Coming Home
© Ak 2007
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

Coming Home
© Ak 2007
Chapter 6
“We will pick you up later. Enjoy yourselves.” Louis said to his children before returning to the car where Jessica was waiting for him.
Alex and Ashley were attending a birthday party of their friend from the childcare centre. Jessica had prepared the presents for them.
“I hardly have any time alone with [...]

Coming Home
© Ak 2007
Chapter 5
Louis placed his hand on her door before she could close it shut. “Don’t lock yourself in.” he began. “Let me go through it with you just like you have done for me.” he added in a soft but firm voice.
Jessica looked up at him. They stood looking at each other [...]

Coming Home
© Ak 2007
Chapter 4
Sunday had arrived once again. Louis had gotten up early today and woke his children for their weekly McDonalds breakfast. The moment they got out of bed, the kids exchanged a look and ran out of their room, then out of their house and to Jessica’s door. They knocked at her [...]

Coming Home
© Ak 2007
Chapter 3
“So we decided to get married.” Louis continued his story with a shook of his head. “We added another mistake to a mistake.”
“Things went quite well at first. We were living with my parents. Tavia was pregnant so we put up with her tantrums thinking that they were caused by her [...]

Coming Home
© Ak 2007
Chapter 2
After their brunch, Louis had offered to wash the dishes while the kids decided to follow Jessica back to her apartment. There were several unsealed boxes lying on the floor. Some of the furniture was still wrapped in their protective cover.
Jessica said good-naturedly to the children, “Jessie’s place is still very [...]

Coming Home
© Ak 2007
Chapter 1
As Jessica was pushing a carton into her new apartment, the door of her next-door neighbour opened. A little boy ran out and hid behind her carton.
“STOP RUNNING!!!” A loud voice boomed behind her.
She turned around and saw an angry man with a cane in his hand. Apparently, this man was [...]

Silent Understanding
© Ak 2007
“Oh, the Emperor was at Lady Tang’s chambers for the past three nights. Do you think she would be the favour of the month?”
“No, I don’t think so. I thought he was still smitten by Lady Choi.”
The Empress had just walked past the two palace maids. She would have been upset with [...]

Sunshine Blessings
© Ak 2007
Louis took in the salty scent of the sea breeze. This place felt different from his regular city life. It was much more quiet and spacious. He could stretch out his arms without worrying about hitting the person next to him. Times seemed to move slower too, but at this moment his [...]

Christmas in The Rain
© Ak 2007
There is no snow in this city during Christmas – only rain.
The raindrops were hitting the windows in full force. A rain-drop landed on the glass pane. Jessica watched its landing and traced its path as it trickled down into a pool of dark puddle at the bottom of the [...]