When I open the door, the delivery man stands right here before my very own eyes with a very bright and big smile, saying out happily and composedly the words, "Good morning, Miss Mila Brooks." I don't want to be rude to him, but honestly speaking, I woke up in a sour, bitter mood today. With a feigned, insincere, and faked-up smile, I reply him: "Good mor...
Chapter 2: Our First Night Together "Dace?" Her voice was soft and low in the darkness, but also burdened with an unmistakable trembling. The door was open between our rooms though the beds were such that we could not see each other. She had wanted to leave it open so I didn't seem so very far away, and asked if that would be all right. It was fine with me....
Mary resisted the urge to adjust herself as she strode into the school. Gretchen followed her, teasing Ashley and Zoey while Rachel skulked along behind them. None of them were paying attention to her, though the rest of the student body kept her in sight constantly. She knew they were wary of her, rightfully so, yet it didn't empower or inspire her as it ha...
Part 32: Preparations for Graduation Cardinal Wong, the Papal Nuncio to the United States, which read in diplomatic speak meant the Ambassador to the United States from the Vatican, looked up in surprise as two men entered his office. After greeting the one he knew, Bishop Jacoby, he was introduced to Father Francisco, and they sat to discuss something that...
Approaching 35 years of being married, Bobbi and Joshua Greenberg reflect on their time together. Each of the partners will give you their perspective on why their romance has lasted so long. This is Part 1 of a multi-part series. Give it time to heat up. This is a work of fiction where I have taken some historic liberties and a few suggestions from the wom...
For the students, the rest of the day went by without by without a problem. The police took Seth off to jail after taking witness reports from Nik and Suzy. More and more students gossiped about what happened. Unintentionally, Mr. Knight had taken down the top gang leader and one of his lieutenants in only a couple weeks. The power vacuum being created was i...
This is the ninth installment of my story about a family with an interesting dynamic. Herein you will see how, after all is said and done, things fall into place for the Professor and his family. ***** The Professor's Women Chapter Nine: The Pieces Fit and a New Love Thursday morning before he left for breakfast, Jackson called Saul on his 'device', usin...
I was on the water's edge. It went for miles in either direction. The blue was so deep that it was nearly unnatural. It seemed cold, uninviting, It filled my entire being with dread, fear and an emotion I couldn't recognize. I couldn't pull my eyes from it. Was I looking for something? Was I running from something? How did I even get here? I saw movement co...
What a Wonderful World by Bob Thiele (using the pseudonym George Douglas) and George David Weiss, first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 * She wasn't alone. That was Melissa's waking thought, a realisation so startling her eyes immediately shot open. But there he was, there was Matt, his head beside hers on the pillow, his eyes still closed, his breathi...
"I don't think I'll be in San Diego any longer than a week. I wish you could join me, but with the reopening of Sanches's in less than a couple of weeks, I understand you won't be able to." We were on the plane flying back to Oregon and Karen was giving me the breakdown of her schedule. "I'm going to be busy, Eddie has the brewery up and running and and is...