"New locality, New people and lots of tension"
Chapter 1: The New NeighborhoodThe ad had made it sound like paradise."Safe locality. Peaceful neighbors. Ideal for couples."The pictures were bright: sunlit lanes, trimmed hedges, families walking hand-in-hand. We were tired of the noise, of the constant clamor of city...
"Summer tries to get Harry to understand her needs."
Summer walked home from the park in a daze, unable to think about anything but Harry and Scott and the worlds of difference between them. She had to talk to Harry about it somehow. What Scott had given her would...
"Cowboy movies, infidelity, regrets, and moving on."
I didn’t get any work done that day, nor did I sleep well that night. The following day was better, but by Saturday evening, I realized that I’d had no visitors, and I began to worry. I’d expected someone to...
"Cowboy movies, infidelity, regrets, and moving on."
“What?” I could barely believe my ears. Bob's revelation stunned me; he was not only complicit in hiding Ella's secrets, but he had convinced our neighbors, too?Bob nodded. “Not all of them. Some of them had already decided to… well,...
"Cowboy movies, infidelity, regrets, and moving on."
I stood in front of the office building for almost an hour before he came out. Once, I had wronged him and ruined his life. Now, another had done likewise to me, in the same manner, and almost exactly twelve...