สอง. Rubies and Rucksacks

We came alongside a tuk-tuk containing a large Western man. He lay limp in the back. A woman was screaming. (Originally published in the Dec 2025 edition of Five on the Fifth magazine)

Bonus. Girlfriends and Sisters

Haroun was of a naturally nervous disposition. Already self-conscious and clumsy, this also made him appear stupid in other people’s eyes which then exaggerated his already scattered behaviour.