Category: Reluctance

She stood in the dock of the courtroom and could barely keep herself from vomiting. It had been an unbelievable 12 hours since Rosie was out in the city with her friends. She was still dressed as she had been when she walked into the bar to meet everyone in person for the first time in several months. She reflected […]

It’d been her third late arrival this week, and her boss was lenient yes, but he wasn’t a fucking doormat. Bonnie hadn’t even had a real excuse, just a particularly long wait for the sugary frozen coffee beverage she’d so desperately needed. Had it been worth the absolute verbal ass kicking she was about to get? Kind of, yeah.

“Tony. Tony. Tony. This doesn’t look good at all.” The old man behind the desk was looking closely at a tablet held in his hand through the bottom half of his bifocals. “What da ya mean, no good. What’s no good.” Tony looked around but could see nothing else but the man and the desk. Everything else in all directions […]

The young waitress, beautiful, with perfect ebony skin and a body to match, had Chris’s attention from the second he caught sight of her. She must be new; Chris regularly had a late breakfast or early lunch two or three times a week. All the waitresses knew him well and had his glass of wine ready before he sat down. […]

It was theft, pure and simple. Finally, I carried out the plan — frustrated, self-assured, and filled with a sense of false bravado and righteous indignation for perceived slights and past injustices, I honestly believed my retribution against Allenby Consolidation was the only way to secure the future of my family. I had no way of knowing it would turn […]

The stories of the knights of the round table represent some of the great tales of good and evil, of love, mystery and magic. Here is a lesser known episode from that ancient mythology. Though much is told of the story of the Green knight and his strange challenge to the court, few have heard this tale.

Being a good friend can land you in a bad spot sometimes. Although at the end of the day I’m never quite sure if I’m mad or happy with my best friend. Let me start off with a brief profile of myself. I’m currently 28, I’ve been married to my husband since I was 20 and we don’t have any […]

I was freezing, huddled in on myself behind Leilani on her huge warhorse. We’d been in the mountains for days and I was starving, thirsty, tired and sore on top of so cold I was losing feeling in my toes. Every couple of hours, Lani would assure me we were almost there and not to worry, but I was worried.

Richard would be leaving again in the morning. He had been making the overseas trips for most of the eight years of their marriage, but seeing him go never got any easier, leaving Kate with the usual emotions of loss and guilt. Of course she would miss him but she had also come to enjoy the freedom. The trip was […]

Skye is finally home and can recover from the exhausting day at the university. All she wants to do is lay on the couch and let the day wind down. In fact, she was so exhausted that she didn’t look at her smartphone the entire way home. She wants to quickly read her messages and then throw herself on the […]