JasonWhen Annie woke up, the first thing she asked was where her mother was. “Mommy went to see Suzy, who is sick, my love,” I said to her, stroking her hair. “Am I sick too?” She asked with a pout on her lips. "A little bit."“Why is Graham such an evil monster?” She asked. “Why did he hurt me?
My daughter got up from her chair and came over to hug me with her small but comforting arms. "I love you, dad. I don't need to be big to know that you're really sorry,” she said, smiling at me. “That's enough for me, my love." I also smiled at her, although I felt an immense desire to burst into t
LauraI was very disappointed in Ava after what she said. She refused to help Suzy now that she was in need. I couldn't do anything but just swallow my disappointment and talk to my bank to see if they could release a million dollars like that well in advance. “Laura, I'm sorry, but unfortunately,
I bit my lip lightly, still looking at him suspiciously. I'm sure he was up to something... Was he really going to give me the money, or was he just making fun of me? So I sighed and picked up the bag. “Okay, but if you don't give me that money, I swear I'll kick your balls,” I threatened him and w
LauraJason was impossible; no matter how much you tried to understand him, he managed to frustrate your expectations in two ways. He had just left with Annie, leaving me embarrassed in front of Terrence. I got up with a sigh and went to take my hands to the nearby toilet, where I also put the rest
It had been so long ago that it was as if I was no longer the one who had lived through that episode, although the memories were still intact within me. So many things had happened in that middle ground, and I had grown so much. Now I realized the wrong and right things I had done in my life, and al
LauraIt was a dark street at the bottom of Bad Stuy; there was little movement of people coming and going—just ordinary people going about their ordinary lives without posing serious danger. I was still inside the car, parked right outside a diner that looked like one of the hundreds it had scatter
LauraLewis' lair really looked like a criminal place that even involved the mafia. I dare say that illegal drugs were being packaged and a lot of cash was being counted and stored in suitcases, which were clearly going to be used for some type of clandestine exchange. The grim-faced guys who were w