Coming Home

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

Coming Home

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

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

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

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

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

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 [...]

Christmas Past

Christmas Past
© Lovelj 2008

Jessica Hsuan: Jane Wong
Louis Koo: Adam Hui

“I’m not accepting no as an answer”

“no, I refuse to dress myself up like a parrot” Jane replaced the cordless phone from her hand, and shifted it between her shoulder and ear, meanwhile checking the crust on her Japanese panko-encrusted red snapper

“wear black, I’ll see you there, don’t be late”

The caller disconnected.

“ARGH” she slammed the phone on the counter and grunted

“what is it now?” her roommate, leaned against green and red crepe paper lined wall, quizzically glancing at the very frustrated Jane whose total concentrated was dedicated to flipping the fish at hand

“my mother wants to attend a Christmas gala” she succeeded in the flip, and Jane poked the fish to ensure the perfect crispiness of the batter

“so, go free drinks, free food, hot rich boys” Flora loudly opened a peppermint candy cane and started sucking.

Never Letting You Go

Never Letting You Go
© Peaceful 2008

Dear Louis,

Sorry that I’ve to left you though I promise I wouldn’t. But then, I had already reached my limits. Hope you will forgive me and enjoy your life after you are being freed. There is a divorce paper from my lawyer, I believed, have been sent to you. I guess that what you want. Sign it please.

Your ex-wife,

Jessica

P.S. Please take good care of the business.

This letter, he had read it for the umpteen times. He could memorize what had been written but then this

Y=MX

Y=MX
© SZB 2009
He grinned at himself in the mirror and touched his tanned skin. He amused himself at the thought of selling his muscles for money again. Strapping a black leather jacket, he was ready. He seemed to be unaffected by the flashing studio lights failed to blink on every luminous effect glowed. Composed, he [...]