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“Babe.” Chemutai called her lover from the bathroom where she stood in front of a mirror as she squeezed a blob of toothpaste onto her toothbrush. She had a spotlessly white towel draped around her from under her arms to a few inches just above her knees. It was vast as bathrooms go, unlike the…
She sat there, lost in thought, a shadow of her usual vibrant self, her characteristic radiant smile nowhere to be found. We exchanged pleasantries and some updates on a matter that had been on my radar. She responded weakly, acknowledging awareness and explaining her actions to the relevant person. Her lips tried to conjure a…
In a spacious conference room, Gina found herself in an unexpected spotlight. Seated unassumingly, she listened intently as a senior figure she’d held in high regard launched into a critique. This leader, seasoned by years, seemed to relish the opportunity to critique, her motives were unclear yet piercingly personal. Gina sat stunned, uncertain whether what…
Linda rose lazily from the bed to adjust the louvers and increased the fan speed to its maximum. It swirled angrily, ruffling a sheaf of papers on a table that sat at the center of the single-roomed house. She reached for them, put them together, and placed a padlock on top to keep them in…
On the morning of her 25th birthday, Rita was in exceptionally high spirits. Apart from it being her birthday, and her 25th birthday for that matter, she had just been finished with her period without having experienced a single seizure throughout the five days. She hated that time of the month. Since she started…
Cherop nudged the male passenger in front of her and signalled him to open the car window. It was a torrid afternoon. The air outside was dry and still. She had sat in the car for twenty minutes and sweat beads had begun forming on her face. She kept adjusting and readjusting her face mask,…