Stories tagged with "wait"
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Wait
Three simple words; and I ignored them. Cast them out like yesterdays leftovers. I laughed it off, while inside thinking, wh…
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Present (and Pleasant) Company

Greg and Vicky maintained a steady vigil by Adrien’s bedside, insisting even to sleep in the chairs through the nights. After…
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Imagine the Possibilities {9}

Face your fears head on. I said to myself. He’ll understand. I whispered under my breath as I rocked back and forth in my…
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Reality {5}

I didn’t say anything. I didn’t do anything. I just sat and waited. Waiting to wake up from this miserable dream. Waiting for…
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The Air is Running Out
The power has been out for two days.
The only sense of time we have down here is contained in the digital readout of Tom’s …
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Still Isn't Enough

She hopped down off the fence and without another word, began to walk the short distance to her house. As she walked away she…
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Lady in Waiting

From where I stand in the garden I can see her face, pale and pinched. It is hateful to me.
The king speaks with me, taking…
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The Cat and the Canary Have a Battle of Wits

I am the master of all, the chessmaster, indeed, he thought as he observed the tiny obsidian pieces before him.
“Move anyt…
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Of Broken Hearts and Unkept Promises
6:56. My dress was stunning. An elegant emerald green halter, it was floor length with a slit up the side. It showed just eno…
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A Brief Bout of Freaking Out

Grasshopper grumbled inside the cockpit of the plane. Of course, he thought. Just like old times.
His dark eyes shifted …
