The Violin’s Last Cord_Of Cookies and Deadly Secrets_Caresoul_"The Interview"
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The Violin’s Last Cord
I rap my knuckles softly on Mrs. Cook’s door. I stand there for a moment, and check my watch. 5:00. Where is she? Usually, my violin teacher is waiting for me at the door, hands full with a plate of cookies for me. My stomach turns uneasily as I think something terrible. She is eighty... I knock on the door again, a little harder this time, and call out in a wavering voice, “Mrs. Cook?” No answer. I bite my lip and touch the cold metal door knob. If she’s okay, I’ll tell her I was only breaking and entering to make sure she was fine. The door knob catches. Locked. I take a step back from the d...
Of Cookies and Deadly Secrets
By the time the guests started showing up, November was ready for them.She ran her fingers along the bulge in her skirt pocket, gazing around at her handiwork. White twinkle lights glowed in every corner of the basement, and the snowflake-embroidered tablecloth looked bare and inviting. Her gaze landed on an oak door against one wall, and she realized she had one more thing she needed to do.Tell-tale voices from the top landing signified the first guest arriving. November’s heart beat faster even as she heard a woman responding to Lulu’s high-pitched babble. Lulu bounced down the stairs into v...
Caresoul
Max was only three weeks into his new job at Caresoul, but had already seen and heard enough to know he did not want to stay. www.onedoor.ccThe irony that working for an organisation dedicated to helping people manage their mental health was causing such a detrimental effect to his own was not lost on him.“Goodbye Max! Have a careful evening!”Max jumped in his seat and quickly tried to convert the motion to an enthusiastic farewell salute to Alyssa, who flashed him a toothpaste ad smile while securing her bike helmet. Of all the staff he had been introduced to (forgetting the names of immediately) she seeme...
"The Interview"
"This is Jane Marker, reporting from PEN news live. We have with us, the current Olympics long jumper superstar, Jack Owel, " she exclaimed. "Thank you so much for this opportunity, " I smiled at her. "Your fans have been insisting on knowing some details in your life, so could you tell us a little about yourself?" "Uhmm, as you all know, my name is Jack Owel. I am the only child of Dr. Owel, the well known psychologist. Well, I was a foster kid before my dad took me in. My biological dad died when I was three years old, leaving my mom and I behind. After two years of the death of my dad, my...