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Daniel NortonKatharine Widdows Stories 04-07

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  • Temor
  • Stranger In Town
  • Murder in the Dark!
  • I Hear You Knocking
  • Temor

    As I glanced back one last time at the empty room, tears flooded my eyes. The room that once used to be used when my parents had childish arguments was now empty. The guest bedroom was probably the one we used the least, but probably the closest to our hearts. The deep red suitcases distracted from the once pastel blue walls which looked like a gloomy sky. We had to move houses after my dad left us… It’s been tough but I think I’m getting the hang of this.“¿Listo para ir?” My mum said.“Io penso di essere”We put all the cardboard storage boxes and the truck and finally locked the door behind us...6ovone door

    Stranger In Town

    So who is this Stranger In Town?In the quaint small town of Lorry, when a stranger walks down Main Street, everyone notices.That's the way it was twenty or so years ago on a warm August afternoon as the folks of town were preparing for the weekend.Mister Weeks was preparing the little league field for the evening game with rivals from Wallace. He was the first to spot the stranger who passed the ball field in a flashy new sedan. Mister Weeks knew nobody in town with a vehicle like that and wondered why the stranger might be visiting. The town of Lorry was basically boring. Once the ba...6ovone door

    Murder in the Dark!

    Amber wasn’t sure which came first, her internal melancholia or the sad tune she hummed to herself more and more of the time. They were certainly interlinked, and both increasing in frequency since her suspicions had been aroused. She hung up from her latest call, logged the final details into the database and took a breath. Perhaps she never should have followed James to Phoenix.The call centre lights dimmed and then went out, Amber’s monitor went blank. Her colleagues were still chatting away to callers in the dark but www.onedoor.ccapart from the phone lines everything else was dead. It took a few moment...6ovone door

    I Hear You Knocking

    “Opportunity knocked. She was too busy changing diapers, sweeping crap off the floor, chasing children, dogs, useless men.She heard the banging but was just too exhausted to answer.”Anonymous. “Opportunity knocked.She opened the door and said, “Go away, I’m too busy.”Essie Coleman.“Opportunity knocked.She held her nose, opened the door and said “You stink!”B.J. Smith IN THE BEGINNINGFear caressed Ginny's slowly beating heart. It’s icy fingers twined and curled, slowly spreading a numbing poison that left her in a near state of paralysis. She had a few tricks up her sleeve to deal with this ene...6ovone door

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