I drove into Center Street Car Wash at 2:00 in the afternoon. Yes, I was skipping out of work. There were just a couple guys there, washing a big off-road truck. I pretended not to see them as I put my coins into the machine, and then took off my suit-jacket. I knew the guys were still watching me, no doubt hoping to see me get all soapy and wet as I washed...
At the youth club I'd noticed often that Ricky was not interested in the girls who sidled up to him, despite their flirtations he turned away from them so got the resulting name calling. But for me it was good news because I guessed he was like me, either that or he wasn't interested in either sex. Anyway I thought that was the time to befriend him in a mo...
JEREMY Jeremy had thought about it for years. A last resort decision for him, something that he kept making excuses for why he shouldn't consider the option. But after a bad joke one of his friends made about him while watching a game a few weeks earlier made him take the decision seriously. He and his friends were just talking about the women they were rec...
Anne Tower and her husband, Jacob, had just said their I dos. They kissed each other and their friends and families clapped and cheered while they walked down the aisle. They had taken pictures with family and friends. They kissed each other and were having the time of their lives. In private moments, Jacob would whisper in his bride's ear how he could not...
They call me Al-Asi but that is not my real name it, however, reflects who I am better than my real name. For me, the name is a testament that it's possible to defy the place you are born into. I'm not an educated girl, I can barely read and write, but I'm a poet and narrator, because I know how to tell a story. The name gives a clue to my origins; I'm from...
I've been babysitting for the longest time. Every weekend, I have a job and have made enough money to buy a car. I've been babysitting for the Jackson's for about two years now. They hired me overnight and will be paying me three hundred dollars. I'm so excited to go over there tonight. The best part of babysitting over there, is their gorgeous son named Jac...
Jason didn't run into any of the women he planned to see over the next few days during classes, but he did see Lana in the halls. They said cordial hellos and she seemed to want to talk but he begged off saying he needed to get to class. He could feel her eyes on his back as he walked off. 'Fuck her,' he thought. 'She made her choice and now I'm involved wit...
Chapter 3 Deb's Plan Debbie: I had my arm wrapped through Ian's, and I made sure he couldn't help feeling the side of my breast as I leaned into him. I told him how much I enjoyed the play and I saw the smile that produced. He suggested we have a snack, and after a brief debate we agreed it would be my treat. I told him he'd treated me to a lovely evening...
I was on my way home from my girlfriend's house, and I was furious. Well, girlfriend isn't quite the right word anymore. We had a huge fight and ended up breaking up. It started when I finally talked her into sleeping with me. I had gone through the usual ritual, involving dinner and a show, some wine at her place and lots of kissing. At least I thought th...
It wasn't like I was prying, it was lunch break right? I usually go out to a local café, have a smoke and a couple of bacon rolls, but on this occasion I'd forgot my bloody fags and had to go back to the office for them. Opening my office door I heard this shuffle and a couple of grunts - who was there, bent proudly across my desk with Heather behind - yes...