A Fox Behind Bars part 4
4. Sunday morning. I'm still alive. I can't say I'm ecstatic over that, but I'm also not desperate enough to look for an alternative. Taking stock of my body was depressing. I think something in my shoulder was strained, or maybe torn, but at...
A Fox Behind Bars part 3
3. With a grating buzz the cell doors reopened. It signaled the post lunch headcount, taken to show no one escaped. Escape was not yet a subject I gave much thought to. First I needed to ensure I would live through the next week. By then, with...
A Fox Behind Bars part 5
And, hope you enjoy this latest step on wip's long journey in search of passable writing skill 5. i was sitting in my corner, as usual, watching dimitri brush his teeth when the sound of footsteps caught the tiger's attention.
A Fox Behind Bars part 14
14. By the time my meeting with my lawyer was over, so was lunch and my chance for time on the Yard. Despite signing what felt like a thousand papers, I didn't think I accomplished much. My freedom seemed further away than ever. Two guards walked...
A Fox Behind Bars part 13
13. Monday morning. I was getting used to the routine. Wake up, remember I'm in hell, stroke Dimitri's ego, and wait for the days unpleasant surprises to start. Today's parade of unpleasant surprises started at breakfast. I sat there with a tray of...
A Fox Behind Bars part 12
12. "It was so weird, sir. They chanted in some language I didn't understand, prayers to this one they called the two-faced god and some to this half feral lizard thing they called called Anak. Then their priest told a story, or I guess you'd say...
A Fox Behind Bars part 11
11. I only had a moment to gawk at the scene before Dimitri lightly smacked the back of my head. The guards were talking to Jake, and there was a doc with them. Blake was there! The second we were back in Dimitri's cell I made my concerns...
A Fox Behind Bars part 10
10. Dimitri nudged the lump on the floor. "Did you kill him?" I asked. "He's not dead, yet." My mind spun, trying to make sense of what was going on. There was another fox in the cell. I gasped, realizing he'd been here for some time, hours...
Circumstance part 1
1 The twisting pain of hunger helped to steel his resolve. It was this or starvation, he told himself as he walked the last few blocks. The emaciated fox gripped his stomach again. It could have been nerves as much as hunger. Prostitution was...
Payday part 3
Chapter 5: Connecting The car skidded to a halt, throwing up a cloud of dirt and loose gravel. Warren got out as the engine stopped and cut the hip hop song mid-obscenity. He and Jack carted armloads of their purchases into the farmhouse....
Payday part 2
Chapter 3: Noel's Watch "But why do I have to watch him first?" Noel whined at Warren. "Because now is the easiest shift. Lester will probably be asleep the entire time." Jack yelled from outside, "let's gooo!" The wolf patted him on the shoulder....
Payday part 4
Chapter 7: Long Nights "Get off me!" Kevin squirmed. Warren paid no attention until his cousin's protests turned to laughs. Only then did he loosen his embrace. "I really think I should be the one doing this. Kevin huffed. "You'd get lost...