhaled as I faced him, allowing myself to gather the thoughts that seemed so distant to me now. My hands danced, like a sequence that had no end, the tremors constant, a reminder of how nervous I truly was. But it was now or never.
‘Josh.’ I exhaled,
‘I like you. I’ve been about you since I met you. For the longest time, I know, it’s always been you. My confession has been limited for so l...
My eyes hung heavy, the weight of exhaustion threatening to close them; yet, as the sound of a hulking body alerted me,the attachment to the darkness had been discarded. The figure was masked-head to toe- with broad shoulders and a stocky build, I assumed my confiner was male.
Panic had struck-but- the wave of intelligence I was blessed with, in circumstances of danger, came crashing at full f...
Flashing lights. An array of different colours illuminated my face, highlighting my profound beauty, the aspect I was notorious for. I had the public wrapped around my palm, the absent-minded, gullible media playing a credible part to the success of my career. The world had seemed so easy back then, almost as if you could get away with anything,
The one thing that the public didn’t know- was t...
Delicate seams hung, lonesome, fragile, frayed. It appeared the stitches that had once woven a warmth, so comforting, had now turned cold. All the memories held captive by the simple bounds of cotton, were now being released, alongside the grief within me.
I had worn you with pride. I had shown you the world. I gave a part of me to you. This little movie of ours- it’s denouement- was agonising...
Though she did not speak, I saw every ounce of unpleasantness and anxiety wash over her. The threatening tone that came with the vexatious questions was a replicant, for the inauspicious imagery of ominous, dark cloud gathering. My eyes darted from several faces, the overcrowding within the stall amplifying presaging disaster.
Yet, I became flummoxed. Bewildered. As the words so effortlessly e...
