The Last Straw_Ace With Spades_The Liar's Bout_Companions in the Sun
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The Last Straw
"Please! Don't do it," she shouted, throwing her hands in the air "Why? Because I'm right?" Dax rebutted, still gripping the glass of water over Trina's computer. Slowly inching towards Dax with her arms stretched in front of her and palms facing out, Trina starts, "No, no, no, of course, I don't ha-" "Don't have feelings for your AI boyfriend?" Dax cuts in, "Trina, that's bullshit, and you know it. You have spent these past few months talking to the computer more than your own living and breathing husband." Dax was steaming with anger and shaking while confronting Trina, but he had enough af...
Ace With Spades
Mr Roy was sure of one thing the day he retired. He would bury the trophies won in his 30 years of corporate battles in the backyard of his home. And grow brinjals on them. He had observed; how the gardener tended to the lawn, grew seasonal flowers in the meticulously prepared beds, and harvested bountiful vegetables from the backyard of his company-given accommodation. He had envied the meditativeness he exuded as he tilled the soil, sowed the seeds and pruned the shrubs. A life full of beauty and harmony surrounded by nature, not sniping in a boardroom full of bloodsuckers- that’s what he wa...
The Liar's Bout
Chris Gomez is not a thief—an aging auntie indulges him and obviates any temptation he may feel to shoplift. He is, however, a liar, and Foley Gaspers is tired of Gomez’ lies.“Chris, you want to get high after school?” Foley asks the compulsive fibber in second period English class.Chris’ reply is similar to those Foley has heard several times before, “Hell, www.onedoor.ccyeah. I want to stay high. I smoked a joint this morning. I was so stoned I could barely ride a straight line on my way school.”Foley knows Gomez is being dishonest. He also knows Chris sincerely treasures the BMX bike his auntie bought hi...
Companions in the Sun
Waking to sunlight coming through the bedroom window and warming his face, Leo hears his parents and baby sister in the kitchen. He walks down the narrow hall and joins them to eat some breakfast and stare at his sister. She is a wonder and a source of some jealously for Leo. It has been his dad, mom, and Leo for a few years now, and he is used to this. Even the dog Tiki is fun to have around and tease with food. His sister takes up a lot of time and attention from Leo and he is not too sure about her presence in his home. He knows some of the kids on his street who are his age have siste...