The two masked men dragging Sophie to her new temporary accommodations were growing tired of being kicked by the rebellious young spitfire, so they paused their march to her room. Instead of enduring further pummelling, they stopped, grabbed an arm and le...
So, you’re all caught up, and we’re at this moment. You’ve been introduced to all the players in my sordid little life of lust, desire, passion, and, most importantly, love. The broad strokes are that we’re all fucking anything with a pulse. I’m with Beck...
The scene in the dining area was utter chaos, and Hamish was not a happy man. He stood, having dropped a weighty tome about psychology onto the table to get everyone to stop talking all at once. On one side of the table were Rebecca, Sophie, and I – with...
The air was thick with expectation as I looked from one girl to the other. Hope was etched into every pore on their delicate and exquisite features. “I have decided that life is too short not to try something new and have to live with the loneliness and r...
Having changed into a pair of loose joggers, I diverted to the kitchen to forage for snacks. Mom and Carter were still locked in… whatever they were locked into, and they seemed to be chatting up a storm. The quiet mumblings were punctuated by occasional...
One thing I admire about Becky more than any of her other characteristics is that she is a genuinely kind and gentle soul. She is friendly to everyone, not simply by showing empathy or being ‘politically correct’ (however, her stepmother Simone does not f...
We continued to walk through the exquisitely manicured gardens for a while, meandering this way and that while Rebecca showed off her comprehensive knowledge of the plants and bushes that Carter was so carefully cultivating. “I can explain,” I started, kn...
The following two days passed me by in a blur. I was fitted for my rental tuxedo and paid to have it dry-cleaned and pressed. I attended the rest of my classes but barely paid attention to the lecturers. My mind was replaying our encounter in minute, exqu...
We were sitting in class the first time I noticed Rebecca. The bright early fall sun was streaming through one of the opened windows in the lecture hall. Professor Wynn was droning on as usual about some ancient Babylonian tablet, and the weather was unse...
After spending a romantic night sleeping in each other's arms under the stars in the bush, they rose just before daybreak and enjoyed the spectacular sunrise. After an hour of marvelling at nature's majesty, they had just downed a tasty breakfast of bacon...
The Mitsubishi Outlander crawled to a slow halt in the Gumtree Forest, in sight of a natural clearing large enough to make camp before the rapidly approaching night enveloped the land in its inky darkness. The couple had bickered about trivial matters on...
I’ve been using my local coffee shop for years. I was a patron long before my accident. Unfortunately, I now needed to walk with a stick permanently, which made carrying a tray loaded with coffee and a sandwich or a slice of something delicious something...
