VIP Treatment “You did us proud Jin Ae. I don’t know how we can all thank you for what you did yesterday and last night.” Her brother reached over and kissed her, and she sat up and hugged him back.” “You can thank me by marrying Cho Tim, she is like a sister to me now.” “I’m working on it, Sis!” Jin Ae ate what … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 5
The Proposal “Major Mason has asked me to see if you’d be willing to accept his proposal to marry your daughter Wonsa.” This was totally unexpected and Wonsa Kim stared at his friend in surprise. “He is American, how can I give my daughter to an American? She is Korean and she belongs here with us in Korea.” Chun-Dung paused and reached for a drink. … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 3
Reunion The rest of breakfast was conducted in silence then Jin Ae dashed to her room to freshen up for the day and rushed back down to join her brother who was still looking irritated.” “Sorry Tim, maybe I was out of line. I hope this Major advancement is not going to make you more serious because I’d miss our fun relationship. Say you forgive … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 2
Isaac Harris sat at his computer trying to outmanoeuvre the opponents hooked up playing their game on the internet. He found these games sharpened his mind during the day, but it was well beyond day now. In fact, it was 1am. He had earphones so his Mom wouldn’t know he was up this late as the game gave a blast every time he scored. She’d … Continue reading Bonding in Grief
Maroochy Adams sat in the shade of towering eucalypt trees covered with hanging vines reaching toward her from tallest branches of the trees. There was a profusion of ferns and tall grasses scattered beneath the trees and to her left a slowly moving red bellied black snake headed for the lake to search for frogs hidden among reeds covering the small bay. Maroochy cared little … Continue reading Maroochy
Ruth Shepherd looked at the baby in her arms and compared it to her own body. The baby was fair skinned like its father Brian, but it seemed quite content to be enclosed in her brown arms and attach to her greedily at feeding time. She marvelled at the miracle of birth that had produced her daughter from the union of two greatly different heritages … Continue reading Roopa
Richard Cuthburtson put down his book and stared into the distance. The ship coming over the horizon first showing up as a dot had now morphed into a recognizable cruise ship. He’d been fascinated since arriving in this rental park with the frequency of shipping traversing the coastline. Most times they were trading vessels including container ships plying the waters from foreign ports to the … Continue reading A Happy Reunion
Janet Pilkington sighed as she closed her study books in order to prepare for bed. She’d managed to luck out on her motel style room which had originally been a granny flat a distant cousin had installed for her widowed mother now deceased. It had taken some persuasion as her cousin had decided to save it for any relatives who planned a visit from time … Continue reading Janet
Gwendoline Coventry had been stewing over the report from her son David all night and hadn’t had much sleep. She’d snapped at the maid and shouted at the gardener this morning and they were tiptoeing around her cautiously as they did their work trying to stay out of her way. This was the day the women in this street customarily enjoyed a card afternoon at … Continue reading Stewart Grant
Abaeze whispered to his friend Benjamin in the most spoken Nigerian Yoruba language apart from the national official spoken language English as the truck sped through the Chunnel on its way through to their destination in the UK. They had relatives there who’d assist them to melt into the underworld of illegal immigrants and find them work that would care for their survival needs bypassing … Continue reading ABAEZE
