I breathed a sigh of relief, grateful for the respite from the fresh air and wildlife. I could handle air conditioning, incessant advertising, and the familiar hum of commerce.“This way.” Patrick grabbed my hand, pulling me through the mall when I stopped to stare longingly into the candy store. ...
At least I could afford his cut for helping me to kill Cifelli. The bugs made a racket in the car on the way home. By the time I walked through the front door of my apartment, I was happy to feed them to the lizard, if only to get them to shut up. “Ah, music to my ears!” God trilled as I stomped ...
I wasn’t sure I could pull off the Krout job, let alone survive a weekend filled with people with some bizarre desire to improve themselves. “Maybe this isn’t the best idea,” I muttered. “What could go wrong?” the lizard drawled from his resting spot in the cup holder. “It’ll just be uptight, clo...
the fire when we got back. Taking pictures, taking notes, talking among themselves. “What happened?” Loretta gasped, surveying the devastation. I personally thought the scene was pretty self-explanatory, so I didn’t bother to respond, but Griswald was kind enough to answer her. Then, saying he n...
"I should lay off the pizza," I thought as the world fuzzed grey. "What was that?" Buck asked. I couldn't answer him. I couldn't breathe, let alone form words. "Vic? Victoria?" I heard someone yelling from a distance, and the...
Aunt Susan called from the top of the basement stairs, rousing me from the shocked state Patrick had left me in. “Marlene,” DeeDee reminded me. “Thanks.” For a dumb dog, she was sometimes very helpful and she had saved my life more than once. I pat her on the head to let her know I wasn’t still h...
Emily sat in the hospital coffee shop, listlessly stirring a faux cappuccino while her sister visited Dear Old Dad. Facing the hospital’s main entrance she’d spotted Evan Swann the moment he walked in. She slouched down in her seat, hoping he wouldn’t see her. It had been a draining day. She real...