We were awakened by a knock on the door announcing that breakfast would be ready in half an hour at eight. I recognized Rachel's voice and jumped up to open the door. She was about to walk away to knock on another door when I called to her, "Rachel, come here please." She turned and came back. "Knocking on our door is not the proper way to awaken us." "I'm...
NOTE: This continues the story of Abby and Vince. She visits him at college. ***** "Abby, slow down, you've already explained the list of numbers three times. I'm your brother; I've been here a few times and know my way around the house." "Yeah, I'm nervous about visiting Vince at college." "Really, I don't know what you packed but I've never seen yo...
When you're at a job interview, there are a number of things it isn't very wise to mention. It's not a good idea, for example, to tell the interviewer that you have a real problem with authority, that you don't take orders too well and they had better learn to deal with it. You might also want to avoid ending any response with anything along the lines of "c...
The attendees of John St. Clair's extraordinary wedding to Kristina and the execution of his Will, duly congregated at the large dining room. A sumptuous cold buffet was laid out with more than enough food for all of them to enjoy. A hired server was circulating with a tray full of flutes of champagne for them to imbibe. Vickie pursuant to instructions from...
Half an hour later, Steve and Gwen pulled into the Anderson driveway. At least they pulled into the bottom of the drive, as it was full of cars. Gwen looked the cars over and turned to Steve. "I'm so sorry. It looks like every relative and friend my family knows has decided to meet at our place. I think it may be to inspect you and maybe grill you as boyfri...
Along the bumpy dirt road, a carriage sat with it's wheel askew. The driver worked tediously until he finally manage to work it off it's axis. Part of the wheel was fractured from it's merciless travel down the forsaken path. The driver glance up and noticed a thin, brown headed man dressed in black pants, and a colorful shirt walking toward him. He didn't a...
1. "Nora!" My wife clapped her hand over her mouth reflexively. "Uh...." I turned away from the forest nymph tracing lazy circles on my chest to see what had caught my wife's attention. "Jocelyn, what's a respectable woman like you doing here?" Our young neighbor greeted my wife with her usual playful cheeriness. "I ... uh ... we ... uh ..." My wife was...
If there is anything better than leaving work early on a sunny Friday afternoon in July, maybe it's knowing that you have the house to yourself for the whole weekend. These precious few days had been marked on my calendar for over a month now. Not any calendar at home of course. Jill, my wife, would have had a bird if she ever caught me looking forward to an...
Chapter 9: Stability and Security We left the store feeling so good. My joy lessened when noticing Wen often moving her hand to press it against one eye. It troubled me she was still dealing with repeated headaches. Deciding to celebrate the news of the Tanaka-takedown, we decided on a restaurant we had never visited. It was close to home and from the numbe...
Sunday, April 11 It was 12:30 in the afternoon when Violett got home. As she stepped into her apartment she noticed the pizza box and empty glasses on the coffee table and knew her roommates, Brad and Jenny, were still in bed. She was grateful for that and just went straight to her room. She felt so weary, as if she were coming down with something. She need...