Chapter 1: Inseparable Chris and Emily’s parents married when they were both pretty young. They grew up as family. And with birthdays just a month and a half apart, they were the same age most of the year. Almost immediately Mom and Dad started referring to them as the “step-twins” and the moniker stuck. For a long time they were inseparable. They made up ga...
There I sat, PM on a Friday night on the fifty-seventh floor of the Delta Tower. All I had to do was finish looking over some progress reports and I would be done for the weekend. Taking note of the success rate for my main experiment, I stood up and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling that overlooked the entire city. I could faintly see my reflection in the...
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Consciousness is slow returning. The first thing Grubs becomes aware of is the vibrations of the deck plating he's touching, telling his bones that the machinery in the engineering bay is working away. No real sound though, which means he's not in the bay proper. So why is he lying on the deck? Memory returns in a rush, along with a brief flood of adrenalin...
Sam and Michelle had worked together for the Computer Science Department on campus for a few semesters. They knew each other mostly in passing and had had several interesting conversations, but for the most part their schedules had kept them from getting to know each other too well. Their last semester in college found them in the same project class together...
Okay so I didn't ask on the last chapter, if you've got constructive comments let me know. This chapter or previous ones just let me know to which you are referring to. ********** 'Also DON'T allow Micheal to touch Brianna, and DON'T allow him near her bed...' Why did I tell Tina that? Brian wondered after he had deactivated the communicator. Oh well, he c...
Nadia entered the office building atrium through the rotating doors. Her heels clicked on the marble floor as she strode to the reception desk. Her fitted business suit was an expensive charcoal grey pinstripe with knee length skirt. Her hair shone in the sunlight. "I have an interview appointment with the vice president of corporate relations, Mr. Bla...
Reema Ahmed and her boyfriend's fates were set when the acceptance letters started rolling in. It was a stressful time, and understandably so. The school they chose now would set the course for the rest of their lives. "I got early acceptance into Montgomery!" she said to him as she waved the letter at him in the hallway of their highschool. The truth wa...
USS Surefoot, Deck 1 Fore -- Bridge: Hrelle swallowed, his stomach plummeting into some hidden vortex as he stared at the viewscreen. The basic attack pattern of the enemy was the same as what the probe data had suggested: a main Dominion ship with a swarm of smaller Scarabs trailing behind like schoolcubs, and Cardassian Galor vessels surrounding the main...
Part 8 - London Chapter 14 - A Recruiting Trip Abroad After the fuss over whether Janice should be recruited, Liu called two days later and asked if I was interested in a trip to London. "The Head of R&D for the Asians is giving a talk at a major trade show next week. His assistant called and wondered if you could hop over there for a day or two to discus...