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Weekly Contest #372
I jolted awake, it was another sharp, distinct clack. The first one had caught me at that point where you’re not sure whether I was asleep or not. But this time round I was alert enough to know the difference.I lay wide awake in the dark, staring up at the unfamiliar ceiling of our rented apartment. My girlfriend, Maya, was fast asleep beside me, her breathing slow and even. I couldn’t help thinking about it. It had sounded like something slow and deliberate. Kind of like the dull echo of footsteps on a wooden flooring. But we’re up in a thi...
Weekly Contest #371
I was early for my return flight home. So early, my flight wasn't even showing on the information board. Not that I was particularly enthusiastic about going back but then again things here haven't turned out the best in this trip either.It was an annual work conference but my boss had offered me to take a few extra days to “de-stress" myself. With a doomed marriage, an empty life, restless, sleepless nights, I had become somewhat distracted, irritable, hardly delivering. With our main project at risk, he needed me to get back on track.True ...
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