Part Five I had no idea how long we had ridden the road. Hours, perhaps, or only a few moments that dragged out to eternity. Most of the time, I had kept my eyes tightly closed, cradled in the rider’s lap like a child, neither of us speaking a word. Slowly I revived from the spell he had put me under, but I was swept up in events and felt unable to influe...
Author's note/Disclaimer: This is my first attempt at writing. As English is not my first language I found an additional challenge to deliver a range of vocabulary as I could in my mother tongue (German). Also I really hope I got the tenses and the grammar good enough for fluent reading. My attempt at finding an editor were unfortunately unsuccessful as th...
More from John and Christie. Thanks for requesting it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The sun was warm, and the view spectacular. It was everything I thought it would be. Palm trees swayed in the soft breeze. The ocean was the perfect shade of blue, deeper than the sky, which was agreeably cloud-free. A strip of pristine sand stretched away in...
Note: Note: This is a re-upload due to some of the text being cut off. There is no sex in this chapter, so watch out people. Also, to the people bagging me to get an editor, this is a hobby. And because it's a hobby, I have no interest in pulling out all the stops to making a "masterpiece". When it comes to the stories I make with individual chapters, I won'...
Hi everyone! Enjoy this chapter. The romance is coming, I promise. It's taking just a little longer for the characters to come together. Again, please leave comments, suggestions, anything you like. * She felt terribly weak. Her body screamed from the beating she had taken. There was a frightening heaviness as if her body was still dead around her. It was...
Chapter 1 We loved the old theatre. It was one of the reasons we moved to the town rather than settle into a countryside cottage. There was something majestic about its faded glory. We loved the crumbling state of the walls and the faded felt on the royal boxes. Katie adored the dome and spire and felt that it looked a little like a fairy castle. It made us...
Author's Note: I tried to limit the military slang but some was inevitable to help the flow of the story. Also, this is a work of fiction! ***** While running in black shorts and a gray USMC shirt I began to a cadence. "DELAY CADENCE... DELAY CADENCE... DELAY CADENCE... COUNT," I yelled while singing my voice. "ONE," the group of Marines running with me...
I awoke with a start. Well in all actuality, came to, after what would've been to a normal man, a deadly night of consuming alcohol and drugs. The pain in my chest and abdomen was overwhelming, and nearly brought tears to my eyes. I looked over with befogged eyes to the table next to the chair that had been my stopping point in the previous night's partying,...
Chapter 10 - End of the Beginning There was nothing but darkness. Darkness and silence. Then her feet hurt. Then there was Bernies' voice, "No! It didn't work!" "Are you sure? I thought I saw him breathing." came Bens' voice. "Really?!" Streek slowly opened her eyes and Bernie came into focus in front of her. A big smile came across her face and she came...
Mei awoke first. She had slept a dreamless sleep yet didn't feel particularly refreshed while she lie looking at the ceiling and thinking. She watched the warm rose-cream light of morning make the wallpaper and textured ceiling glow. It was nice. It was calming as was the breathing of those next to her and the human warmth against her thigh. The quiet moment...