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Smith and Wesson Didn't Make Just One Gun!
Damar and Marcy Adair had just married and were excited to move from a one bedroom to a two-bedroom apartment. They were so happy together and believed that each had met and found their soulmate. Marcy was gorgeous but she was a down to earth girl. All she wanted to do was to love and be loved. When she met Damar, she found everything she was looking for in a man. Damar was handsome yet approachable, loving, intelligent and a very hard worker. Marcy had been the product of a very abusive first marriage and ironically Damar divorced for similar reasons. Sparks flew when they laid eyes on each other for the first time. They world wind dated, got engaged and married a year after they met.
By Brenda Carter3 years ago in Criminal
A Confrontation in an Alleyway
The frozen rain beat down on Alex’s back as he trudged through the dank alley. His black hair had lost its volume and had taken on the appearance of an overused dishrag, flopping down on his head, long and stringy. He was soaked to the skin, though he was unsure whether it was with sweat, precipitation, or both. His body, usually proudly and defiantly erect, was hunched over, his turquoise eyes piercing through the downpour to the ruins of the once great city that towered around him.
By Rachel Hannah Fendrich3 years ago in Criminal
Justice Served?
This is Laurel Ingram reporting the murder trial of the century. Poor Lilah Thorne, a beautiful actress, was cut down in her prime on what was supposed to be a fun night. The accused? None other than Miss Thorne’s costar and lover, Edward Mallory. It’s impossible to say which is the greater tragedy, the loss of such a young life or that of such a promising acting career.
By Morgan Rhianna Bland3 years ago in Criminal
Murdered by My Friends - By Amarieana Hicks
Violet is a young woman who lives in a small and busy city. Violet is 27 years old and interned at a law firm. She is known for her charm and kindness. Violet typically spent her weekends studying, but on this particular weekend, she found herself at an exciting pool party, where she met Joseph, who is 29 years old and is funny and strong. He works as a professional cook alongside his father. He often makes rude jokes and comments on others' appearance. Ava is 28 years old and engaged to her fiancé of 5 years. She is known for her beauty and kindness but can also be quite a pushover and indecisive. Then there's Luna, who is 24 years old. Luna is in her last year of college and still lives with her wealthy parents, who take great care of her. She is known for being conceited and thinking that everything revolves around her. These four were so different but yet went so great together. After they crossed paths, they formed a connection that led to frequent meet-ups at their favorite coffee shop over the next two years.
By Amarieana Hicks3 years ago in Criminal
Broken Records. Content Warning.
Filled with teenage rebellion and curiosity, the two lovebirds pulled aside the window boards of the abandoned recording studio. The record label, long since forgotten by talent, had morphed into a popular make-out spot among teens at the local high school.
By Oneg In The Arctic3 years ago in Criminal
Benjamin P. Dover
Benjamin Dover was an asshole. Not just “kind of an asshole,” and not someone who “could be an asshole.” He was a full-on, 24/7, 100% asshole. When he came out of the womb, he screamed and kicked, his constant needs never - ever - met quickly enough. A hateful personality already in existence, the nurses looked at each other, shaking their heads. “What a little asshole,” one tsk-tsk’d to the other. So….Ben Dover was an asshole: always had been, always would be. That is, until someone decided the world had tolerated ‘ole Ben long enough.
By Marney Studaker-Cordner3 years ago in Criminal
Crow's Cock
1872 A man was looking over the ledge. The canyon was vast, and the plan was set. All the sun was abroad, the desolate land. His site was placed in the distance. Footsteps were heard as the man reacted. His face was furious at the sight of the others. They both stared at each other as the tension grew. The first man started to grab his gun. He was one of the quickest in town, and hardly anyone could beat him. One of the others held theirs and was surprisingly the faster. The man fell back as his blood oozed out of his body. His limb body started to fade. The one told the other, "We need to move his body before it is discovered." They placed in the cave, then barred the door. They rode off in the desert as if nothing ever happened.
By Sarah Danaher3 years ago in Criminal
Love, Jealousy, and Money Kills
Who Killed Kareem and Passion? Big Henry took over his father’s oil company after he graduated from high school. He met Domonique in junior high school, and they have been together ever since. Big Henry was famous in school for sports; he played on the basketball team as the point guard, he took his team to the championship every year since junior high school, and he scored thirty-four points a game by himself. Big Henry was a chill man and very shy; he was not the player type and when he met Domonique, he fell instantly in love with her. She was short, light-skinned, with long, beautiful, silky hair, and her eyes were hazel in color. Every boy wanted Domonique, but she only had eyes for Big Henry because she knew he would make it big. One would say Domonique was a gold digger; she liked the finer things that life had to offer, and she did not mind making it known. When Big Henry first tries to talk to Domonique, she immediately tells him that she needs a man who can spoil her, and give her everything her heart desires, and Big Henry promises her he will do that for the rest of their lives.
By Gabrielle Jackson3 years ago in Criminal
Echoes in the Red Rock Canyons
I: Crimson Clues The Sedona desert, a canvas of red rocks and sun-baked earth, was a silent witness to the mystery unfolding before Detective Lila Moreno. Her diminutive figure was at the edge of a well-trodden hiking trail, her eyes fixed on the scene before her. The body of a man lay sprawled on the ground, his lifeless gaze locked onto the majestic formations above.
By Rick Allen3 years ago in Criminal
Who Dunnit?
It was a fine day for watching migrating birds, so hubby and I made a trip to our local bird-watching site, Sage Creek promontory. We had bundled up in thick, wooly sweaters and hiking boots for our jaunt. The air was crisp and smelled like burning leaves and the sweet, rotting apples that dotted the ground in the field on the other side of the road.
By Tina D'Angelo3 years ago in Criminal
