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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Junkie, Junkie Jeremiah, the youngest Fleet brother, turned from his back to his side. The trunk was small and dark, and he groaned as the vehicle went over another bump and a metal hook in the trunk jabbed into his side. Jeremiah swore at the city for its poor road maintenance. He swore at
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Finding Hosea Fleet “So, if you turn right, right here, that’ll take you to Ansel,” the woman said. She seemed in an even better mood than when she had talked to him at the door. She pointed down the same road she had pointed down as before. “And how far do I go
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The Search for Hosea As Daniel pulled the door shut with a thud, the first raindrops began to fall, and he peered into the graying day. “Was planning on cleaning the basement today.” Daniel’s mother sighed in disappointment. She muttered something to herself that Daniel could not understand. “I guess you always end
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This Item of Power Ezekiel groaned. He looked at the front door of the shop. He looked at the garbled shapes of letters painted on the glass. “Welcome,” the door read, but Ezekiel only knew what it said because of the countless times he had pulled open the door himself. Ezekiel’s eyes wandered from
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