Write Affair

An unfortunate accident separating the lovers forever.

Jialing caressed his face gently. He twitched and turned away. A tear rolled down from the corner of his eye. “Jialing,” he sobbed in his sleep. Jialing turned and disappeared in despair. “Jialing!” he woke up. He was alone. He cried into his hands. Jialing hid in the dark corner and cried her heart out. They had been married for two years. Their lives had been happy and carefree and they were…

Having been suppressed for a long time at work, George decided to take a permanent break.

George threw away the piece of crushed paper against the wall. It didn’t feel good. He needed to let it out of his system. Pacing at home was useless. He grabbed his wallet and phone and went out. The night was cool. The breeze cooled him a little. Being in charge of assets was his job. Part of it. There were other tasks that he had to do. So much to do, so little time. He felt overwhelmed at…

Regrets in life starts with "Should have".

“Should have done it. Why didn’t I do it when I had the chance?” she muttered to herself. Her supervisor had been giving her task after task and hounding her to update the status of each task to the point that she had been having trouble managing them. Her previous supervisor had retired due to ailing health and she had been trying to get herself acquainted with the new supervisor for a year…

Eaten alive is not a joke.

Guan Han finished drying the last dishes and placed them into the cupboard. As he finished locking up, he saw Fu Ling by the roadside waiting for him. She wanted to have a drink with him. There was something different but he could not figure out what it was. She brought him to a pub that was nearly full and ordered a drink. Fu Ling laughed at her jokes and touched his hands at times. It was…

Being yourself can be troubling at times.

Ella was crying in her room. Mummy went in when she heard her sobbing. “Ella, darling, what’s wrong?” she was worried. Ella kept crying and could not stop crying. Mummy kept rubbing her back and patting her at times. It took quite some time for Ella to stop. She heaved. Mummy’s heart broke. Ella had never cried so hard before. When Daddy got home, Ella finally broke the silence. Her classmates…

A dark place where one should not be in it for too long.

The world was dark. It felt cold and hot at the same time. Beth had not felt like this for years. It felt familiar. She welcomed it. She just wanted to be surrounded by this darkness for eternity. No one to bother her. No one to talk to her. The quiet peace that she had not had for a long time. She embraced it. As she closed her eyes, she felt herself floating. Fang Rong stared at the photo of…

Ella's first look at pandas.

Ella loved pandas. She had a lot of panda-themed items in her bedroom ranging from toys to stationary. Mummy would buy them for her if it was a suitable occasion such as her birthday or it was for her school. One day, Mummy and Daddy brought Ella to the zoo. They said that she would be looking at a real panda. Ella was excited. She wore her favourite panda T-shirt and they were at the zoo. There…

Accusations flying around does not help anyone at all.

Fu Yue read through the session records that she had with Gary. He had been coming in for the sessions on average just once every three months. Besides insomnia and panic attacks, he was seeing things and hearing voices. She had been scheduling him once a fortnight to no avail. There was a dark aura hovering around him and she wanted to investigate more. However, due to his lack of commitment to…

A man was unable to keep his jobs until he arrived at the cafe.

Fu Ling was able to clean the top shelf after asking Yan Long to buy a step ladder. She had been using the stools until her brother caught her as she slipped off the stool trying to clean the upper shelves. He wanted her to find a staff to cover the cafe too. She was doing too many things at the same time. “We are not ready for additional staff. This is a small cafe and look! There are not many…

Leaving work on time had never been so scary.

Lu Ning was finishing her work late that night. She had been rushing to complete the project that had a looming deadline. When she finished the report, she checked her watch. It was already ten at night. Yawning, she massaged her temples before packing up. She was the last person in the office. It felt creepy at night and she preferred not to stay up late if she could help it. As she switched…

Ella's trip to the library was fruitful.

Daddy was looking at his calendar. It had been some time since he brought Ella to the library. After discussing with Mummy who was not feeling well that day, he brought Ella to the library. Ella missed going to the library and practically danced her way there. She went to the Children’s section for the books and found some that she had not read before. Daddy asked if she wanted to books with…

Young Ella on a marketing trip with her mother.

Ella woke up early that Saturday. She could not sleep and saw Mummy in the kitchen. “Good morning, Mummy.” “Oh good morning, what are you doing up so early?” “I can’t sleep.” “I’m going to the market, want to come with me?” Ella was excited. She had never been to the market before and nodded her head. After washing up, she accompanied her mother. It was so crowded at the market that Mummy…

A woman suffering from nightmares sought the help from a therapist but was unwilling to divulge the cause.

Fu Yue was tired. She had been seeing this patient who was depressed and scared. She was being haunted by a guy. This ghost refused to reveal his name and had been disturbing the patient’s dreams for weeks. Her boss was going to fire her if she could not keep up with the work. She had given the patient a talisman after asking Fu Ling. However, the patient had thrown it away without believing her…

A child stuck in limbo needed help.

Based on the characters in After The Heart. Yan Lang entered the cafe and greeted his sister. She saw him carrying a vial and knew that something was up. As she was planning to close the cafe due to the lack of customers for the day, she started closing the entrance first. Fu Ling pointed towards a door for Yan Lang to enter while she prepared the materials for the ceremony. Yan Lang had placed…

Possession was everything.

“Ling Er, why do you always make that face when you see me?” Her voice grated on her ears, Fu Ling ignored her and stood up. “Yue Er, I only wanted to spend time with you. Not her. Please do not do this again or you won’t see me again.” Fu Ling walked away with her heart aching. “Mother, I’m sorry that it turned out this way,” Fu Yue apologised. She never understood why her elder sister and…

In a world of magic, she explored the possibilities.

Writing Prompt: Write about a portal to another world, that is exactly like this one, except magic has been allowed to flourish instead of having been killed off thousands of years ago. Your main character ends up there by accident…and can’t go home. “WILAR TORSTINA!” a high-pitched voice shrieked across the forest. Every animal within 30 paces radius ran or flew away. Wilar cringed. He was in…