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For Ransom
Later Brooke and he would go for walks, or just sit at the park. It was that week, the first time they had kissed. They had spent the day together, volunteering first, and then she had taken him up on the other side of the valley and showed him another view of the city. She…
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The Doctor and the Lawyer
In her memory, she watched Calvin leave the house that night as she sat in her car, terrified of getting out and going into the house till he was gone. But he didn’t go right away. In fact he sat there a few minutes before driving away. She would never know what he had done.…
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The Day the Skyfel: Slave
To him it didn’t matter. If she needed the sleep she had all the time in the world. He would not rush her. The surrounding silence had encouraged him. Maybe the fourth man had been killed or left the area. Donte wasn’t scared of him. He was only concerned for Mia. If the man still…
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The Day the Skyfel: Aftersickness
She wished to be a little child, and none of this had happened. She wanted to be five again in her mom’s arms with the words in her ears. “Raven. Raven bird.” Her mom would say. “Raven bird, everything will be OK. Everything will be fine. “And it was always fine. When her mom said…
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The Rescue of Susie
“Suzie,” Samuel spoke softly. And he felt himself choke up with tears. He had thought that she was dead and here she was alive and a prisoner. No matter how long the last two years and three months felt to him, they had probably felt like a lifetime to her. He was sure he couldn’t…
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Not Alone
Dixon had been sitting by Kia‘s mother, his head on his paws. But when Kia entered the room he had stood up. He had followed her to the kitchen. He was now standing in the doorway, panting, and staring at her. Looking at him one could see the only thing on his mind was food.…
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“On the Hill”
He helped me out then; he stood and pulled me to my feet. He had a towel on the sink, and he turned to grab it, but I wrapped my arms around his waist and squeezed him. He was so warm. My body was going crazy with excitement. Erik turned back and wrapped the towel…
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