The Rain

It rained the whole day. The sky was thick with dark clouds and hay-wired by lightning. Some of the streets were flooded. People with no umbrellas scampered like scared mice seeking cover from the heavy downpour. Anna walked hurriedly towards the overpass as the rain pounded on her umbrella. Her face was most with splashes…

The Vandal

Todd chuckled as he uncapped the permanent marker. “Oh boy, this would make a perfect mark on the wall,” he thought to himself, glancing at the smooth and clean surface of the cubicle’s wall. It would surely make the janitor freak out. He chuckled again and aimed the marker’s point at the wall as if…

Bloody Mary

Tahimik at tulala si Mei habang nakaupo sa kama ni Sandy at hawak-hawak ang duguang kotsilyo. Walang bahid ng kung anong ekspresyon na makikita sa kanyang mukha, di mo alam kung ano ang kanyang iniisip o nararamdaman. Siya ay nagmistulang bingi sa ingay ng telebisyon at tila hindi pansin ang lagkit ng dugo sa kanyang…

At the Art Lecture

IT was this year’s Art Festival. Free art lectures and workshops here and there. Amateur and professional artists and art enthusiasts alike swarmed in the venue. I was so engrossed with the lecturer’s discussion on the Classical Revival that I didn’t notice when a girl sat beside me. When I finally did, the first thing…

A Piece of Paper

SHE was rummaging for a Sidney Sheldon novel in one of the bookstore’s shelves when her eyes happened upon a seemingly interesting book. It was sandwiched between two softbound books and was hardbound in chestnut cloth and along its spine vertically ran the title in black, caps and lower letters. Tricia pulled out the book…