Duty Chapter 18: The Plunge
Chapter Eighteen: The Plunge 8:13am Joji pulled up to Reis's house as Reis came sprinting across the lawn over to the car. "Morning Joji," said Reis with a smile. "Hey Reis, sorry I'm late, I had to drive Alex to school this morning." Reis...
Duty Chapter 17: Legally Binding
Chapter Seventeen: Legally Binding September 4th It was Alex's first day of school. As much as he hated to get up at 7:00am, get ready, and then have to sit through eight hours of bullshit, there was something about the first day of school that he...
Chapter 16: Reis's Test
Chapter Sixteen: Reis's Test Reis sat on top of one of the plastic tables. The party had died down quite a bit; even Karma and Massak had left, and Joji was nowhere to be found. All that was left were the park attendants who began cleaning out the...
Chapter 15: The Ball and Chain
Chapter Fifteen: The Ball and Chain "Reis!" called Marcus as Reis was helping Alex into the passenger seat of their van. "Reis, let me take him." Reis looked puzzled, "You sure?" "Yea, I know the way. I'll pick you up on my way back" said Marcus as...
Chapter 14: Familiar Voices
Chapter Fourteen: Familiar Voices The Chemung County Police Department rented out a two pavilions parallel to each other in Genesco Park and set up a giant ten in the middle to connect them. In the back of the tent, a stage was set up where a band of...
Chapter 13: Graduation
Chapter Thirteen: Graduation August 25th Reis's graduation finally came. Standing in row of five other honored candidates, he beamed as he was decorated with a new silver badge (his last one specified that he was still in training). "Ladies and...
Chapter 12: Dread of Love
Chapter Twelve: Dread of Love The summer months when by fast. All throughout, the more and more Reis stayed in town on duty and the less and less he was heading up to the academy. The summer was not quite as Marcus expected. Not that it was bad, not...
Chapter 11: Hole in the Wall
Chapter Eleven: Hole in the Wall "Kinda slow tonight, ain't it Reggie?" Joji called over to the old goat behind the counter who was cleaning glasses. "It's Monday night, Sheriff. If you don't start making this a regular thing, I might as a well close...
Chapter 10: The Paradox
Chapter Ten: The Paradox It didn't take long before Reis found himself back in Joji's office with the mysterious stranger. The entire ride over passed by like a flash, leaving only the foggy memory of sitting in unsettling silence as he could feel the...
Chapter 9: Calmonte Lighthorn
Chapter Nine: Calmonte Lighthorn Reis stared out of the passenger window of the Joji's car, watching the green trees and grassy fields of the park disappear in the face of brick buildings as the two of them entered the downtown area again. The...
Chapter 8: No Walk in the Park
Chapter Eight: No Walk in the Park Reis had managed to get lunch at noon so that he could have it with Marcus. The two decided to eat in Genesco Park, which was only a short walk from the DA's office and police station. They stopped at a hot dog stand...
Chapter 7: Confontations
Chapter Seven: Confrontations It felt good to be a big fish in a small pond, thought Marcus as he organized the papers that were spread over his desk. First day as an intern and Carol got him his own desk sitting in the lobby facing the door. "You...