Casey the Crook_The Shady Hand_Daydreamed Nights_The prisoners of the tree
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Casey the Crook
Casey knocked on my door around 10:30. I never ever expected my fleeting mother to come to my doorstep with a smile nonetheless. I was in bed with my wife, Marisa. We were watching “Bones”, my favorite TV show. It always made me happy when the bad guy was finally caught. Then, a brisk knock on the door reverberated in my ears. I turned to Marisa. “Are we...expecting someone?” I asked. She shook her head, a concerned look crossing her face. I got up, cautiously walking to the door. Through the peephole, there stood a bedraggled woman half-leaning on a beaten cane. There was something oddly...
The Shady Hand
The Shady Hand“I’ll bet all my winnings on the next hand,” announced Francis Calleja, a big time wheeler and dealer that had stolen many a poor man’s pocket of wealth. “If I lose whoever accepts the deal will win all my land but if I win then I take over their property.” Calleja was on a role this afternoon and it was too early to quit playing and go home. Sitting around the card table with Francis were another four men from prominent families around the little village. These men knew trouble was brewing but there was no stopping Calleja when he put his mind to something. His friends at the ta...
Daydreamed Nights
“Are you coming tonight?” Ranger raised his eyebrows with the question. We were saying goodbye after raking my leaves all morning. I contemplated the invitation for a moment. It was Friday, a good day to change habits, right? Why not. “Yeah.” I nodded my confirmation and he grinned, wide and goofy. “Alright, see you later!” Ranger waved, jogging to his red pickwww.onedoor.ccup. The rest of my afternoon passed quickly and quietly. I milled about my apartment doing odd chores and activities. Before leaving the house, I debated which shirt to wear for twenty minutes, it was the green striped tee or the blue ...
The prisoners of the tree
Wednesday was usually the busiest day of the week in the Central Library. Mike was arranging the books on the shelves like any other day. He was doing the boring work, stamped the books with the library logo, arranged the volumes on the shelves and cleaned the floor. When he started this job, he thought it would be a lot of fun, to read all day through the hidden corners of the library, to recommend books to people, and to spend all day in this place full of secrets waiting to be discovered. Of course, after he started working here, he realized it wasn't exactly what he had hoped for. He had f...