I asked my sister, who’d been heading down the sidewalk. As always, whenever I was around her, I blocked her from reading my mind. “To the bus stop. I’m not driving home. I’ve had a few.” Or more than a few. “You would’ve gotten a ticket for not con...
It didn’t help that many of the staff members welcomed him with a heavy degree of wariness due to the long-standing tension between their library and the Bedford Falls Public Library. Their defensiveness told him that he would need to improve their library before he earned their respect and trust...
Come quick!” Fearing that she’d gotten herself in trouble, I hurried over to the club on Sheffield Avenue. I didn’t know what to expect, so I kept my mind open and my guard up. Perfume laced with undercurrents of perspiration, reeking of sex and desperation, sifted through...
Despite that, goosebumps instantly spread across my skin. I glanced around, hoping Celestina would appear. After all, with her in the vicinity, I doubted Zephora would attempt to take my life. But without her nearby… Zephora sauntered toward me with sturdy strides, as though she’d doubled her pow...