Dr. Reed entered the room. He gave Kelly a smile. "I heard you did great in x-rays. Let's see what we have, ok?" Kelly nodded. She had a curious look on her face. Almost a look of anticipation instead of pain or dread. "Dr. Reed turned on the overhead viewer. He studied the x-ray carefully. I could see Kelly's expression change; she was trying to diagnose h...
Chapter 1 – Crash-landing The pilot turned back and smirked at Paula and Noel. "How are you girls?" he asked. "It's getting boring," Paula replied and slumped into her seat. Noel hemmed, then took out a comb and brushed her curly brown hair. The little Cessna rocked slightly and tilted. The pilot studied the dials. The engine started to whir louder. "...
Chapter 3 -- Charming Clumsiness Pratt took his time smoothing the fiberglass around Jill's waist. I wondered if he wanted to make a perfect mould or just was enjoying the lovely curves of her hips. Jill was lying motionless, her eyes partially closed. Her fingers were locked together as if she was trying to suppress her nervousness. I was glad to see that...
I was to marry on Saturday week and didn't want a stag night. The very idea of getting blindingly drunk with a loud, raucous bunch of mates unpalatable. I told my best man it wasn't required and to say nothing to my fiancé, Lily. Over the years I made many girlfriends and still secretly saw them on a platonic basis. I preferred their company to guys. One ni...
After our long embrace, Kelly crutched out of the bedroom and lowered herself carefully onto the chair in the bedroom. She then propped her crutches up against the wall beside her. I quickly read her cues and grabbed a stool and moved it in front of her chair. I then carefully lifted her casted leg and gently placed it on the stool. This was the first time I...
It was a dark and rainy Saturday morning. I was a little depressed so everything looked boring to me. The book I tried to read held my attention only for half an hour. Then, I decided to clean the garage and throw away all unnecessary things. I live alone in a big house. After retiring, my parents moved to live in France. Not a bad decision at all. The mai...
Chapter 1 – Flat Tire Chapter 2 - Help No one heard me. Is it possible? The house is so close. I shouted again. What I am going to do now? Could I have broken my ankle? Such things do happen, but why to me? I unbuckled the strap and gently touched the swelling. It was bigger than before. I took off the shoe and cautiously moved my ankle. More pain. Should...
Trinity River, Texas~ Generally, you never seem to forget the first time you seen your pet. Most of the time its choosing from a litter. Or just recall the cuteness of holding them for the first time and the adjustment of breaking them into their new home. The first time I saw Numchucks I was at, "Super Dave's." A character to say the least. This guy had...
Fish for a Story Idea, a Word or Literary Inspiration I observed a friend writing. She was sitting with a small stack of papers in her lap and a pencil in her hand. She would look outward, not really looking at anything specifically but instead she was fishing for words to use that would fit into her write. She scribbled on the paper and then looked upward...
Two - Second Daughter's Friend It had been just about 6 weeks since I got the cast for my broken arm. I had fallen getting into the shower after answering a phone call. My daughters were the ones who found me when they had arrived for me to take them out for a family dinner that evening. It was rather embarrassing that they had seen me naked, but it was g...