This is a work of fiction. I jumped off the couch and ran to my fallen sister. I barely noticed the book and my project hitting the floor. I wasn’t fast enough to catch her, but she didn’t hit her head on the way down. I checked for a pulse. There was none. She wasn’t… Continue reading The Basket – Easter Weekend
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NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 24
Chapter 24: Susan It’s November 25, and I still haven’t decided what to do about tomorrow. I do have to work, but I’m considering quitting my job. The smell of the cleaners is starting to make me feel sick, and the pay’s been cut to less than minimum wage. I really don’t like the kind… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 24
NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 23
Chapter 23: Melanie I hear Martin’s car in the garage, and then he comes into the house. “Hi,” I call. He comes into the living room. He’s pale. “Are you okay?” “I feel like a criminal.” “What?” “In a way, I am one. I just got a speeding ticket.” “Joseph gets those sometimes. Mom yells… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 23
NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 22
Chapter 22: Martin Well, today’s the day. I need to make sure Melanie doesn’t see the paper. One of us normally gets it and puts it in the living room. I have to work, and it’s my turn to make breakfast. I won’t have time to sit and read the paper, so I can’t take… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 22
NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 21
Chapter 21: Susan It’s been thirty days since the summons was published in the paper. Even through a lawyer, I’m not going to communicate with Martin. Besides, a lawyer would need to know my address, and I don’t trust anybody anymore. I’ve seen Matthew a couple of times. We went to McDonald’s. We talked. We… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 21
NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Melanie Martin still doesn’t like the idea of a guy doing my ultrasound, so I reschedule it for when he’s at work. “I won’t ask for any information without you there. But they need to do this.” The person doing the ultrasound is a woman. She’s brusk and business-like. In fact, she doesn’t… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 20
NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Susan There’s a problem with my idea to tell Matthew what he’s done. I don’t want to go to his place ever again. And in spite of her promise, I’m afraid that my doctor might call Martin about me. She doesn’t know my new address, but I gave her my new number when… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Romance Novel Chapter 19