After several decades of economic catastrophe, the world was thankfully rescued by the World Order, a powerful organisation of wealthy individuals who determined that the problem with the old economic system was that it had silly notions about freedom and personal autonomy. Under new laws, it was determined that anyone who committed a crime, however minor, w...
Mindy hadn't known Rachel long when her new friend asked her if she wanted to go at the new mall with her on the weekend; they were both 19 and in there first year at community college. Mindy was a petit girl, about 5'6" 110 lbs, blond hair and blue eyes; she had led a very sheltered life up until now, raised by very strict parents. Rachel was a tall, lanky...
My name is Mayumi Shimazu. I am a chauffeur working for the Takeda family. They are a wealthy family known for their famous jewelry that all the beautiful women wear, and the man behind all of it was Tadakazu Takeda. His son, Kazunari Takeda, is a handsome actor who was featured in commericals for the jewelry, and had a beautiful wife. Her name was Shiori Ta...
A daughter takes over Ayesha was shopping locally with her mother, getting to know the new area. She hoped not to run into anyone from the new school while wearing traditional Pakistani clothes. Although, while wearing an abbaya and head scarf, there wasn't much chance she would be recognised. The clothing completely covered her, leaving just her face parti...
In the bustling electronics store, where the neon lights never seemed to dim, there was a man named Hiroshi. He was the head of security, a stoic figure with a stern gaze that could make even the most brazen shoplifters think twice. Hiroshi had seen it all, from teenagers swiping cheap earphones to professional thieves with pockets full of gadgets. His job w...
I decided to review the tomorrow cases at home. I was tired from the morning audiences and the lunch has been short and unsatisfactory. I glanced at the wall clock in my studio at home. Four pm. Plenty of time to review the six simple cases I had to deal with tomorrow. A glass of iced tea and I was ready. Settling back in my comfortable arm-chair I donned m...
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I work in retail security for a large department store. It's a great job, mostly catching shoplifters and an occasional dishonest employee. I love all the high tech security equipment. Our cameras are so sophisticated we can zoom in on the label in a shirt or the button on a blouse. It doesn't hurt that most of the shoplifters are women. You'd be amazed at w...
The universe definitely has a sense of humor, retired schoolteacher Adawiyah "Ada" Abbudin thought to herself as she walked through the crowded halls of the Eaton Shopping Center in the City of Toronto, Ontario. Coming out as a lesbian at the age of fifty four, after being married for more than thirty years and raising a daughter and a son practically by her...
Mary Hopkins always lived a spoiled rich life. Her parents would give her everything she wanted, they'd never tell her no, and there was never a worry in her life. Mary started padding her bras and living a fake rich life when she was a teen and by 19 she was arrested for vandalism and shoplifting and sent to jail. Mary currently is unable to live on her own...