Stories tagged “deli”
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In Love With Miss Love
There was a sad song playing on the radio and the evening breeze of summer was drifting in through the open window. I was dancing with the mop again. Mrs. Thompson was probably watching me out her bedroom window and shaking her head again. I knew this ...
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Shoved to Bernadelli's
The street was busy, but not unusally for a lunchtime on a Tuesday. Chris skuttled into the foot traffic, hoping to make it to the local deli before there was line. Suddenly he felt a large shove and stumbled into the crowd. He ran right into a woman a...
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Daughter of Absconditus
“I’m Chris, Christopher Pratt, by the way.”—“I’m Carol, Carol Jenkinson.” After they purchased lunch, grinders for both of them, he was finally able to get a good look at her. Blonde hair in a bob-cut, blue eye...
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Hidden Son
Time flew by as they talked. After they finished their meal Carol leaned across the table, “You aren’t really a super-villain are you?” her eyes dancing with amusement. “Nope”, Chris confessed, “I just stumble into b...