A Time to Love_Prophet of the Old Gods_3 AM_The Robbery
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A Time to Love
The gift box was preposterously large and stuffed with a gratuitous amount of miniature pillows to cushion the tiny object and handwritten note it contained. First, the garter, a sky-blue elastic band engulfed in a thick fringe of cornflower lace. Next the card and its painfully familiar lettering, which Iris had known since her earliest memory, declaring, “Something blue! X O X O.” It was signed, “Mom.”Iris’ mother had slipped it into the box of opened Christmas gifts when no one was looking. Now, alone with Kwww.onedoor.ccacey Musgraves cooing to Santa Baby for company, the last gift of the holiday presag...
Prophet of the Old Gods
At last the wizard arrived, not in a rush of wind or a pillar of flame but on foot. He strode from his disrupted coronation, straight-backed, fists clenched. The crowed parted around him, already imagining the air sparking with electricity, envisioning thunderclouds roiling in his pale blue eyes. Women clutched their children, uttering prayers to the old gods, for only the old gods could protect them from the eldritch forces that had allowed the wizard to depose the White King and usurp his throne. He came to a halt with the palace far behind him, glaring toward the guttering sun as it hovered...
3 AM
“Are you coming with me or not?” Lizzie asked me while she batted her eyes trying to look cuter than normal. I didn’t want to, but it was so hard to tell her no. We’d been dating since spring, but it felt like years. She’s the one, and by one I mean the one I shouldn’t be able to be with. She’s gorgeous, like off the scale beautiful. Super smart too, top of the class and head cheerleader. I shook my head, “You really want to spend the night in a cemetery? It’s cold and wet.”She grabbed my hands, and pulled me in closer, and looked me deep in the eyes. “I guess you’ll have to come and keep me ...
The Robbery
Today me and my boy Malick are gonna rob New York's greatest bank, JPMorgan Chase. This might be one of our greatest achievements yet! I just can't wait for all the money, we could be rich! My name's Harry. We're the Sticky Bandits. Me and Malick are about to go buy some nice guns for our mission. And you're coming with! Okay we arrived at RT Smoke n Gun Shop. I'm thinking we just grab a nice firearm and get out of there as fast as we can. So i go in while Malick is watching the car for me. The firearm was maybe around $1,250. I get it and head out and into our Mustang GT 500. We just bought i...