Katherine Martell Harrington awoke to the sound of a lawnmower starting up outside. At first she thought it was coming from next door but it sounded too close, like it was right underneath her window. Pulling herself out of bed she went to the window and peered down below. She saw Mr. Ferguson standing next to a lawnmower. Floyd Ferguson was a middle-aged ge...
Chanelle took a blindfold and slipped it on her head and closed Katherine off from the visual world. "Why do you blindfold me?" Katherine asked. "It opens up your sense of touch and makes you concentrate on what you feel, instead of what you see." "Really?" Katherine replied. "Trust me, angel, I know what I'm doing." Chanelle said confidently to her....
Chapter 03: New Beginnings After that night things changed for Brian and Jen. Jen moved out of the apartment and into a quaint cottage for rent back in her old town. She had her confidence back and held her head high as she walked around town. She had restored friendships with many people and it felt good to be home. Jen still found it a bit awkward around...
They left the house and got into Jules car and drove downtown to a restaurant that Katherine hadn't been to before. They got out and walked across the parking lot holding hands with each other, Katherine being in the middle. They entered the place and stood together inside. Chanelle approached a tall, attractive looking woman with short, cropped , blonde hai...
Chapter 2 Shortly after breakfast the next day, Mr and Mrs Hannard set off to town to visit an elderly aunt of Mr Hannard who had suffered a sudden illness. Anne joined them in their excursion, though her company would only last as far as the shops. Katherine was left to her own thoughts, alone in the house except for cook, who was busy in the kitchen. It...
June 12, 1680 The deck of the ship was filled with men, running back and forth as a gust of wind kicked up, the sails straining against the ropes holding them in place. The little girl stood just inside the captain's quarters, watching the hulking figures strain to bring in the sails. A rumble of thunder and the quickly disappearing light made her guess tha...
Author's note: You'll need to read Chapter 6 for this to really make sense. We landed at the small Texas airport at 3:12 in the morning. The dozen or so passengers - seven of which were with the company I worked for - deplaned and walked through the small, deserted airport like zombies. The only sound was the clickity clack of our rolling luggage. We immed...
It was a gorgeous, Midwestern spring day. Julie was getting ready to head out on another one of her all morning rides. She was in her mid-twenties, had accepted a job out of college and had to move to a new Midwestern town. During her first year she worked so hard that she didn't make time for anything else, and the pounds started to add up. Upon realizing h...
Even though Sean's team lost their first game, the kids had a blast. Katherine still couldn't help but wish that Jake would have shown up for Sean. Luckily, Sean hadn't noticed his father's absence, or maybe he just chose to ignore his absence. Either way, she still couldn't get over the fact that Jake had decided to just walk away from Sean. Didn't he reali...
She didn't have to wait long until there was a knock at the door. "Why don't you answer that for me Katherine." "Okay." She said and got up and moved to the door. Chanelle and Julia could both see the door from where they sat and watched as Katherine opened the door. They could only imagine the look on her face as it opened and she saw Trisha standing...