I sat on the bench looking around me at the beauty and stillness of the early morning in the park. Nothing was moving; the ground was wet everywhere, covered with a heavy layer of dew.Suddenly from the corner of my eye I saw something move. I shifted my g...
I come home from work, in my mind not a care. I sought her in the kitchen, but she wasn't there. Maybe she’s in the bathroom, doing up her hair. Not in the bathroom, now I'm wondering where. I check the bedroom, I see her underwear. A thought enters my mi...
She was living in an apartment near the center of town, a few blocks from the hospital. She spent most of her time in the room, only venturing out to the grocery store for the most part. She had walked to a nearby park a couple of times and had sat readin...
One day Tom called to let Alex know that he had been promoted to manager of the fast food restaurant. He did not think of this as a job that he would settle for and was going to keep looking for something better, but it would pay enough that he was no lon...
Chapter 6On Monday the phone began to ring. A lot of people had seen the news Friday night and I was suddenly a very popular architect. I had meetings all week with prospective clients and my calendar was filling up for the next several months. I figured...
The news came on at 6:00 but we agreed that I would get there early and help her with dinner. I knocked on the door at 5:30 and Karin opened the door. Karin is a pretty woman in her own right. She stood there blocking the door and looking at me. She was w...
Friday morning I was working on the Skinner job when my doorbell rang. When I opened the door a woman was standing there with a microphone and a man standing behind her with a camera. The woman with the mic was attractive, with long brown hair."Mr Conners...
The distraction provided by Alex had been good for me because it had gotten my mind off of my family problems. I went back to work in my home workshop and was focused and efficient. A couple of days later I received a phone call from Alex. “How would you...
Soon afterward the rain began to pick up a little. I turned on my wipers intermittently and thought absently if I should have asked for her phone number. I had a feeling I had missed an opportunity. About 20 minutes later I saw smoke rising up ahead and t...
Chapter 1The rain was relentless, coming down in sheets that my wipers could barely keep up with. I had slowed to less than 40 miles per hour because the visibility was so bad. I guess it was a fitting end to a gloomy weekend. I had driven 200 miles to se...
