"I saw you park so I started making it already," Jailyn smiled as she pushed the triple café mocha across the table as Lauren breezed through the doorway. Pushing a strand of her chestnut hair behind her ear, she grabbed the towel and starting wiping up the espresso machine. "Ugh, thanks you're saving me" Lauren sighed, dropping her bag on the floor next to...
Annie was always the favorite. Among our parents, our peers, and especially with the boys. All of our childhood, Annie was always praised for whatever she was doing. In school, the teachers had always told her that she did well and that she would excel in life and that she would go far in whatever way of life she chose. She was always the popular girl. She w...
Not so long ago an old schoolgirl friend of my wife got back in touch after several years. My wife had kept in touch with Samantha over the years exchanging Xmas and birthday cards etc. Then Samantha turned up on our doorstep with her bags after her marriage broke up. My wife, Elizabeth offered sympathy and practical help to her old school friend. First thi...
Our train pulled into Gare de Nord at twenty three twenty six local time. The platform swarmed with life as we disembarked, passengers intermingling with the always over excitable station employees. Elizabeth insisted on keeping her baggage, a bastard collection of handbag, shoulder satchel and small wheeled case. Not wishing to make a scene I indulged her b...
I'd never been to Liverpool before, so when I was told I'd have to go up there on business I figured I'd stay for the weekend and see some of the city. I knew that, after a particularly rough time in the 70s and 80s, the city was being revitalised, and I planned to take in some of the cultural attractions. I'd also made several previous trips to Manchester a...
To Jews, Christians and Muslims, all one has to do is sincerely ask God for forgiveness and the one known as God, Yahweh, Allah and The Most High shall grant it. The entire world can't be wrong on something of that magnitude, can they? I wish I could believe that with time anything can be forgiven. Even something like me. I wish. Since I can't be sure of tha...
Robert looked up when his wife Rachel walked into the room and asked him one more time to go with her to the party. Robert sighed, "Honey, it’s a costume party. I worked all week and I’m bushed. I really don’t feel like getting into some weird costume and parading around wringing wet with sweat.You go ahead with the girls and have a good time. I’m just goin...
She loved the feel of the bike between her legs, it's motor humming in that throaty grunt that only a Harley has. It was a classic soft tail, black and chrome. She had rebuilt it herself. At 5ft 10"she was statuesque enough to handle the hog well. She had on black leather pants, (the ones with the studs on the outside of the leg that can be undone very quick...
Alex hated this hour, this intervening hour. He wished they could get it out of the way at once – but Mrs. Hague insisted on an hour of carols, an hour’s break, and then a further hour. He didn’t even get paid for the hour inbetween, or any food – not normally at least. That’s why this time Alex decided he was fed up of this gig, and was going to go join the...
"Hello there! You must be the new guy! I'm Sandy!" A pert voice with a pure Czech-accent greeted me as I entered my dorm room for the first time. I looked towards the sound and was greeted with a well-toned body of a girl, standing in her tiny denim shorts and a pink tank top. The thought of having a girlfriend kinda had me restricted off of the 'fun and ad...