Chapter 74: Casual Pursuit In the darkening dusk, a small otter washes up on the beach. He eagerly waddles up out of the ocean as he pants with joyful optimism, speeding up to the driftwood-fenced house. "AHH!" He yelps as Sally starts to bark just as Arnaav opens the door. The golden dog bounds around the boy playfully as she yelps loudly, "Not now! I ha...
Sam was sprawled out upon the potato-chip wrapper strewn floor, one hand half wrapped around a forty ounce of bad, cheap beer. This was not the first time he’d passed out, all alone in his apartment, singing his own sad songs of remorse and self hatred. No, and to his way of thinking, it most certainly would not be the last. It hadn’t been long enough; Sam...
"Dude, I'm totally going to have the greatest costume for the party tonightZacky squealed as he got his wing stumps attached to his back. Johnny, who had accompanied him to the store just shook his head and laughed at him. Zacky had been talking about how he wanted to be a fallen angel for Halloween ever since last Halloween. Johnny also grinned at the look...
I look up at the ceiling, feeling as hopeless as I did the day before. I feel like I was buried under a tonne of bricks then someone dropped a building on top of the carnage. My phone vibrates from under my body, and I lift myself up and reach for it with my hand. Someone is calling me. "Steven" the screen reads. I press ignore, hoping he'll get the hint a...
I hope you enjoy this installment in Hayden and Jackson's relationship. I am grateful and humbled by your kinds words about this work- and your patience! * * * * * * * * * * It's the night of the performance. I have been working for several weeks to perfect the choreography. It's (mostly) a student concert, some of our faculty have pieces in this one. I'm...
The narrow, white frame-house was nice enough, Dillon supposed, but there was something about this whole thing that just didn’t feel right. Ben had a sister? If that was true, then why hadn’t Ben ever mentioned her to Jamie before? And where did Mitchell Harding fit into all this? Jamie seemed to be having his own reservations, if his hesitancy to open the...
The final few days before the cruise was hectic. Too many of the little details that come with even a short, four day trip, had been put off until the last minute. But it all gelled together in time. Kyle had been on only two before; once as a high school graduation present that was four days to the Bahamas; and again when his parents had convinced him to...
((Sorry everyone there isn't any sex in this. I split the chapter and so the sex was cut out. I promise to make up for it in 7 and 8)) "He had been distant this week. Every time I tried to invite him out he'd find an excuse. I feel like he knows I'm hiding something from him. I mean I'm not hiding it on purpose; I'm just waiting for the right time to tell...
'You are hereby requested to report to the United States Army Induction Center at 122 Peabody Street, Scarsborough, New Hampshire at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday the 19th of September.' I held the letter in my hand and stared at it uncomprehendingly. They had just recently reinstated the draft, and now they were drafting me. If I passed the physical, (and why wou...
Hello guys and welcome to the twelfth chapter of this story. It's really wonderful to have people who have great love for my stories. All of you are my inspiration. I really hope you'll find this chapter interesting. Don't forget to drop your comments at the end and...don't forget to rate. I just hope I'll get some high ratings this time. Enjoy the chapter.....