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Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 7
Thankfully, it’s a blizzard-free drive to Banff. Not to say it isn’t somewhat eventful. Snow from an earlier storm has melted and refrozen on the road, leaving several precarious stretches of black ice. The afternoon sun bounces off these patches, causing a blinding glare. I grip the wheel in these spots and tense with each slide of the tires.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Criminal
First and Last Kiss
The smell of the car’s trunk tugged at a distant memory, but I couldn’t place it. It was musty with a hint of aged wood. I knew the smell wasn’t what I should focus on, but it seemed important.
By Rick Post5 years ago in Criminal
Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 6
An hour into the flight, Millie is curled up in my lap, softly snoring, and I am quietly whispering the French phrases that are playing through my headphones.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Criminal
Leave It In a Grave
As I walk away from the charred remains of an apartment, all that’s left is time to kill. If it hasn’t happened already, someone will call the authorities and a body shall be found in the ashes. And who was the victim? A guy named Matthew Plouz who was my best friend.
By Mars LeoGrande5 years ago in Criminal
Arthur, Author
David Lopez was a mountainous man, homicide detective in the Orlando Police Department. Fair and just; he took pride in his work. As a beat cop he always held a good relationship with the people of the community he served. David was a hero to many of the children because of his impressive physique and the respect he showed them. The uniform made him look almost like a superhero. In a neighborhood where the police were often believed to be a negative presence, David had inspired some of the children to become law enforcement officers. Eventually he joined homicide because he figured he could serve more by solving murders and taking dangerous criminals off of the streets.
By Cam Rascoe5 years ago in Criminal
Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 5
Packing for the trip goes relatively easily, save for the three different trips I have to make to three different stores to find Millie a properly fitting snow suit. “And boots,” Tucker had told me. “She needs snow boots.” Ignoring the fact that she is not even close to walking yet, a separate issue that I am already worried enough about, do you know that no one stocks snow boots for a nine-month-old? I was able to find some on Amazon, but they wouldn’t ship in time. I get a couple pairs of really thick socks and some too large rain boots. That should be good enough.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Criminal
Tainted
I can remember dodging cracks on the sidewalk, in the hope that I wouldn’t break my mother’s back. I remember my brother sitting in our grandmother’s driveway, trying to burn ants in a pool of light beneath his magnifying glass. I remember the grass stains on my favourite pair of jeans.
By Caileigh Heptinstall5 years ago in Criminal
The Mysterious Black Book
My husband, Seth, and I have been married for a little over six years and we had a son that was five years old. He was a very happy and energetic child and our family felt complete. About two and a half years ago, our son, Chad, was taken while playing ball in the front yard. My husband went inside to answer the phone and when he came back outside, he noticed that Chad was no longer in the front yard playing. He started looking for our son and he checked the backyard and Chad was nowhere to be found. He went throughout the neighborhood knocking on doors and no one knew where our son was. It was Saturday and I only went to work for a half day for a mandatory business meeting. While in the meeting, I received the frantic call from my husband, “Beth, I can’t find Chad”. At first, I thought he was hiding from his father, because they often played hide and seek. When Seth kept saying over and over again that he couldn’t find our son, I just went numb because I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My worst fear of someone harming our child was a reality. I abruptly left the meeting and told them that I had a family emergency.
By Drew 5 years ago in Criminal
Dinner Traditions
The smell was intoxicating, it’s sizzle impossible to ignore as the slab of meat cooked and popped in the cast iron pan. Momma always taught me to cook a good steak on well-seasoned cast iron.
By Julia Maupin5 years ago in Criminal
Man By The River
In came a powerful strike to the side of Emma’s face so forceful that she fell backwards. With blood dripping everywhere, an intense and sharp pain overwhelmed all other senses. Everything was blurry. There may have been a dark shadow of a man wearing a hoodie but she wasn’t sure.
By Ali SP5 years ago in Criminal
Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 4
On my way home from campus, I stop in at the grocery store to get some things for dinner. And a nice bottle of wine. Something bold, spicy, and a tad pricier than our usual twenty-dollar bottles. This grant is definitely a cause for celebration and a great start to our vacation. Other than that, I don’t know what to get. I used to be much better at planning out meals for the whole week, but recently, it’s been more of a day by day thing. I find less food goes to waste that way. There always seems to be too much left over.
By Megan Clancy5 years ago in Criminal
Cai and Molly Davies
The bedroom was mostly white, an almost empty tiny room with a small bed with grey covers in the middle of the room and a bright white night stand on each side of it with a mirror was attached to the door. It was a stark contrast to the way Mildred dressed earning her the nickname, ‘Goth Mildred’. Her husband Cai Davies was always working and lived in his grey suit and thick eyeglasses. Cai towered over Mildred at 6’ 1” despite being in his 60’s. Mildred was only 5’ 3” and in her late 30’s. She had a slim figure, long black hair kept in pig tails, and a light bronze skin with green eyes. The fragrant of the freshly bloomed blue lilies scattered on the bed was overwhelming in the tiny room.
By Stephy Doe5 years ago in Criminal