[To read from part 1, click here] For someone to pull of that kind of heist within - what, ten minutes - he must have been a seasoned thug He must have been someone who...

At dawn, she drags herself from the bed, leaving the sheets ruffled into a heap in the center, walks out of the small room and finds herself at the back of the house She picks up...

continues from part 2 THE END BEGINS HERE The beating of March 2010 was a special one because of three main reasons; it was the last one, the worst one and the one that...

The first time I met my father, I was a boy of twelve going thirteen The year is 2005, and I am walking from the classes towards the gate after a long day of seemingly unending...

My brother started sending messages again You know something major is going on in Nim’s life when he starts sending inspirational messages every so often The internet downloaded...

He came out of nowhere: drink spilled on my dress, profound apologies from the drunkard, irritation on my part, an offer to buy me a drink, cursing and insults, more apologies,...

“I lived in Block C, door 5,” his mother used to tell him every time they walked past that flat “It was given to me by the government back when I worked as a secretary in...

Those who have experienced rape will forever and a day live through it They will never forget how it transpired Sometimes it was by a stranger, or friend, relative or spouse The...

As soft winds sweep away the days, I look back on life through a haze Remember playgrounds, parks and friends in childlike gaze that never ends Flashback, seven years ago, that...