Chapter 20. Paula and Paul She had come to my campsite from hers to thank me for helping her son that morning. "He seems to be a good kid," I said. "Yes, he is, mostly. He is not nearly as helpless with his broken leg as he led you to believe. He had ulterior motives." I nodded but let her statement pass without comment. She understood that I knew what h...
The funny thing about the cold, it can burn you just as terribly as an open flame. The wind on a winters day sweeping off Lake Michigan was like that, capable of turning skin red like it had been held too close to a hot stove. Mindy Dawson was all too aware of that little fact of life. She walked to work each day from her apartment, braving the conditions in...
"Oh Helen you look so beautiful!" Lillian, her younger sister, exclaimed. Helen giggled, "Thanks Lillian," Lillian giggled, "I'm so jealous! I can't wait to go to my prom." Helen smiled, "It'll happen soon Lilly don't worry." Lilly nodded, "Yeah that's true, but still!" Helen giggled smoothing down her royal blue dress. It was the night of her senior pro...
Note: All persons in this novel are fictitious. If you are looking for a great deal of explicit sexual activity, this story is not for you. Those scenes that are included will be evocative rather than just for the sake of sex itself. This story is for your reading pleasure. Its length is undetermined at this time, because I do not know where my mind will tak...
Here is chapter 4. Chapter 5 will be written soon. All of the characters are above the age of consent. This is self-edited and I know there may be some errors. I ran this through spell checker, but alas, I'm not perfect. I hope any errors you find don't distract from the story. Please leave feedback. Note: I hope you are really enjoying this story. Chap...
Lefyr couldn't believe his eyes. The man Joe Chambers had been stabbed with the jewel handled dagger that his Goddess had enchanted. The scene was quite disturbing because he knew he didn't have magical powers. Had the Goddess of Liosalfar really given deathly power to the blade? So many people were moving around and he didn't know where he belonged. Seei...
"Where were you when I was burned and broken While the days slipped by from my window watching And where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless 'Cause the things you say and the things you do surround me While you were hanging yourself on someone else's words Dying to believe in what you heard I was staring straight into the shining sun." -Pink Floyd,...
This is a continuation of Chapter 1. You might want to read it, to pick up some important details. I want to thank LadyFalcon for her assistance by making constructive comments and editing this story. * * * * * * * The day of my graduation, and a couple days after, were very busy. Mom invited my out-of-state aunt and uncle, plus my young male cousin, to...
"Gwen, your sister has some valid points," stated Ted as Lisa fled the room. "This family has been so affected by Steve that I doubt we can have an objective opinion on him, but you've been talking about this Fallen guy nonstop. You deserve praise and accolades for your actions of the past few days and weeks. However, that doesn't mean that you can lord it o...
Authors Note: First of all, I want to apologize for the confusion I caused with the last chapter with the POV. All your comments are helping me so much with writing the next chapter(s). I do hope that this chapter will run more smoothly and that there will be less confusion. I want to thank you all for continuing to read this story of mine and giving it a ch...