The years pass on My breath fizzles away Leaving an empty shellHollow sound the echo No heart in the core For it is emptyYour absence wounds me And I'm left helpless Yet the river must flow onThe waterfall runs its course Until droplets feed the ground And it dries up

Sadyat promised I won't miss it. It was an old building tucked in tight between a two-storey shopping mart and a church with the tallest spires I'd ever seen.I paused to read the writing etched into the building—The Directory of Lost Things

Men have fought more battles over women than anything else ~ Voltaire, French philosopher and writer Jodie Comer became one of my favourite actress after I watched her impressive performance as a psychopathic assassin in the spy thriller series, Killing Eve. I'm not sure if I've reviewed it on Hive but if you're an action/thriller fan, this series is worth watching.

Before Christopher could press the button on the wall, the elevator arrived with a soft ding. He stood upright, holding his breath in anticipation. Before the doors slid open, he caught the familiar scent of vanilla and roses.

Mark slowly came to, feeling good for just a second. In that split moment, his brain sent a signal that something was very wrong. And he was alone. Or so he thought. But there was fear.The fear that accompanied the feeling of loneliness was strange—he’d never felt so before. He glimpsed something. An excitement almost sprung out of that fear when a thin human leg (of brown skin) appeared on the stairs.

The title of this film, and seeing Tye Sheridan and Ana de Armas as part of the cast piqued my interest. This is a fascinating crime thriller that addresses security concerns. As someone who travels occasionally, it's an eye-opener and I'm encouraged to be more security conscious when staying in hotels. Don't fret—it's not troubling but one of the themes highlights hotel surveillance vis-a-vis personal privacy.