“It was the other driver’s fault. The grave-ready grandma was blind or something that they didn’t see me. It is not my fault that they couldn’t see me.”“Luke…”“It is true. Did you see her? She makes the pope look youthful! She shouldn’t be allowed to drive!”“Luke!” his mom shouted. The older retriever had an unusually stern look on her face as she looked at her son.“The police report says that you drove through a red light and almost sent the poor lady to the hospital

Hannah looked nervously down to the ground. Today was the day, the day she had waited for so long. She moved from one leg to the other as she shifted her gaze at the distance. The greenness of the pretty small farm was overwhelming. It was more like a garden than a farm to be honest, especially around the yard of the farm house. It was like a small piece of heaven landed on earth. The perfect place for the day.Hannah had waited for this day for so long, but there was a hint of a shadow that had

“Code blue. The crossroads of West street and Spruce avenue. Next to the entrance of the mall. Over.” the walkie-talkie buzzed.That was not too far.“We are on our way. Over.” James responded.“Let’s go guys. We have a code blue on our hands a few blocks away.” he said to his colleagues.“Aw, c-mon man.” Richard said, putting away his sandvich. “No lunch time today…” the black man in the iconic light blue uniform said. His badge rested tidily on his chest to the left in clea

“Did you get the spare clothes honey? They are in the bag that I left in the kitchen.” Jennifer asked her husband. The usually elegant lady in her forties wasn’t really at her best as she pushed the fourth backpack to the trunk of their SUV. Her usually straight blonde hair was becoming erratic from all the exercise of trying to fit everything in. Even with the SUV’s abundant space the amount of stuff was starting to trickle out of the trunk and towards the back seat. “This one?” Ric

It was chilly. The early autumn breeze didn’t definitely help any as Aiden tried not to shiver. Not that it was the biggest reason for the cold. No, that would be the complete lack of clothes. The afternoon sun only partly warmed Aiden’s skin while the cool air kept siphoning what it could get out of him. If he could only move…Aiden looked at the clock. Still over an hour and a half to go.The handcuffs itched a little on his wrists, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could be. At least th

The black screen turned to life. A brown cartoon dog started to chase its tail in a perfect loop on the white background, while a countdown blinked at the top of the screen. 2:59, 2:58, 2:57… The chat was already waking up, with the first viewers sending their “hello”s and excited reactions. Tens to hundreds, the viewer count rose as the countdown went down.3, 2, 1…“Hello, there, my activists! It is me, Taylor, your friendly neighborhood dog shelter keeper!”Taylor was just as energet

The sun had set on Earth 1610. The stars tried to appear in the sky above the city that never sleeps, but to no avail. Brooklyn’s highrises had the single right to illuminating the night- Their million windows creating a mosaic of yellow, blue and dark that seemed to reach forever.It wasn’t the city and the sky Gwen had grown under, but the resemblance was great. Still, in her eyes, it seemed wrong. A bit too small, a bit too dull, a bit too lacking in color. It wasn’t home.It was what she

“Do you have the dip ready?” Bella asked. Her usual stylish look was replaced by pajamas. Her usually straight combed shoulder length black hair waved down shaggy as she jumped on the sofa. Alice couldn’t really blame her. It was the girls’ movie night, not some public event after all.“Yeah it is right here!” Grace said and took an unsure step towards her dorm mate. She was also wearing pajamas, but that more out of necessity than choice. Her pregnant belly was getting really cumbers