Precipice – Part 1 of 3

"With too many distractions, you never see the trouble coming."

I think I'm about to get into trouble. It doesn't happen often, and like any other time, I didn't even know it was coming. There were three causes this time, and I'm only responsible for two of them.The first cause...

Don’t Shoot the Messenger Chapter 7

"The dilemmas develop. The trial makes sense but Julie is pulled into another story."

Laura closed her eyes, sat back into her chair, opened her eyes, looked at the ceiling, back to Julie and then to the floor."You’ve never thought about it before?" said Julie."No," Laura said. "No I haven’t. I kind of always...

Don’t Shoot the Messenger Chapter 5

"The truth begins to come out."

There is something inevitable about the way the male bladder works when stimulated by enough alcohol. Anthony stirred at about five am, needing to pee but still mostly asleep.Julie, in the spare room, was woken by his footsteps as he...

Don’t Shoot the Messenger Chapter 4

"One deception after another."

Julie said goodbye to Laura on the steps of the hotel and watched the motorbike roll away into the traffic. She picked up her phone and dialled home."Anthony darling, how did it go?""We won.""Great. I thought you must have. I just...