1. They drove on twisty roads, winds raging. What began as a road trip celebrating friendship became the premise of a beautiful, rainy romance.

2. "My mum nags me aplenty during exams. She keeps me awake with tons of tea. That's annoying, right?", she asked. I replied with a stern "No."

3. Her wrinkly hands begged for alms daily, to feed thousands of orphans. They hadn't been birthed by her, but she had breathed life into them.

4. A backbencher in Math class, the window to the outside world was his solace. His scores were limited, but his imagination was unrestrained.

5. I gave Tom his birthday gift. A tense pause later, I asked, "Where's mine?"

"Well, I forgot," he said. Clearly, we aren't the closest twins.