Ava was grateful that with the way it started, it just got better. Not once during the seminar did the kids call or text. There was no call from the school or the police. Rosie didn’t bother her, but then again, Ava didn’t expect her to. Not until she needed more money. Ru...
Fiddling The look on Dodge’s face said it all. He was scared and determined. His driving was fast and I had to ask him to slow down. We were looking to see if there was someone else, speeding would inhibit that. Plus, as ridiculous as it sounded to slow down, you just never knew if someone or s...
John told Meredith. “I’m pretty certain, thirty years is a drop in a bucket.” Meredith argued and told John he was nuts, but she saw the reasoning behind it. Hunter repeatedly said, “see the world.” Like any young person, Hunter longed to see what w...
The sun wasn’t too bright. But of course that could have been brought on by sky shrouded in smoke from the previous day. But it just had that feel. The chilled air against her body was not alleviated by the parachute she used as a blanket/sleeping bag. Bret would have shou...
Twelve - Seal River Complex, Manitoba, Canada September 6 - 2:25 A.M. Cal couldn’t get comfortable in her bed and she told Jake he hogged up way too much room. It seemed like every time she would fall asleep, he would move and she would awaken. The night was dragging on as she lay in the silent...
The Last Christmas: Dying Her eyes said she was hungry, but my wife, Melissa, would never complain. She wouldn’t tell me she didn’t have enough to eat. She and I were always the last to eat. The kids were first. I know they were hungry too. I felt guilty taking the last ...
The flame of Barb’s just lit lighter illuminated her face with an orange cast as she ignited her cigarette while sitting in her seat before the monitor. She let out the smoke, allowing her mouth to stay open, her eyes still glued to the screen of Billy’s room. What she thought was ‘an end’ actu...
Sleeping in was one of them. She never took extra sleep for granted and when the opportunity arose, she grabbed. Not often, as a single mother did she get a day off. When Rege had the boys, she worked extra at the restaurant. So pretty much, every single day of the school year was spent getting u...
In his other hand, Greg gripped a phone. His eyes though, never left the woman’s body which wasn’t even covered by the sheet. On her stomach, arms extended she laid. Her thicker body pillowed in a beauty Greg found hard to resist. He tried to pay attention to the man who spoke to him on the phon...
A huge festival, like a fair, was set up with rides, games, and food. Amongst other things. Freddy and Grace had heard about the festival, and looked forward to it. Asking for the day off from Bargain-Mart as soon as they knew. The small town conservative nature didn’t stop Freddy from being hims...
No windows, just a clock on the wall or the time perched in the corner of a computer screen.Captain Steven Long knew it was morning. He hadn’t been to sleep in over 24 four hours and if it hadn’t been for the smell of bacon, he wouldn’t have known it was morning.They were given a section of the u...
These are just Hazmat coveralls; they won’t work keeping out a virus. They won’t,” Emma told him. “These are designed for dust. I got these for when Yellowstone blew, for the dust and debris.” In her kitchen, Andy handed her a roll of duct tape. “Seal me over the … g-glove...