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Ambush in Arizona
The wagon was on its side, one wheel snapped from its axis. Open cases, bags and clothing were strewn over the hard flat sand for several yards. Two bodies lay prone on the bare ground, small pools of dark-red blood soaked into the soil.
By Alex Markham5 years ago in Criminal
Story
Darling Thief "Nothing happened to you." "Am I stupid?" "Not you, but I am a fool. Did I need to listen to you? You have started fasting on Monday for my long life. I can't sleep the night before. You cooked all night for the morning. What kind of fast is yours when you overeat in the morning. You know how much you eat; no person has food cravings for even two days. You got sick not with fasting but for overeating.
By kuljit mann5 years ago in Criminal
Detective Davis
Detective Davis The Case of the Missing Keys (Teaser) Pt II Please refer to Detective Davis part one in order to catch up on the plot. This is not the start of this story, it is continued from the previous post. Thank you so much for your feedback and support.
By Elijah Davis5 years ago in Criminal
Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 15
It feels like hours have passed, though it’s probably nowhere near as long, and I am starting to drift off again, when I hear a voice. A different one than usual. This one is real. Or, at least, I think it is.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Criminal
Sparks Into Flame
"I'm sorry I wasn't there in time, Simin." John started, no hint of accusation in his voice. I looked up from my ashy fingers and stared at him stonily, unsure how to respond.
By Aditya Choudhary5 years ago in Criminal
Stories from a Small Town
Robby O’Donnell looked up, his eyes red rimmed. He ran the palm of his hand over the stubble on his close cropped head. Teazle smiled to herself; she remembered that gesture in high school when Robby’s hair had been four inches longer.
By Ruth DeAmicis5 years ago in Criminal
Communicator
They say when people die their spirits go on to the afterlife. However, what if they had to see something through and had to catch the person who murdered them. However, since their transparent and, well dead, they need a connecter to communicate with the living to solve their own murder. These people are “Communicators” You see there are four types of people in this world; People who murder, People who find the murders, victims, and Communicators’. Communicators’ work for a secret government that secretly runs the other world or spirit world. Cause if they did not the world would be in constant chaos. It is a Communicators’ duty to help the spirits cross over to the other side. If they do not cross within a certain period, the spirit will never cross over.
By Erin Phillips 5 years ago in Criminal
Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 14
Please, don’t let me die here. Please, don’t let me die here. It repeats over and over in my head, echoing until the voice is not my own. It’s coming from somewhere else. From deep within me and beyond the mountains. Please, don’t let me die here. I fade in and out, the scene around me becoming blurry and then sharpening like a knife, driving through the colors of the world. A bright light and then darkness again. I try to move, but I am stuck, buried up to my chest in the wave of snow that followed me down the mountain. This can’t be happening. I scream for help and listen to my voice bounce among the trees, getting caught in the crisp afternoon breeze and blowing away down the valley. I am all alone. Except, I now remember, I’m not.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Criminal
Obsessed Part Two
I mean it’s been years and she doesn’t remember anything. She could have friends and not know who they are. They get ready to leave the hospital and the nurse hands her a paper with her number on it and says if you need anything you just give me a call. You can tell the nurse is a little concerned about sending her home with a stranger, but he showed pictures of them together and he somehow had proof that he was her uncle, but half the time some hospitals will just release them in their care.
By Megan Wolfe5 years ago in Criminal
When Dream Turns into Nightmare
Before I start the story, I need to warn you. First, it's based on a night dream I had not so long ago, so it's not a true story (could have been though). Second, even though I did want to become a police officer when I was younger, I never was one so there might be some inaccuracy in the terms or in the protocols. And third, this story isn't made to dissuade people from being police officers, but to make them realise that every decision has consequences. They could be good or bad, but in any case, I'm showing that you should always think carefully when you're in a no-win situation. Think carefully, but think quickly.
By Calie Judy Brooks5 years ago in Criminal
Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 13
We arrive at the ski resort early. The parking lot is nearly empty and we get a spot in the front row. There are two other cars parked near us. One has all its doors open and three guys are piling out, putting on boots and collecting a pair of skis, poles, and two snowboards off the roof rack. An older couple is in the other. They have just arrived and are working on getting their gear together. Could that be Tucker and I years from now? Our children grown and gone and us away on vacation together. I look at the couple again. Nope. That’s not going to be us. The man looks way too happy to be here.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Criminal
Saturn in Retrograde 3:13
She was in most respects a happy woman. Except, of course, when Leland beat her. It was just something she had to bear, she realized. Divorce was not an option if you were the wife of a highly respected local physician. Not if you had no way to maintain the lifestyle to which you had become accustomed.
By Tom Baker5 years ago in Criminal