Stories tagged “talking”
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Talking
I fumed silently as I followed Tyson to the car. I was mad that I had let him get to me so easily, and so soon. I knew I shouldn’t have stayed after… but I couldn’t help but let myself remember the blissful times we had when we were t...
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The 7-Eleven
“First of all, your doctor sounds like someone I would punch in the face,” my best friend Katie said after hearing the story, “Secondly, you want to get another Slurpee? You look like you need it.” “He’s not that bad...
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I Will Win
I fumed silently to myself. I was angry, but I still had an excellent memory. Totally calm again, I said into the phone, “I believe I apoligized for not calling and not being in school. If I remember correctly, I gave you no reason as to why I di...
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Talk
The door remained closed, “Charlotte?” There was still silence, “Charlotte, answer me,” I begged. She did actually give me an answer, “No.” At that point I had to laugh, “But you just did.” Charlotte was ...
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You Know What To Do
Over the next few days, I held on to the idea of her liking me. I still had my doubts, as I always do when it comes to things such as this, but in a way she was giving me subtle kinds of clues. Things like mentioning that she trusted me in passing, and...
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The Dog Walker
I’m a dog walker. All kinds, big and small, I take dogs for a walk and let them socialize with other dogs. Normally I don’t listen in to their conversations, but lately they have been getting weird. There’s been talk about why they ha...
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Background (I)
Ethan persuades me to go with him somewhere that wasn’t the strip club tonight. I’m starting to get the feeling he doesn’t like this whole prostitute thing. “Where are we going?” I ask. We’re walking on the empty str...
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The Canine Queen

Feed me, asshole. I can smell the food you’ve prepared and are eating. Why don’t you share it, motherfucker? I know, Alpha, you control the food and tell me where to go, but I’m hungry. Not like I’m allowed to go eat my own food...
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Tee and La: Why Tee?
“What do you want with my sister,” I hissed as soon as the door closed. He smiled, amused. “Why do you care? It’s not like you too actually like each other. You’re opposites. She may always hope that you’d like her, ...
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Tee and La: Dinner Invite
The door opened, and Varkus came in. “What?” I asked through my teeth. He smiled. “I almost forgot to tell you. Dinner is in half an hour. That should give you enough time to freshen up. I’m sure you remember were the dining roo...
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Popcorn
“Oh give it a rest already,” Clara grummbled. Byron and Damon started laughing again. Clara turned off the flashlight, and put it in the pocket. “Well, I don’t think that there’ll be a fight, but I am hungry. I vote we mak...
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The Alarm
“God! Would you stop with the killer thing already!” Jenna snapped. Byron stepped back, holding his hands up in surrender. “It’s not possible for a killer to get inside. The house is locked, and the alarm is on. If someone broke...
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I Like-Like The Mic
Do you know what it’s like to like-like? Like, not merely liked, But to sincerely be psyched Right up to the cusp of love Where one simple shove Could dimple cheeks of Weightless floating like the clouds above? Well that’s how my heart swel...
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Without Stopping For Breath
He was ever so talkative. “…and of course, I couldn’t leave the poor blighter hanging there. I roped him to my horse – my very own Stampede – and I pulled him out of that damnable chasm. All this not two weeks after I told...
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Sesquepedalian Loquaciousness
Eleanor thought her day would be normal, as it usually is, until one of her books started talking. The book in question started talking when she pulled the book unceremoniously from its perch with a swift yank. “Easy there, miss! Could you please...
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Puppy Love (The Apprentice beginning II)
Walking her to the car, they began talking, he couldn’t help notice how she looked at him. Her eyes, big, glossy, full of life, desire. Interrupting him, she said ‘You know, if you want, I was staying in town tonight, and could use some com...
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Seems unheard of (the apprentice's beginning)
First day on the job, she noticed him, with his shirt off, as her girlfriend came to meet up for lunch. “oooh La la who is HE!!’ “girl shut your mouth, lets go” she said back as they giggled like school girls. Her girlfriend re...
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Its just pizza!? (the apprentice's beginning III)
A few weeks passed since she begun working for the union. With the other journeyman walking off the job, they were stuck working together. He worked her harder than any other, because he didn’t want the others to think anything. When most of the ...
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Lust's revenge
These weekends on the job, became an every day thing eventually. His wife already was three states over, he, a romantic just hoped deep down inside she would come back with the kids and just love him. For whatever reason, after having 4 kids the oldest...