Even after twenty six years, he knew exactly who was pulling into our driveway. He walked to the garage door and stood in the center of the frame. The four bikers cut their engines. The sudden silence was suffocating. Brick stepped off his bike first. Then Duke. Then Sparky. Vic struggled a bit, his hands…
“What exactly are you suggesting Ethan?” I screamed furiously. “Terminating my pregnancy? Of course not. I am perfectly capable of proudly raising this innocent child completely on my own.” “You have absolutely no idea exactly what it takes to be a poor single parent,” Ethan argued loudly. “Are you actively worried about me?” I challenged…
By early summer, her insane obsession escalated entirely out of control. She called the Atlanta police on the kids down the street for riding their bicycles too loudly on a Saturday afternoon. She actively argued with Frank about the unauthorized neon green color of his garden hose. When the Johnson family installed expensive solar panels,…
Total chaos instantly spilled onto my quiet property. Wave after massive wave of people poured down the metal bus steps. Fathers lugged heavy plastic coolers. Mothers carried large canvas bags. Teenagers dragged massive portable speakers behind them. Retirees happily unfolded aluminum lawn chairs right in the middle of my grazing grass. They even brought huge…
“Where exactly the hell are we going to walk to Grandpa?” Ricky smiled a highly crooked and drug rotted smile. He began cleaning his dirty fingernails with the absolute tip of the deadly blade. “This bus is completely full,” Tank lied aggressively. He cracked his massive knuckles loudly. “I strongly think the dirty dog needs…
While Sarah sat quietly with her on a velvet couch I stepped back into the shadows and made several phone calls. The generic name Brenda was absolutely not much to go on. The full name of the girl when I finally got it from her was Mia Jenkins. The specific address she recited from perfect…
“Scared of what Grandma?” I asked. “Of Brenda,” she said crying. “And putting my seventy six year old grandmother in a damp servant room,” I said loudly to the cameras outside. “She is lying. We slept outside on the cold concrete because Olivia Sterling threw us out with nowhere to go!” “I only hope Mrs…
By Friday afternoon a massive line of expensive vehicles and campers stretched half a mile down the county road. My dirt driveway was completely blocked by a pair of security volunteers wearing bright reflective vests and smug grins. They waved me down like I was an unwanted visitor. “Sorry rancher,” one of the volunteers said….
“This is not over! You think you can just laugh at us? You will regret mocking me!” “Brenda,” I smiled. “The only thing I regret is not bringing out a bowl of popcorn to watch you melt down.” Mike and Dave chuckled loudly. The security guards shuffled away from the gate. They looked thoroughly defeated….
“But I believed strongly enough that if I made the conditions right, the right person would find it. The ledgers will tell you what I did here. The tape will tell you why. Read the ledgers first. This is not a gift. It is a massive responsibility. Do not panic. Just work. Arthur Reynolds.” I…
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