Tag: novel

2nd September 2018 Mildi: One time when we were at school, there were teenagers playing volleyball nearby. Their ball flew right where my friends and I were walking. I dodged and so it hit my friend instead. I really regret it. Hahaha. I was feeling guilty for dodging; I should have let it hit me,…

“That which is about to unfold on this road. That’s Mildi.” Safiyy slipped a ward of cash into the little girl’s pocket—resting his index finger vertically against his lips with a smile on his face.  “Do you understand what you have to do?”  “Yes, sir.” “Are your two friends also ready?” “Good girl.” Safiyy walked on, accelerating…

28th August 2018 Mildi: Good evening 😊. Safiyy: Good evening. What’s up? Mildi: It was our school anniversary today. And then I had to leave earlier, I was running late for our org meeting 😂. I’m trying to be active again. Safiyy: That’s good. Mildi: Not really. I’m just trying to catch up; I feel…

February 2024 Safiyy entered the café and found her instantly. Walking up to the counter, he noticed Mildi’s twirling hair and the owl-like eyes he had imbibed so many times before. He could swear there was a strange maturity in her manner even when all she did was move around in her seat while staring…

26th August 2018 (Continued) Mildi: Why do we have so much in common?!! Haahha. Safiyy: It’s really incredible how much we have in common. Mildi: I barely have conversations like these … I even made coffee because that’s what I pair up with great talks haha. Safiyy: I haven’t had any conversations like this either…

This is a tale centered not around a series of elaborate events that escalate to a climax but rather it hinges on a couple of syllables: Mil-di. The first syllable is a descent into the underworld of sorrow and grief and the second syllable is a flight back to the soulful skies of joy and…