Donald had been sitting poolside sipping a vodka something watching the fireworks across the bay when he heard it. Jill’s voice shrieking above the distant explosions. He looked over to Jill’s older son Tanner, already putting down his drink the kid looked unphased. Donald was only 10 years older than Tanner, and 14 years older…
There was too much calm. A sentiment most people couldn’t stand by, but for Mary it was deafening. The calming sound of the water from the fish tanks, the hum of a laptop. The silent cries of the plastic containers in her sink gently calling a reminder that she was bordering on a slob if…
Vanessa smiled at the delivery man. He came with some regularity, and while Vanessa wasn’t allowed to have friends, Earl was the closest thing she could call to one. Vanessa had been there the day Earl dropped a package meant for the leader. Vanessa remembered the look in his eyes as he not only dropped…
Emma Lynn began tearing through the yearbooks. It would have made sense for her to have less than the average person since she had skipped ahead. Instead, Emma Lynn had gotten yearbooks for all of her years in school and the years she skipped over. She knew he had to have been in one of…