Tag: fiction
-
FIRST KISS
At 18, Carrie had never kissed a boy. In fact, the thought made her insides want to come out. How did people enjoy exchanging saliva? Mouths aren’t that sexy. And yet, she always wondered what was so attractive about kissing, especially the french ones that looked like a guide to catching a nasty mouth infection…
-
Caught
It’s 9 p.m. when she finally leaves. Annie watches as her friend Christine waves goodbye after a 3-hour visit. She smiles a closed-lipped smile that doesn’t quite reach her eyes. As much as she loves her dear friend, the last 2 hours have been mentally draining. As Christine’s car screeches away from the visitors parking…
-
The THANK YOU Card
“Thank you,” she said as her lips curled up in a smile to mask her breaking heart. He smiled an accomplished smile, as if he’d bought her the best Valentine’s Day present ever. It was 2013, one week after Valentine’s Day, and they were sitting on his bed in the lone room he occupied in…
Akanji 