I could hardly believe it. I had thought those walls would last forever. They stood so high above the estuary, and as a girl I remember standing there, looking out as the fishermen plied their trade, before pulling up and the quay to unload their catch. The smell made my mother's stomach turn, but I loved seeing the various fishes and their bright colours. A...
Somehow, I drag my limp, feverish body off of the couch and upstairs to my room. I fall on my bed, lifeless. How long I lie there, I have no idea. I am snapped back to animation by a knock on my door. "Hello?" "Come in," I say weakly. I raise my head up off of my cool, smooth quilt as my mother walks into the room. Cautiously, my mother walks over to my...
Secret #5 Betty was a beauty. Only, she was a woman who kept a lot of secrets. Let's recap her secrets, thus far, before revealing her 5th secret. Secret #1 Betty is insane. Secret #2 Betty works as a stripper. Secret #3 Betty was incestuously raped by her father and brother. Secret # 4 Betty is a lesbian. Now, looking at Betty, no one would imagine that...
Her name was Emily. That what she told us soon after we moored our boat on the long wooden dock at the edge of her farm. She came out, wiping her hardworking hands on her jeans, with a smile that shone with genuine honesty. She reached for each of us in turn, pulling us into a hug that said "welcome home." Later that night as we unpacked, my father commente...
Why did life have to be so hard? That question kept running through Rhiannon's head as she walked by the McClintock Cemetery. She kept asking herself this as her witch senses went into overdrive. "Did you just realize I was standing here? I thought you were the best vampire hunter around. People need to get their stories in order," she heard behind her. Na...
The conclusion of the series. Allison and Mrs. Wentworth spend a very hot girl-on-girl weekend together. * The day after the most incredible weekend of my life my cell rang, and my pussy began to instantly spring to life when I saw whose name it was. It was right after cheerleading practice and I had just changed from my uniform into a very tight mini ski...
We buried Brennan on a typical July afternoon, hot and restless. Heavy, dark clouds hung overhead and the smell of rain was sharp and sweet. Mr. Kennedy, Patrick and my father dug Brennan's grave beside his father, mother and younger sister, spilling dark soil across the verdant grass. Father Landon stood at the head of the grave and read from his ancient bi...
Aidan. Lila shook with rage as she stormed into camp. Quinn was following at a rapid pace, but he had allowed her to seethe in silence as they left Ravendorf Manor and returned to their camp. If she was angry, then she would forget about the Lady of Ravendorf until they could get out of Garmisch. Aidan. The name pounded in Lila’s head over and over. She th...
"Pick up your seating assignment at the front table, please," said the young man in the white shirt and black slacks. The badge on his chest proclaimed his name to be Chad. Hazel was sure his nickname in high school was probably "Pizza Face" or something similar. The poor guy really needed a dermatologist, or one of those miracle creams they sell on televisi...
"Resa and my father had been together for two years. At first I didn't see much of her. They were spending most of the time in L.A. and I was still at school...I liked her. I thought that they were good for each other. My Dad seemed happy...and she was closer to my father's age. She was 38 when they met. He'd been going out with some girls in their twenties...