Goodbye Daniel Fleet Jeremiah’s back arched. Though the top of the desk pushed his head forward and down, he would strain his neck up to look out of the desk every few seconds. What was there to see behind the desk? Besides the bottom frame of a window and the soles of Hosea’s shoes, little […]
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Entering The Office Ezekiel reached into his pocket. He felt the cold brass of the shells as he pulled out a handful. Fear made his heart wither within him, but he did not stop moving toward the door. And in some sort of defiance of that fear, he flipped the shotgun upside down and
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Pixie Isaiah shifted to try to find a more comfortable position in the chair, but nothing helped. It was already a long day. Professor after professor had droned on as he sat through class after class. The balmy dusk of summer was beckoning outside the window, and he wished for nothing more than the
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Hosea leaves for boot camp. In the past, war is just around the corner. In the present, Hosea and his brothers wait for the men in the hallway to break down the door.
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Twelve years ago, Hosea went off to war. He thought he made his peace with that decision. In the present, Hosea finds himself in Daniel’s office with an intruder at the door.
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And a Little Bit of Nausea “Keep his head from knocking into stuff.” Daniel glanced back as he spoke. “Got it,” Jeremiah answered. He held Hosea’s head still with one hand. Careful not to touch any of the vomit, he held Hosea’s body still with the other hand. The car rumbled under
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The Devil in the Bathroom Papers shuffled in the open room. Pens scratched on wooden surfaces. A young man behind Isaiah sighed. Another in front of him threw his head back and rubbed his face in stress. Isaiah looked down from his seat. He looked across the classroom and over three dozen heads. He
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The Wannabe Production Jeremiah stared at the deep crack that ran from one end of the ceiling to the other. He remembered the first night he had moved out of his parent’s house into this one. He remembered the heat of that day, almost an entire year ago. It was a hot August evening,
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The Hospital Room Isaiah sat in a dull room. He thought the walls were green, but he was not sure. Its lightbulb was dying. Soon, it would be gone, and the room would be plunged into darkness. And the little color he now saw would be gone. He knew that. The little light that
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Chapter Four: Father Figures Daniel gave one last look at the neatly scrawled note from his secretary. He did not throw it out, as was his habit. He instead opened the small top drawer on the right side of his desk, cleared some space, and set it down as if the slightest movement would
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