Disoriented and foggy, Rel opened her eyes to the current reality. Her head pounded and she could tell by the cotton mouth that she was severely dehydrated. The sun set in the distance. Rel tried to piece together the last 24 hours. Her last solid memory dated back to nightfall and her heart raced …
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Three Wise Men
It’s such a strange feeling to be so comfortable around a person you hardly know. It doesn’t happen often, but I felt it as soon as I met Maureen and Jeff. I should have known when I kept running into them throughout the bookstore that it was for a reason. It’s usually so unnerving to …
Crimson
I remember thinking how handsome he was the first time we met. An old client of mine had introduced us. He was very clever. Funny too. He wasn’t much taller than me but he was fit, strong. You could tell just by looking at him that he took good care of himself. Patrick had the …
Ghost
Lydia had never been an overly cautious person. Realistic, yes. But never truly scared. She came off as one of those naive kids who assumed nothing would ever happen to them. She walked past the bus stop through the parking lot, paying next to no attention. She had walked this route so many times that …
Spring Cleaning: A Short Story
What a way to spend my day off; cleaning. It’s not like I get a lot of free time in the first place. Between working 60 hours a week and trying to keep some semblance of a social life, I don’t exactly have time to be ‘Suzy Homemaker’. Still, I didn’t think our little kitchen …
Sam Pursues 