“I don’t want to be cooped up here any longer!” Evangelie shrieked, tossing the half-full glass of wine full force toward Andre’s head. “I long to be outside, with others.” her words were weakened, devoid of spirit and strength. It had been three weeks th...
The midday rush of people frantically making their way to or from lunch swarmed around Kelly as she dodged along the wide, hot sidewalk. Her muted apologies (Sorry!, Excuse me!, I'm so sorry!) were smothered by the buzzing of conversations, traffic and th...
Over the next few weeks, David and Kelly restarted their relationship. Slowly. Carefully. On the third date after that night, Kelly wore the same outfit - outside of her apartment. At first, she refused to look at anyone around her but as the night wore o...
As the rain continued to pour, I rubbed my eyes while my fingers clutched my cup of European roasted coffee. Rain drops dotted the glass door as I took a sip. "Hey, V," a soothing, masculine voice coaxed. "Looking into the night?" I felt two soft hands ge...
