It's a good thing the park is mostly empty, or I'd be scaring away little children who want to play and have fun. The sky begins to darken, so I'm sure I've been here longer than most people would deem normal. I sway back and forth slowly, locked inside my own head. The sm...
He hands me a flyer, telling me he hopes to see me at the rally and then continues on his way. Rally? What rally? I unfold the flyer to reveal Theodore’s face smiling back at me, and I’m not lying when I say I get a momentary fright. That’s one ugly motherfucker – and not someone I want to see up...
I turn over in the bed, naked but all wrapped in blankets. I discover the music is real when I blink open my eyes and see Shane sitting in a chair by the large window, topless. The blinds have been pulled, bright light streaming in, and he’s holding his violin. I love how the muscles in his arms ...
Soundtrack: “Be Italian” from Nine / “Modern Love” by David Bowie The next day Fred was continuing to play hard to get, and it was beginning to wear on me. I hadn’t been gifted with patience. I always wanted things when I wanted them, no waiting around. Don’t get me wrong — I was enjoying the c...
I stare down at the woman as blood drips from her neck. It is quite an attractive look. Her naturally blond hair is splayed out around her head, striking a fierce contrast against the black leather couch in my office. Her long, swan-like neck hangs back, an expression of absolute rapture on he...
I feel like I’m staying at a hotel. One time I had to stay with a friend of my dad’s for a week when he’d gone away on some trip, he never told me where he was going. Anyway, the place where he left me smelled of unwashed dog and cigarette smoke. That was certainly not like staying at a hotel. I ...
says an attractive voice, a hand touching lightly on my shoulder. I open my eyes to find Ethan hovering over me and I jerk away in fright. “What are you doing?” “I was trying to wake you up,” he says, turning back around in his seat. “It's morning and Edwards still hasn't made an appearance.” “Mo...
I've always noticed how people's individual homes have a particular smell. Normally it's dust or mildew. I once had a friend whose house smelled like a swimming pool, water and bleach. Ethan hits the light switch and the hall is illuminated in a soft golden glow. The walls are a light cream colo...
I stand there and knock them all back, not minding the burn so much since I'm too full of satisfaction that I got one over on Dorotea and her “chop chop” clappy fucking hands. The barman gives me the bottle of champagne in a fancy bucket of ice, as well as four glasses. I ...