"I was able to treat about twenty of the sickest kitlings and pregnant women." Dr. Waddel was washing his hands at the sink in the kitchen. He dried them and turned to Bashta and Cavel who stood silently watching him, waiting for his next words. "I think we got here in time," he said. Cavel's eyes closed as he slumped against Bashta. Holding his mate, Bash...
Chapter 07: Fever Gordy broke for the stable. He saddled his mare, hands trembling and thundered for the free-hold at the bottom of the hill. He kept from the winding road and took the fields bright under the moon that set the oak at the crest of the hill to shining silver. The mare easily cleared the first fence and stretched her neck as she surged in full...
My senior year in high school was supposed to be my ticket out of this boring small town. Football season was coming and I was trying to get in shape. Two colleges had contacted me about possibly offering me full-ride scholarships. God how I wanted out of this place! I started working out early in the summer to get ready for the season. I had to be ready! I...
After Aidan delivered his file to the smirking headmaster, he quickly made his way to his room, still blushing in embarrassment. His roommate Graham looked up from the bed where he was reading a book. Aidan suddenly noticed something - the bed. There was only one. "Th-there's only one bed?" Graham smiled slightly as he sat up. "Yeah. It's meant to teach us...
"Why are you constipated?" asked the old man. "Sorry," I said, "I don't like vegetables, fiber, oatmeal, salads, or anything green." I could not believe I was telling Gilbert my deepest darkest secrets. Still, Gilbert had always been there for me. Sure, he was so much older than me, but the old man listened to me and never criticized me. The old man shrug...
It was around midnight on a Thursday night, and Graham Ainsley was sleeping soundly when suddenly he was startled awake by his bedroom door opening and a light turning on. He looked up to see the prefect, Reed Burgess, dragging his roommate Aidan by the arm. Aidan appeared to have been crying. Reed pushed him roughly towards the bed, giving him a scornful lo...
Ok here is the last chapter, I really want a lot of feedback for this one because if a lot of people REALLY don't like the ending then I will put out an alternate ending but I hope I don't have too. Thanks to my editor :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alex put the last of the dishes away and looked around the house again. He liked to clean while Mike was at s...
The story of Josh and Kyle continues into the new school year with new hopes, problems, and celebrations. * * * * * Author's note: Welcome to book two of "The Pizza Boy Trilogy." (Yes, there will be a book three also.) Those of you that are returning readers and fans, are already well-clued-in on what all has transpired up to this point. I hope you will co...
It's starting to hurt. Breathing I mean, I can't exactly remember how this started, why I'm here and why I'm in pain. My brain feels fuzzy and I'm having a hard time keeping my eyes open. Maybe I should talk to someone about myself, my feelings. I should introduce myself, shouldn't I? My name is Colton Stag and I'm 25. I work at a small company in the advert...
Chapter Twenty-Three - The Boy Next Door Waking up the second time, and this time in his own body, but in a similar hospital bed, proved to be an even more difficult an experience than the first time. One thing he noticed right away was that everything was hurting. Hey, it had been nice to be Alex, then, right? No pain that time. C'mon, is that the only th...