As Tom drove down the road of the farm, he looked in his rear view mirror to see Ellen standing there on the porch. It reminded him of the first time he left her. She stood on the same steps, still waved, and it broke his heart then as it did now. This time it not only hurt, but burned inside of him like a hot fire iron scorching his insides. Yet he still le...
She swam towards the voices in the dark. They were laughing and making jokes about the disgusting state of the water. Disgusting because the drought had brought the water line down so low, nature was having a hard time cleaning itself. There they were. She could make out their heads silhouetted against the distant lights on the other side of the lake. Big D...
The sun broke through the clouds to shine through my window and make me greet the day. It took me a moment to recall the events of the last evening and then I turned to find Sara had already gotten up. I lingered in the warm bed a while longer while relishing the memory of the night before. Just thinking about Sara made me feel like a teenager again and I fo...
(Copyright 2001. All rights reserved). All characters and events are fictitious. "How many girls do you want let into the hotel?" Natasha herd Tim asking H as she helped herself to a piece of cheese flan from one of the tables set up to hold the buffet for the after show party in the Bands hotel. "I think what we have here will do them fine tonight." H re...
Tonight was the night! Jim stood in front of the bathroom mirror making sure everything was perfect for his date this evening. He was feeling really good... and just a little bit nervous too. It had been 6 weeks since he had first laid eyes on her. He remembered it like it was just yesterday. He had been at work getting everything ready for the product pho...
The heat shimmered above the road as the motorbike sped along the bitumen heading up into the mountains. Some strands of her hair had come loose from under her helmet and streamed out behind her like a banner waving in the wind. The scenery flew by them in a rush of green hues as they wound their way up the mountain. Fran was fairly sure where they were head...
Simon Adams flung his front door wide, his face breaking into a grin as Aileen leaped through and into his arms. For a minute they held each other tightly, the warm summer air wafting into the townhouse. Disengaging, Aileen picked up her bags and her host shut the door. “Good trip?” he inquired, leading her into the kitchen. She nodded, her initial smile st...
Chapter 11 (her) After arriving back at the hut late that evening I was exhausted. James had to go back to the shop to check on it and after our escapades at the waterfall. He seemed quite tired himself. Not feeling like talking to anyone I ate some peanuts and fruit from the mini fridge and ate it on the patio watching the surf roll in. After a beer and...
We’ve been friends for almost 3 years now. There have been a lot of late night talks, hours of advice giving, and even some plain old fun. Remember when we first met? I was still married and very miserable. You stood by me every step of the way when I got divorced. You are the one I always ran to crying. Even when I thought I shouldn’t, you let it be known t...
I looked in my pint of beer, wondering just how I had gotten stuck here, sitting with a guy I barely knew who was rapidly getting drunk. A freelance graphics job had brought me to the east coast where my client had taken me out for drinks. Not knowing anyone in town, I accepted, little knowing how the night would turn out. After a single beer, Mike had becom...