Through the bathroom door, and the noise of the shower, Megan’s housemate was somehow able to hear the plaintive yell. “They’re on the coffee table!” she called back. It was a morning routine established almost as soon as the two twenty-something nurses had moved in together: Megan Peterson lost ...
After all, the holiday was coming up quickly, and neither one of us had had the time to get started. We took the train into the city together, planning out our lists of who we needed to buy for, and what we were going to get. “I don’t even know what...
Great. My bus was going to be here in four minutes, and I definitely wasn’t going to get out of here that fast. Dressed in jeans and a black cardigan over a red shirt with a pair of flats, I was pretty much a walking Tommy Hilfiger ad. But then, that suited me pretty wel...
I had to jump through several hoops to get access to my safe deposit box. I had eighty grand stashed there that I hadn’t told Lex about. At first, it had been just because I was annoyed that there seemed to be a perception that I was a complete fuck-up when it came to my money. After I started to...
Its monotonous ticking let me know time after time that another second of my life had slipped away, another second was gone that I could never get back. It didn’t matter though. As far as I was concerned, the closer I was to death, the better. After all, what was the point of being on this earth ...
I mean, I know, it’s the ultimate first world problem. The red one piece with black polka dots that covered up more of my body, but would ultimately make me look like a bit of a prude who didn’t dare wear a bikini, or the black and gold striped bikini that was undoubtedly sexier, but definitely n...
With everything they did. They were not time wasters, and literally the weekend after the dinner at the estate my mom told me that everything had been sorted and I was starting at the Moreton Academy on Monday. “Wait, already?” “Yes, absolutely. The...
Having to keep my hands off him, not being able to grab him, pull him to me and kiss him until my lips were dry was so incredibly difficult, I almost couldn’t stand it. I couldn’t help it. Every time I saw him, my heart fluttered. My pulse raced, my chest heaved and my blo...