The drive from my parents' house to work was not what anyone would call a commute. In a town of 5,000, you're never more than five minutes from anywhere. Add the fact the the plant started production at 7:00 in the morning, and there weren't exactly traffic jams to deal with. With Dawn fresh in my mind, and having escaped the house without having to face my...
"So, see you guys at six then?" "Six." I agree, nodding, whilst beside me Jessica pulls a face. Luckily, Emma doesn't notice. She beams at us, and waves, before literally bouncing off down the corridor towards her final two lessons, Science and Math I think, her long blonde hair bouncing behind her, and judging by how much male attention...
Chapter Three: "The next few weeks" The next morning, Monday, all was well. Jessie drove Jenny to school. Before she left her, Jessie said to Jenny, "Remember, you are to delay as long as you can until Silva shows up." "Yes mom." Jessie drove to work and had a great day. First, her immediate boss thanked her for her hard work. Then the CEO sent her a pe...
As long as I can remember, my parents owned a cabin up in the mountains. It was a nice size cabin but the best part was we had a huge yard, about 25 acres, near the river. As a family, we would spend many weekends camping. I am the oldest child in the family, one sister in the middle, and one brother who is the youngest. We get along most of the time but we...
When I returned to school on Monday after the amazing weekend at the Principal’s house, I thought there might be a degree of awkwardness, particularly as I had young Jennifer in my class first up, but she behaved as if nothing had happened at all. She was neither too forward nor too reserved, and the only thing that told me I hadn’t really dreamed the whole...
The coach and Tamica spent Saturday night at the cabin and returned to Lakeville Sunday. In an effort to make sure no one suspected a thing, Tamica left more than a couple hours before Bret. He was the hoping that come Monday morning, she would act like Monique had acted a couple weeks earlier: as if nothing had happened over the weekend. He was right. Tami...
God, I hate Monday mornings...kids don't want to be at school and teachers REALLY don't want to be at school. I'm not even sure how I made it through this particular Monday morning. I am a high school science teacher and my weekend went beyond anything I have ever experienced or could have imagined. I have been a teacher for 10 years now, but my job does not...
"Are you serious?!" Kelly exclaimed. "He was such a jackass in high school!" "Yeah, but it's Ryan's best friend. If I had known it was going to be an issue I would have told you sooner, I'm sorry!" Jennifer replied. Jen had just told Kelly that Kyle was going to be coming on the camping trip with them. Jen and Ryan had been dating for the past year, and d...
I had been married about three years and was in my senior year of college. My husband and I lived in married student housing on campus. He had a schedule full of senior level business classes and worked a part time job, so about ninety nine per cent of the time he was either working or studying or sleeping. I still missed my family and friends back home, whi...
I sat on the couch listening to my son Tom talk to my ex-wife over the phone. "Well, tell Peter to come on over and get them." Peter. Beth had stopped referring to me as "Dad" once we got divorced. It was her way of reinforcing that we were no longer "Mom" and "Dad." That her new husband was just as much a father to Tom as I was. It was a constant reminder...