Angela smiled as she let the warm water from the shower cascade over her. <This was a good day,> she mentally relaxed, putting the coming social engagement out of her mind. Friday night had been peaceful after returning from physical training. Becca and Seth had both gone out for the […]
Chapter 14 Carter had watched the scene unfold between Jennifer and the black haired Sandy on his security monitor; the system turned on anytime someone came to the front door. And he was a little surprised when she headed to the basement door rather than heading upstairs. He’d […]
Chapter – XVII “Good morning students!” Dean Smith said brightly as the mass of freshemen made their way into the classroom. There weren’t as many of them as there were Friday morning, but then there never were. The first PE workout resulted in cuts and drop-outs every year without fail. […]
Chapter 15 James didn’t get challenged Sunday, however Sandy did. Fortunately, she was able to get Coach Tillman to give her the earliest timeslot so that she and James could go out later in the day. Her challenger was Tom Peterson, a big muscular guy, taller than James, […]
The size of the structure was intimidating. A multitude of stone buildings networked together by some architectural Tetris master. Daisy stared at the shopping mall from behind the tinted, reinforced windows of Maria’s SUV, and suppressed a shiver. She couldn’t think about the sheer volume of people inside there. All […]
Chapter – XVIII “Down one! Up! Down, two! Up! Down three! Up!” Coach Alex counted as the male students grunted their way through the push-ups. He kept a steady temp throughout the set, forcing the students to go down slowly, but also giving the ones who were getting tired quickly […]
Chapter 16 There was no set order for the seven to meet with the staff therapist, so Jennifer volunteered to go first, since it was partially her fault. So Wednesday after gym found her down on the range level looking for an elevator to take her back up […]
<Well, this is something new,> Daisy thought as she sat alone in a cell. This wasn’t the first time she’d been inside a cell. Back at The Block she’d taken more than her fair share of criminals into the fortress’ catacomb of reinforced Super cells. They’d also done tours of […]
Chapter – XIX Tom was walking more normally by the time he reached Dean Smith’s office. Coach Alex was a hardass, but Tom would have to remember to thank him properly for the shower. He had prepared himself to go to see the dean as a tired and sweaty mess, […]
Prologue Occurrences Out of Overton Deep gasping sounds echoed down the alley as the short, rotund man tried to catch his breath while his taller, female, companion practically carried him forward. “Don’t you dare pass out on me you fat bastard. Not until you come up with the rest […]