Chapter Five - Perfect Strangers
Steven rose early on the morning of the funeral services, at around five. He’d slept
through the night with no encore performances of the nightmare in the jungle. He let Sarah sleep but woke Matt up.
Reluctantly, Matt woke and they went to work out. After working out, they ended up stopping at [...]
Chapter Four - Awakenings
Together, they turned and walked back to Ashley’s apartment. Sarah was waiting there with the door cracked partly open. When she saw Steven and Matt strolling up the path she walked out and hugged Steven tightly.
“I was so scared,” she said. “Are you okay?” she asked, her eyes suddenly growing wide with [...]
Chapter Three
Trail of Tears After crossing the murky waters of Lake Pontchartrain, and arriving on the north shore, Steven suddenly realized he had not made living arrangements for Sarah and himself, for their stay. He mentioned this briefly and both Ashley and Matt offered their apartments as havens for the couple.
“We couldn’t impose like that guys. [...]
Chapter Two - Homecoming
Sarah’s face was the first he saw when he opened his eyes. He came to with a start, but not because he was dreaming. The slight buckle of the plane, as it began its landing cycle, jarred him into [...]
Had I known years ago, when I started this writing thing, what I’ve discovered over the past six months, I might have ran and ran very fast in another direction; any direction: pre-law, pre-med, taxidermy, porn star, garbage man, x-ray technician.
But I’m getting ahead of myself.
This past year has been a [...]
It’s been a rainy August. It’s been so rainy that I’m lucky to get in three days a week at work. We’re back-logged as hell and Mark has been cranky. Problems at home I think. He hasn’t elaborated. I’ve been hanging out at Timmy’s house for the past week. Martin has become obsessed with [...]
Chapter One - Departures
Present
The first rays of morning’s light filtered through the Venetian blinds as Steven turned onto his stomach and pulled the sheets up over his shoulders. A lifetime spent in the heat [...]
We hadn’t made it very far at all. In fact, we were only right down the street from my apartment complex at the local Amoco station, fueling up for the trip that was ahead of us.
I was gassing up my truck and Meg had both our hoods up, checking fluids. As Meg was busying herself [...]
