I have had a few affairs during my working life. I traveled a lot and was away from home for weeks on occasion. Nights alone in a hotel room or in a restaurant, can lead a person to seek temporary comfort. The affairs were seldom of the 'one-night' variety, but usually involved women with whom I became acquainted through my business. The encounters usually...
They say you should write about what you know. And after today, I don't think I'll ever forget. My first day off in months. Payday still a week away so no chance of going home or on a proper holiday, but decided rather than mooching at home I'd nip into town. 'Why not' I thought, despite the pounding poverty I could still afford a few luxuries, and what be...
It was the end of a cold, long but fulfilling day. The bright bustling city dimmed to a lowly tired pace as people disappeared in the darkness of the suburbs. The mindless workers swarmed the stations like flies around a light. "Ahh... I'm so full." A tipsy voice spewed out. "we shouldn't have had ordered extra deserts and chocolate shake... Especially with...
Alone at home Ashkey sat and enjoyed her coffee and contemplated the changes that she was going to undertake in her life. Every day Monday to Friday she had seven hours alone. Normally she would drag her housework out so that it filled all of her day but now she was determined to do something different with her time. She calculated that she could spend an...
Tried writing a story (not this story) before, didn't work out as well as I'd hoped. But I've got a clearer vision now, and more experience and so I'm hoping that this comes off as delightful as its making me tingle. Feel free to drop some constructive criticism in the comments. Thanks, love! ***** "Hello Sweetheart." The voice that wrapped around his e...
Jimmy yawned as he roused from his casual slumber, stretching his arms and his legs the best he could in the cramped confines of the seat. He was so exhausted that his body and mind gave into sleep. Recently he had been working many late nights at the office putting in twelve hours or more each passing day, not to mention the long rides on the bus. The only...
The plane could not get me there fast enough. Non-stop from Newark to Cancún, by myself. No child, no man, just freedom. And adventure. I had not reserved a hotel room. I did not speak a lot of Spanish. But I would get by, I knew. And I would avoid the Hotel Zone at all cost. From the airport, I took the bus downtown. It only took a couple of stops; then th...
Before you read this part I strongly suggest that you read the previous part. It will give you the background that will make this part a lot more enjoyable. Part 08 DAY 13 ****** I woke to sound of Dani shouting my name. As usual, I'd gone to bed leaving the balcony door open so Dani's shouting soon woke me. When I emerged Dani told me that I had about a...
I spent the Monday, well, hiding to be honest. I'd been down here a week, applied for every job in the world and ended up, glory upon glory, in a pasty shop. Yes, this was my great escape! Selling over priced pasties with coffee on the side, watching my life slowly wither away with every pasty I sold. 'It's Money' I kept telling myself, but the more I said t...
Well, these things happen, I had been unemployed for a year, I had been to hundreds of interviews but there just wasn't anything out there for a poorly educated woman. Money had been so tight that for three months my husband and I had been fighting and last night was no different. Johnny had offered, days ago, to take me to an interview in Wellingborough as...