Stolen Moments

"Precious moments, stolen time"

 "Now?" she asked, raising the wine glasses clutched in her hand. "Or later?”"Later.""Sure? They're real glass." She shook her hand so the glasses chinked together. "I was expecting plastic. I thought all hotel room glasses were plastic.""Evidently not. You've picked...

Nadia

"Sometimes, giving someone a chance can work out in your favor."

 I didn’t recognize the number on my caller ID. I debated letting it go to voice-mail, but ultimately ended up answering it. “H-hello?”“Hey, Nadia, what’s up?” a male voice asked.“Who is this?” I responded. The voice sounded familiar, but I couldn’t quite...

English Girl Gets a Surprise

"Hayley has been a bad girl..."

Sitting at her desk, the neat pile on the corner much too big, Hayley absently slipped another sweet into her mouth.  That was going to get her in trouble, she was already over her daily limit (a new rule), but...