• Chapter 20 "The Future Mrs. Demures"

    "Emma." Emma didn't respond. How could she? She was utterly lost in thought while she pushed her salad around endlessly in its bowl. "Emma?" Now she looked up, her thoughts ended by the voice speaking...

  • Chapter 19 "It Takes A Village"

    "So, tell me about Melanie as a child, what was she like?" Karen Irres was seated on the couch that was in the room Leah was given to perform her therapeutic duties at the mental home. Seeing as she...

  • Chapter 2 "Everyone Has His Price"

    The young man, in his early twenties, went outside to the mailbox and pulled it open. He reached inside and gathered what meager offerings it held, before shaking his head and heading back up the walkway...

  • Chapter 18 "Things Are Tough All Over"

    "Tell me," Doctor Linquist asked, "How are you feeling today?" It had been about 4 months since Melanie had come to stay at the mental hospital, and since then, she'd been undergoing therapy regularly...

  • Chapter 1 "Kelly Likes To Hurt Things"

    The girl had never felt such an urge to scream before. She wanted to shout at God himself, but she couldn't, thanks to the rag wrapped around her head, stuffed in her mouth. She then felt fingers on her...