Balikbayan Histoires

Just this morning, he was enjoying himself, eating good, local food, catching up with relatives he hasn't seen in a long time, opening Christmas presents and going to church to thank the Lord for every good thing; it was wonderful. Never during the day, did he think that something like this would happen. Was the Lord testing him? What a cruel test this was! He silently prayed to be saved. This is a 1000+ words short story, written as a part of a writing exercise.

As I painted your ribbon red, your eyes blazed with the fire of royalty.

The prodigal heir to a sugar mill returns to his hometown to settle affairs. He meets a spirited boutique hostel owner. But what exactly do they see in each other? ☼ RIYL: Cameron Crowe meets Chinua Achebe; Nick Hornby in the "developing" world ☼ Honorable Mention for @Romance Challenge 19 (Love Me Tinder). Prompt: "Write us a one-shot romance story focused on dating disasters." ☼ Word count: 2,275 approx.

he flight is long but she could not get to sleep...

Thoughts into prints. :))