Once Broken Draft 1 CH 02
The first thing that occurred to Jacoby as he woke up was to wonder how he'd fallen asleep sitting. The second was 'where was he?' there were none of the usual noises of people outside his office, which is where he had to be if-- He opened his...
The Missing Son, Chapter 24
The Missing Son 24 Patrick rolled his shoulder again, the healing bandage had been off for a week now, but it was still tender. It had ensured his shoulder healed well, the scars at the point where the bullet went in were so thin his growing fur...
The Missing Son, Chapter 23
The Missing Son 23 Aaron was putting his books away in his locker, classes were finally over. It had been a long day, three exams, and a chem lab. He was looking forward to going home, and getting a massage from Aiden, but he'd have to wait some...
The Missing Son, Chapter 27
The Missing Son 27 Patrick knocked on the door, then remembered the buzzer. He didn't have the time to consider pressing it. The door flew open and a small tiger latched himself to him. "Hi Arthur." He hugged him back. "I'm so glad you came...
The Missing Son, Chapter 26
The Missing Son 26 Patrick's mother was at the table when he got home for dinner. "Evening mom. What are you reading?" She had a booklet and papers in front of her. He went to the coffee machine, but there was no coffee. He must have arrived only...
The Missing Son, Chapter 25
The Missing Son 25 Patrick waited a few days before calling Mother Rosetta. Primarily because he'd been working all Friday at the junkyard, and then the weekend was busy for him and her. He also wanted to give himself time to think on what had...
The Missing Son, Chapter 29
The Missing Son 29 "Hey Don," Patrick said as he peeked in the panda's office. "I have a phone, you want the number?" "'bout time you got one, give it to me." The panda took his out. "728-7425" "And you're going to keep it on you?" ...
The Missing Son, Chapter 28
The Missing Son 28 "How did it go?" Patrick asked once the door closed. He checked on the meatloaf, it would be done in a few minutes. His mother didn't answer immediately. He heard her take off her shoes before she came into the kitchen...
The Missing Son, Chapter 34
The Missing Son 34 Patrick didn't know how long he was going to stay this time, and he had no intention of taking advantage of Richard's generosity. He spent Sunday walking around that neighborhood looking for any type of small jobs he could do. It...
The Missing Son, Chapter 33
The Missing Son 33 Patrick prepared dinner while his mother rested from her day at the diner. He'd spent the day trying to figure out how he was going to tell her about the invitation. He didn't want this to turn into an argument. It was a...
The Missing Son, Chapter 32
The Missing Son 32 July saw the weather cooling down, and all of Patrick's brother visiting him at one time or another. Even showing up at the bar as a group, where Jen couldn't stop swooning over them, and Arthur had most of the women in the bar,...
Going home: Strongburgh, Part 3 of 4 (an excerpt)
"Excuse me," he asked the man walking up the stairs "Where is Glamboro Hall?" the man shrugged. Eric asked the next person, a human woman. She gave him direction and he thanked her. "There!" He spun and at the top of the stairs a student was...