"This can't be it," she said. "This isn't anywhere! It's the middle of the woods." "Danya," he said, releasing her hand and turning to face her. "Is it true?" "Is what true?" she asked, acting coy. "There's rumors, you know, in town? Your father always says it, too. When he's away and your s...
Before I met Asher, I'd struggled to make ends meet. I worked day to day at a temp agency downtown, doing odd jobs here and there. Mostly secretarial work, to be honest. I was good at typing and answering phones. Or, I used to be. I supposed I was still technically good at both things, but I...
This is how I feel, this is what I know, but a small part of me refuses to believe it. Wasn't I alive just yesterday? I have a doctor's appointment to go to next week and I need to leave a reminder for my office manager. He's forgetful and even though I told him about this a month ago, he won'...
her dress was now stuck in the gate. When she tried to run straight through, to chase after her sister, the hem of her skirt caught between the closed metal entryway and pulled her backwards and to the ground. She faltered, skidding to a stop, and toppled onto the dirt pathway leading towards t...
I didn't know. I didn't remember getting into the elevator. It seemed like one moment I was somewhere else, then suddenly I was here, standing, waiting. Alone. Being alone in the elevators at Landseer Tower wasn't altogether a strange occurrence, but for some reason it felt ominous and dark n...
It's common knowledge that everyone hates Miri, which is why it surprises her when her rival gives her a pet troll servant for her eighteenth birthday. Thump, as Miri names the monster, will do everything she asks. Or that's what she thinks. When her demands lead to experimentation and sexual tea...