Nikki Durkin

Was I understanding this correctly? Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. I needed to make sure this…

And that's how I found myself leaning over my laptop, forgetting about lunch altogether as my mind gorged…

Before I could shut my laptop, a Gmail notification popped up in the top right-hand corner of my screen. I…

I snapped back to the present moment, sitting in my chair in that Sydney office. The clickity-clack of my keyboard…

I heard talking in the hallway. A moment later, my mom entered the room, turned on the light, and sat…

I pressed pause on my Spotify app and sighed. Oh God, this monotony was torture. I was sitting in an…

Javier looked at me. I could tell he was formulating a sentence in his mind, choosing his words carefully, wondering…

"Hey," Javier said as he placed his arm around me. "You're not crazy. I think…

"Wait. Back up. Can you explain the logic to me simply?" "Sure," I replied. "I…

Javier nodded sympathetically. "You said you like horses, didn't you?" "Yeah," I smiled. "…

He grinned. "It's very simple to do. Just know who you are, and own it. You can…

Only Javier and I remained, sitting next to each other under the starry night sky. Javier flashed me a cheeky…