Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 23 of 37
**~ Chapter 23 ~** I always hated going to Saint Catherine's. Hospitals, as well meaning as they are, just aren't a friendly place to me. I know they try to make the hallways more inviting with warm, pastel colors and paintings done by local...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 22 of 37
**~ Chapter 22 ~** "Aaron? Hon?" I knocked on his door. Though Kat's words had assuaged, a larger part of me was still nervous and unsure how to proceed. A shadow, a click, and the door opened. Aaron smiled tiredly and hugged me with a soft...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 21 of 37
~ **Chapter 21 ~** Infinitá had closed for a couple of days. In that time-span, I hadn't really talked to Aaron. I knew what Becky meant when she told me to apologize and tell Aaron what I was feeling, but nerves got the better of me and I shied...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 20 of 37
~ **Chapter 20 ~** My eyes adjusted to the darkness around me as I blinked awake. I watched as my vision returned and shapes formed from the darkness of my room. From my open window a mixture of low, yellow floodlights and the high, blue moon...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 19 of 37
~ **Chapter 19 ~** Zephrys Shipping was actually part of a larger company, Hughes International, owned by one Marcus Hughes. Unlike the warehouses that were located in an industrial park by the river, railroads, and power stations, the...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 18 of 37
**~ Chapter 18 ~** "Can we _please_ get something to drink? I'm _dying_!" I rasped. "_Please_," Becky looked behind her, towards me, dismissively, "It's barely eighty today. Why do you think I'm dragging you around?" " 'Cause you want...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 17 of 37
I decided to make it my mission for the rest of the summer to visit all government buildings with air conditioning.
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 16 of 37
~ **Chapter 16 ~** The Litchfield Branch Library rose, though awkwardly squat among the adjacent skyscrapers, an imposing white against a brilliant blue sky. It was only five stories compared to its neighbors, but its Italian Renaissance revival...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 15 of 37
~ **Chapter 15 ~** _A delivery-man was hauling crates of some unknown produce from the back of a gray van belatedly marked with the name and logo of some obscure company. Two detectives in long trenchcoats, one old with slicked-back hair and the...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 14 of 37
**~ Chapter 14 ~** "Hey Hon, it's Cade. It's about twenty past eight and I was just wondering how you're doing. Lemme know if you're on your way or if you decided to stay home again, 'kay?" I closed my cell phone, making sure that the vibrate...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 13 of 37
**~ Chapter 13 ~** I had parked Becky's faded-turquoise Cavalier in Aaron's parking spot. His apartment had an assigned parking spot but since he didn't have a car, he never had a need for it. The day's humidity was beginning to seep from the...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 12 of 37
**~ Chapter 12 ~** _A steady beat and counter-beat throbbed throughout the dance-floor of Infinitá as countless bodies gyrated and pulsed to the music through a thick, smoky haze._ _An arabian wolf with his tail tipped in black was among the...