The things I do for love, Tyrone Ferguson thought to himself as he marched into the Rexall pharmacy located inside the Billings Bridge Mall and asked the skinny, pale woman behind the counter where he might find some Cotex, his Saudi Arabian girlfriend Amina Alzahrani's favorite tampon brand. The woman smiled knowingly, and pointed to one of the store's vast...
"I need to put a down payment on a vehicle sir, but am short on funds," Bina said matter of factly to her boss, "the bank will finance the rest of the purchase, and I will be in your debt if you could loan me one hundred thousand rupees for a little while." "That is quite a bit of money, you only make about twenty thousand each month, and with your expenses...
Eighty-six. That was the number of people killed during the most recent of raids that the country of Calmeria had endured. The enemy was crafty and had managed to avoid the country's troops as they hunted for the killers. These enemies were goblins. Standinging only half the height of an average human male, they were cunning and deadly fighters. Although cow...
My mother used to let out some apartments. For a while, I would help out collecting rents and so on. One of the apartments was let by a woman and her daughter. The daughter was in her late 30's, the mother about 60, I guess. I will call her Mrs Ronson, she was a sweet little old lady. I used to visit during the day when the daughter was out at work - I was...
"So you want to see me naked," remarked the statuesque, thirtyish beauty. Seating herself and crossing her legs, she pondered aloud, "I wonder if you're ready to pay the price." Her voice was stern and her words held a note of challenge, as if to suggest that I might not be up to what lay ahead. Kneeling naked before her--blindfolded, collared, cuffed and g...
It's Christmas Eve in Christmas Town. The elves are busy getting Santa's magical sleigh packed with toys for all the good children around the world. Rumor has it Santa traded his sleigh in for a Lamborghini with all the latest bells and whistles. With his new set of wheels, he'd be able to make his deliveries in a shorter amount of time. Rudolph had sprain...
Small town U.S.A., Youngstown, Ohio. You learn a lot in a short amount of time. Things to live and die by. Sometimes you make a mistake and paying for it is hell. This story is about one such mistake. My name is Nick and my wife is Paula. I owned a small bar-restaurant, with mostly local people coming in. Times were tough and money was getting short. I was...
Julie sighed as she poured herself a cup of coffee. She sat down and took a sip reflecting on how quickly things had changed. She and her mother lived together in a quaint cottage style home. The small insurance settlement, after her father's accident, had gone for funeral expenses and a car. Nevertheless, they had managed by living a frugal live style. Now...
Our financial situation had become desperate. My husband hadn’t worked in two years and his prospects were bleak. Financially, I had been trying to carry the load, but, as a sales clerk, my paycheck wasn’t quite enough to cover the bills. For my family, and especially for our two young ones, I needed to find a way out. We were awash in overdue notices and I...
"Quit your bitching and get the second boom arm working now! That iridium isn't going to magically mine itself and I'm going to need a damn good payout from this contract." Aleyra scolded from the captain's seat. Zach mumbled inaudibly as he finished working on the boom servo. "Only 2 more weeks to put up with this shit. It's been a long 3 months, but the p...