Her bruises had faded and her appetite returned. The momentary burst of dominance faded with it, leaving her to groan when she saw Stephanie talking among a group of her friends on the sidewalk that led to the parking lot. “Just ignore her,” Beth whispered. “Ignoring her isn’t the problem,” Cryst...
Clover said as she offered Crystal the bowl. She eyed the steam coming off the milky soup and said, “It’s hot.” “It must be,” Clover said. “It will burn, but you will heal.” “This is stupid,” Crystal muttered. &nb...
The narcotic warmth faded, replaced with a more intimate and natural one. It helped to clear the fog from her mind that left her detached and aloof. She stirred and blinked her eyes. starting at the blurry jaw and cheek of the man beneath her. This was John, the man that c...
"What?" Beth turned to look at him instead of searching for signs of the setting sun on the buildings that towered over the reserved parking lot. "Oh, sorry, down south a ways. Arkansas, a small town with nothing special about it." "I'm Detroit born and bred," he said as he backed out of the door...
She winced and looked around at the people around her. A few of the other students glanced at her but most were busy putting their things away and standing up from their desks to leave the calculus class. She fumbled with her bag until she was the last student. Beth sighed...