Oxpecker

Ruweena and Zoe were best friends – well, sort of. Actually, it was more like Ruweena followed Zoe everywhere, from lunchtime to after school and even to uni, while Zoe kind of… tolerated her. Then, six years ago, Ruweena disappeared and left Zoe all alone. Zoe likes it better this way. Doesn’t she? So why is it that she still keeps the single bed they used to sleep in – why is it that she lets Ruweena kiss her the moment Ruweena reappears? And why does it feel as if there’s something terribly, awfully wrong with the bed they used to call theirs?