Author's Note: If you have not read "The Order" or "Daybreak", it is highly suggested that you go back and read those first as this chapter contains spoilers. __________ There wasn't much time left. He'd taken too long getting inside; there were too many sentries on guard. Fighting them off had been harder than he'd imagined. He was the only one fighting....
"We will be back," said her father as he left on the inflatable boat with her brother to get to land. Between the rain that got into the engine and the leak that killed the radio, it was not a good day for Scarlett. She didn't want to come on this trip on her dad's friend's "New" houseboat. She had plans for a final party on Spring Break with her friends to...
Kat sipped her warm wine and sighed softly. This party was a bloody bore. Her boss had suggested that she come because it was good for PR. She didn’t like any of these people. The men were all lecherous know-it-alls, and the women were up-themselves bitches. A penguin-clad waiter walked passed and Kat picked a chilled glass of champagne, raised it to her fu...
Chapter One: First Encounter I always dine alone and somewhere obscure, because I'm a misfit and need to play with myself. I stay away from other people because my mom wants it that way and I feel less insecure. I'm a loner with a boner she'd rather not know about, think about, or discuss in any healthy way. She's a Catholic burdened with unjustified guilt...
Taking a new job was stressful. I felt very nervous, unsure of myself, sick feeling. I needed this job for financial reasons, so I wanted to do my best and make a good impression. As we walked around the plant to meet everyone, I noticed this guy standing at his machine. He was tall, muscular, and build like a brick shithouse. Mmmm, I thought, which made my...
As Bree approached her 25th birthday, she looked towards it as just another day. Another day of being a "loner" as she'd been labeled, though in truth it was a self-imposed sentence. She was certainly attractive enough, not a beauty queen no, but certainly considered cute under any circumstances. Bree wore her long dishwater blonde hair in a ponytail most of...
The story of my life with computers and the internet goes back to Klamath Falls, Oregon, Pelican Elementary School and a number of primitive educational games such as "number munchers" and "the Oregon Trail." When playing, you could hear the insides of these early computers zooming and cranking to animate a small green-dotted buffalo running across the prair...
The flight was about to take off from the nearby airport for the UBSI (University of Bright Stone Islands) and its boarding process was almost done. The manager was about to close the boarding gate but abruptly came to a stop as he saw a boy running towards him waving his hands in air, signaling to stop him closing the gate. The boy was about 6ft tall and w...
Name: Benjamin Kurtz Gender: Male Age: 20 Height: 5'11 Weight: 189 lbs. Hair: Short brown Eyes: brown Style: Boxing Personality: Ben is a headstrong man who will push past his limits to win. Even when he's told that he shouldn't be able to win, he'll ignore it and give it his all to beat his opponent. He's not rude, but he certainly lacks in manners...
Deb is a student of mine and from the first time she visited my office I knew we were going to be involved. After helping her with some homework, we talked about her college life. She was a bit of a loner on campus and was a little unsure of herself. Deb really wanted a mentor, a sounding board to help her make sense of things. I offered to assist her and sh...