The nightclub

The nightclub had lively rock music playing from the speakers scattered throughout and a thin haze of cigarette smoke lingered in the air as Matt and Jill entered. Matt scanned the bar area for a[…]

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No sleep

“It sure is good to see you again! I can’t believe how tall you’ve gotten,” Tom said to Renee, the only daughter of his best friend. He was making a cross-country drive and had stopped[…]

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A desperate wife

Angela got ready for her first day of work at the LE GIRLS agency in downtown Manhattan. She felt anxious but mostly disgusted with having to get the job. It was only because of her[…]

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Taken by default

Act I: Where she hooks me Before I could turn my head in surprise, she had fingered my last cigarette from the crumpled pack in front of me. It was now dangling from her lips[…]

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Doing something bad

I met Natalie over the summer at my niece Jessica’s soccer game; she was playing forward while Jess was on defense. Our meeting was cordial consisting of Jess introducing us and us chatting for a[…]

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