In the glass bowl were three goldfish. Walter looked at them longingly. The hunger and the desire obvious with his heavy breathing and the way he scrambled to get out of his tub. Her hand scooped the weakest among the three. The fish laid limp in her hand, not a sign of struggle at all. [...]
Just now the Mister came back from a long Christmas lunch with his friends. One of them gave him 2 unused pregnancy test kits. Being the nice man that he is he accepted without resistance. He should’ve chucked them in the bin before coming home. We don’t need to be reminded.
What cruel world is [...]
To my friends, my family, and all of you who have made a difference in my life,
As the year draws to a close, everyone is occupied with all the merrymaking and the rush to send out greetings and presents to one and all. I was part of all that rushing and noisemaking, but not this [...]
I lost it. That postitive pregnancy test kit. It’s gone. I have no idea where it is. I’ve looked all over until sensing failure, tears fell. In torrents they came.
The first proof that Sabin was here is gone.
How could I lose something so important? Was it meant to be like this? Was I [...]
I woke up to a spinning bed. I lifted my eyelids and saw the walls moving. I wanted to get up. I had to go to the bathroom but my limbs refused to obey. Once more, ‘get up!’, once more, nothing. I waited for the gods to save me from myself.
And then the Mister started [...]
Back from a looooong weekend!
Thursday-Friday dives were a blur. (literally) The run-off hid our sites but not enough for us to bump into the fish..(it would have been extraordinary to have fish collide into my face..or mask..)
The Mister took me to Baguio..heehee..very cold up there..and hot and sticky down here. We left early [...]
1. NOT get up and start cleaning the apartment already.
2. faceD the mountain of dirty clothes and gOT SOME OF them all clean and nice smelling.
3. NOT change the beddings and towels.
4. cookED the beef ribs so it simmerED and grEW tender while I TALKED TO MY FATHER OVER THE TELEPHONE.
5. foldED clothes and [...]
Ali Undone
