Short Story

General Patrick finally took notice of the trident on the uniforms of all of the men sitting at the table, not to mention the tape on the uniforms that read ‘US Navy’. “How the hell….” General Patrick said out loud.

Back at his desk, Cander shuffles through photos in an open folder. He stops on one and squints his eyes at an “A” tattoo on one of the victim’s wrists. After a brief moment, he shuffles through the rest and drops them onto his desk. He leans back in his chair and scratches the top of his forehead. His cell phone rings.

No morning text and no note on the counter. Is she sleeping? Is she angry with him? This morning was not the usual setting that Officer Dean Kane came home to after a long night shift of busting criminals. She must be sick, he thought. Plopping his keys into the orange colored dish on the foyer table, he noticed her backpack was still there. She must have that terrible winter flu that everyone seems to be coming down with.

I was in the house looking at the sheriff suits that Deanna gave Rick and I and Rick walked in through the door and I said "I don't know if this is some kind of play, handing authority to strangers.The authority to break up fistfights.If it was just that, she should have given one of these to Daryl."Rick said "I don't know if it's for us or for them. Or maybe Deanna's trying to get rid of us and them.You put these jackets on me and you, have the people see it.If that's the play, that'd be smart. And she seems smart.Smart for then or smart for now?" This is now.- Rick was cut off by the sound of some bushes rustling and said "Come out! Now!" Aaron stepped out and asked You can tell the difference between walkers and humans by sound?Can you

"This is the last step to your initiation. You must jump from this tower" said the tall slender man wearing a grey trench coat similar to those in the Matrix.

The group concluded that, at nearly five-past, the gnats would have to go hungry and they filed out of the booth. They slipped past Evan without much more than a cursory word-- whether the presence of two known staff members assuaged him or it was just in his nature to be completely unperturbed by a quintet of off-the-clock individuals stepping confidently past the Employees Only sign was unclear.

She forgot about the restraints in her headlong rush forward, however, in her defense, her thoughts were on Tung, not herself. Before Kalyssa could react and backpedal away from disaster, her head snapped backward and her feet went out from under her.

Jessica and Nancy had been planning a trip for a while now to head to Mexico, and stay at the La Villa Hotel. Jessica is 20 freshly out of college. Nancy is 21, still in college working to get her master's degree. Both girls live in Los Angeles, California. May 22, they decided would be the day the finally got out of that tiresome town. Nancy had gotten a 5-star room for both her and Jessica to share, it came with two king size beds, and a restroom and kitchen included, considering it was going to be an extended stay. On May 21st, Jessica and Nancy left their home and headed for the Los Angeles airport.

During the hubbub, a nurse poked his head out the side door. “Hi, all. Here for Tristan?”

One Saturday in 2014 Dayton went to a racetrack in Marshalltown, Iowa. He got there paid the entry fee and drew his number to start the heat. He drew number 4 so he would start 2nd row outside. Then he got up to the track and went to take a look at it to see how he was gonna take his lanes. He got back to the truck unloaded the stuff. Prepped the tires to get a good grip on the track.

Darkness and rain clouded the sky and the eerie silence was almost suspicious for there was not even a single sound, except for the breath and footsteps of a lone figure, walking solemnly up the side of the hill. When she reached the peak, he stood still, looking out at what lay before her eyes. The raining pouring down on her but he had no umbrella nor any hooded jacket. All that he had on was a tattered black suit as he stood motionless, looking, letting the rain fall everywhere. Even with the dreary rain that fell upon her suit, he stood tall with the expression of a warrior that had gone to battle but then again, that expression never really left his face as something always come to ruin the temporary peace, their

Angelos stood on the same chair that Eric stood on, and announced, “People, we need to focus. We will attack, soon. We need more action than conversation. Focus people, focus… Please, text your friends and family on the pier and tell them. We will get our supplies together and attack them. Each store should protect itself at this moment.”

“What don’t you understand by that?” I responded. “I told you, my Ayah always did.”

On a dark and stormy night, Kirito waited outside the game store to get the new invention that was sure to change the world the nervegear. He wanted to get the nervegear for the new MMO that only 10,000 copies were released to the public call sword art online. Kirito then waited in line for 6 hours until he got in the store. Just before he got to the register a man who had a hoodie on bulldozed into Kirito knocking them both down. Then as Kirito got up he saw a glimpse of the guy’s face. Then he thought to himself isn’t that the weird kid from school. After that, he asked the cashier for a copy of sword art online when suddenly the store started to get robbed. There were three what seemed to be men with baby masks on. They told everyone in

If that doesn't happen... Let's hope it's the start of good things between you and my son-in-law. - What do you have for me? - Not much.