At the family conference, however, it was agreed that the person who should have seen the psychiatrist was not her son but her very self.

Parents’ duties go way beyond meeting their child’s physical needs. They should interact with it, inspire it, and play with it. A healthy child is mentally active as well as physically fit.

The commotion cast under the spotlight the guy in dark spectacles and a mask. A lot of passengers turned to him and stared. The pickpocket froze then and there, as if nothing had happened.

I used to believe that most urbanites, especially the rich and the beautiful, look down upon country folk, because of their attire and their accent. This lady, however, corrected my bias.

The girl was a complete stranger to me. Why did she bother?

My phone was my lifeline largely because of its ocean of music on it that fed my soul.

Despite his plain looks on the outside, he is a very nice man indeed underneath.

Every time my parents come to my mind, I realise it was true love that brought the two strangers together, making them friends, then sweethearts and ultimately a couple.

Despite everything, Alex had sailed through it all and shone.

I was having a hard time down there on the pavement when a mature male voice came from overhead, “Girl, give me your hand so that I could pull you up, OK?”