Stories tagged “injury”
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Violent Interlude
If they had only asked for my wallet. But, no. The three knife-wielding punks surrounding us say they’re taking Jennifer, too. No way. I move as if to hand one my wallet, and drop it. As his eyes reflexively follow it, I jump up, grabbing the bac...
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What Happened?
Esmond awoke to Charlotte’s worried face. The royal blue mascara she usually wore was smeared around her eyes. She seemed so upset, and he could help her. He tried to move to hold her, but he couldn’t sit up. He couldn’t do anything. ...
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The rebar comes out
Graham slowly pulled himself toward the distant light under the door. He focused on it. That light could mean life. Suddenly the light expanded to encompass the entire doorway. “Hello?” A woman’s voice called. “Anyone alive in h...
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House Boat
The jingle sounds off from the little speaker on the phone. Flash of red on the screen. It takes forever. Pete is in a daze, the shard of glass in his leg keeping him somewhere between conscious and comatose. There’s a sloshing noise, massive. Wa...
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Lady Luck and Motherly Love
Father told me early in life that women would be my downfall. I spent a good part of my youth taunting Lady Luck like one does with a horse and carrot, partaking in various dangerous stunts that are typical of young boys. Fortunately for me (and my poo...
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An Unexpected Barrier
Timothy glanced left and right from her cover. None of the lights ahead revealed guards or motion. The arch glimmered in the center of a twenty-foot-high enclosure wall: the only way through. The only way out. Drawing ragged, painful breaths of air, Ti...