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Just Let Me Die Here (A Serialized Novel) 38
When Millie was just a little over seven months old, she had her first big fall. We were at the park and she was climbing up the steps of the jungle gym. When she got to the first platform, she pulled her feet around and sat up on the edge. As I moved around to the side of her, she flung her body back and fell down the two steps she had just scaled, hitting her head on the railing. She screamed, and I cried. She was injured and it was all my fault. I was terrified that I had just ruined my baby. There was a pretty sizable bump on the side of her head and in a panic, I immediately drove to the emergency room. But by the time we got there, the bump was almost gone and Millie was giggling away at the dangling animals hanging from the bar of her carseat. Everything seemed to be fine. A quick Google search on my phone gave me all the warning signs to look out for with infant head injuries, and nothing seemed to match what I was observing in my child. I thought about the high cost of the ER visit, and the way Tucker would look at me when he found out I wasted that kind of money for nothing. I turned the car around and headed home.
By Megan Clancy4 years ago in Fiction
chapter 20
ii Michael Dunnican crawled through the warehouse’s narrow window having made his way across the roof without being seen. There’d been a guard of sorts standing alone under the scattered shadows of a distant light, but really, the man wasn’t paying any attention to what was creeping up behind him, so a quick knife in the neck ended it for him. He’d made certain to cover the man’s mouth so he couldn’t cry out, but the knife had been quick—merciful--an in and out thrust next to the windpipe which pretty well guaranteed a severed something-or-other. He'd forgotten what it was called, never having paid attention in class when they taught him which was the best way to kill a man. He’d simply smiled and nodded his head—all the while thinking how he’d like to have stabbed the instructor in the neck just to see if he’d understood the problem.
By ben woestenburg4 years ago in Fiction
Escape - Leaving It All Behind
<<Table of Contents>> Chapter 1 A cool, cloudy September 2021 day in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, in a town nestled between hills and an overflowing river, it appears much like any other late Fall day to the average Joe or Jane towns’ folk. But appearances are deceiving. Just ask any staff member at the local bank located in the town’s presently largest plaza of the man seen leaving their premises.
By Graham Cooke4 years ago in Fiction
The Resistance
CHAPTER THREE | “New Blood” -PLANET FOOR- | Oris I glanced anxiously at another hand carved clock that had been nestled into the back of the family car. Tucked delicately into a hollowed out space just behind the driver’s seat. I honestly thought of it as a painful attempt at humor on my grandfather’s behalf and made a mental note to talk with him about it later.
By Trap God Saline4 years ago in Fiction
Pain and Suffering?
CHAPTER FIVE "Imagine if you can, living in a world without pain and suffering. Where human beings are naturally happy and where your days are filled with joy and happiness devoid of stress or anxiety. It's a real possibility." Jayne passed around the first draft of her movie script to everyone sitting at the glass conference table and adjusted her chair so she was eye to eye with all four studio department heads in charge of story development.
By Jan Portugal4 years ago in Fiction
Dreamer - Chapter 13
Disclaimer: This story has multiple parts. To read the previous part, you can click here. As the car pulled into the driveway, I found myself staring out the window watching as all the trees fell behind. It almost felt as if they had been running along next to the car, unable to catch up. Suddenly everything came to a sudden stop and my arm flew up and gripped my dads arm as my nails carved into his skin. "Dad!" I shouted out.
By 'Lissa Stufflestreet4 years ago in Fiction
