Restrictions. For the first time since I could remember, I took note of all the signs on the walls: “Please keep noise to a minimum,” “Please respect your neighbor,” “Eating is prohibited,” and “please do not touch the wall.” Maybe I was bored but these signs were too many and got me mad like WTF? […]

Derailed dreams Drip! Drip! Drip! The tap trickled. And its sound echoed into the dead of the night. I laid motionless on my bed, unwilling to put an end to that miserable sound. Like a field blooming with regret. Tears welled up from my soul. This wasn’t how I imagined my life at 32, unmarried […]

She couldn’t remember if it was the unwavering pangs of hunger that woke her up, or the fact that she had slept late. Something definitely startled her out of sleep. She sat up clutching the bed sheets willing herself back to the present. She was thirsty. In her still hazy state, she descended down the […]

I heard two rasp knocks on the door, I got up hesitant at first then made for the door. There he was, standing tall and smiling sweet. I mumbled a hello and let him into the room. He sat down on the bed as that was the only piece of furniture I had. I sat […]