• Chapter 4 "Living The Dream"

    Rachel Minnow had vomited until she couldn't vomit anymore. Flopping down onto her back on her bathroom floor in her dorm, she couldn't take it. She knew she had to go to class in about 15 minutes, but...

  • Chapter 20 "There Is No Sign Of Land"

    The sun peaked through the slit blinds of Leslie Swann's bedroom, splashing onto her face, making her skin warm ever so slightly. She rolled over, stretching and yawning, half her face hidden by her long...

  • Chapter 7 "She Wanted To Be Like You"

    It was absolutely packed with people. Apparently, as Alex put it when they started to walk up, the only things that brought a neighborhood out in masse was the murder of a child or a really good BBQ....

  • Chapter 31 "Everybody Out Of The Pool"

    It was a gorgeous day, and Carol was determined to take advantage of it. She took a bath, got dressed in her finest clothes and then headed outside to the garden, only to find Larry and Burt toiling...

  • Chapter 19 "The Puppet Master"

    Eliza Tartt was standing over her mothers headstone, looking down at the name, feeling like she was going to be sick. She felt a hand on her shoulder, and she noticed her father shuffling up beside her....