Duty Chapter 30: Waiting on a Friend
Chapter Thirty: Waiting on a Friend Joji stared at the misty doorway to the gymnasium, the same one he and his crew had emerged from earlier that day. The smell of smoke lingered. His legs ached and his eyes watered with exhaustion. He had been...
Duty Chapter 24: Emergence
Chapter Twenty-Four: Emergence The doorway from the gym leading to the outside was open, but no one could see beyond it considering how smoky it was. Apparently, several bombs were set off in the gym which burned up some of the old wood and the smoke...
Chapter 6: Monday
Chapter Six: Monday BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! 7am. Monday morning came quickly. Reis swatted at the alarm clock and in one blow put it out like a candle. He rubbed his eyes and turned over. Marcus was next to him, sleeping as blissfully as on a cloud, not...
Alpha and Omega: The Outlanders Chapter 2
Chapter 2: The Outlanders Garth and Kate stepped with ease, listening for the strange sound. Joined by a group of a dozen alphas, they crept through the forest trees that obscured the bright light of the clear morning. Kate put her nose to the ground...
Chapter 3: Acquaintanceship
| | id:9063866 | Chapter Three: Acquaintanceship Marcus stood in the living room of Joji's house. Reis had stepped out onto the back deck with Joji to help him start the grill. Marcus gazed at the photos on the wall and the bookshelf. It turned out...
Chapter 5: Commitment
Chapter Five: Commitment "Thanks for stopping by, guys!" Joji waived from the porch of his house as Reis and Marcus headed to Reis's old pickup truck. Reis gave one last wave as he opened the driver's side door. "Thanks again for having us,...
Duty Chapter 23: The Intersection
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Intersection As he neared the western portion of the building, Joji's nostrils stung with the ever intensifying smell of burned plastic. He squinted his eyes as he slowly made his way down the hall. The hallways became...
Duty Chapter 25: A Needed Calm
Chapter Twenty-Five: A Needed Calm Joji and Reis entered Joji's dark office. The blinds were down but open about a fourth of the way, allowing thin, separate rays of sun light to cascade through the room. Joji went over to his desk and opened the...
Duty Chapter 26: Time to Roll
Chapter Twenty-Six: Time to Roll The two walked down the florescent lit hall and into the common office area. When they entered, the fifty officers in the room all looked up. Some were sitting at or on their desks. Some were huddled into corners...
Duty Chapter 20: Crossroads of Crisis
Chapter Twenty: Crossroads of Crisis Sirens echoed off the walls. A fire alarm wailed from inside the school. Helicopter blades hummed from above. The screams from the kid on the stretcher still rung in the ears of Joji and Reis. Joji stood paralyzed...
Duty Chapter 21: Try or Die
Chapter Twenty-One: Try or Die All eight of them were crammed into the coach's office, which only had one window on the door. The office was located in back of the Boy's Locker Room. Some of them were still wearing their gym shorts and t-shirts. They...
Duty Chapter 22: Action
eis was brought back to Joji's police car, standing with Toni who was discretely pressing his gun to his back. Reis stood there, staring at the school, looking at the bellowing smoke, hearing the screams and sirens, and thinking how useless he felt....