Chapter XXXVI – Ginger Thomas Ginger jumped as Mary hit the ground and Timothy bolted across the room. Eddie tugged on her arm. “What happened?” Ginger shook her head. “I don’t know.” Timothy bent over the woman, looking for something. Probably the reason she collapsed. His frown deepened. “I don’t see anything wrong with her, […]
Chapter XXXV – Monique Rodriguez When Mr. Xavier left her to help the man Monique didn’t like, what little sense of security she had gained, vanished. She clung to Mr. Pickles, curled up on the edge of the booth, quite forgotten it seemed by the adults in the room. After Mr. Xavier put the needle […]
Chapter XXXIV – Timothy Teller Chaos erupted in the form of Mary Dill’s panic. Instinct kicked in much faster than it had the last time and Timothy bolted from Eddie to Fabian, where Adrian already began turning the man over. Fabian showed no sign of consciousness. Blood trickled from where his nose had roughly been […]
Chapter XXXIII – Ginger Thomas The café hadn’t been so quiet in what felt like hours. Ginger didn’t even know the time or how long had passed since the explosions or the discovery of Gary Bradshaw’s body. How long since Mary stabbed Eddie. Ginger had no concept of time anymore at all. Eddie seemed to […]
Chapter XXXII – Adrian Terrence Adrian watched the group in silence. He heard the end of the conversation regarding Renee, but didn’t intervene. He felt weary. So weary. It’s akin to being cooped up with a bunch of children. He glanced toward Monique. Except, the actual child among us is better behaved. He ran a […]
Chapter XXXI – Timothy Teller Timothy grimaced while he watched Eddie shift, moaning as pain overcame some of his control. He stiffened, gritting his teeth. “Try to relax, buddy. Try to relax.” He could feel Ginger looking between them, but Timothy refused to look back at her. He didn’t know what else he could do […]
Chapter XXX – Adrian Terrence Interviewing Mary Dill proved to be an utter failure. The woman could not keep on task or on topic. She reverted to Eddie and his supposed guilt over and over, hardly giving a direct answer to any question about herself. Finally, Adrian and Xavier gave up, dismissing her altogether. “Do […]
Chapter XXIX – Ginger Thomas If talking to Adrian and Xavier ought to have made Ginger feel better, it didn’t work. With a still heavy heart and even higher anxiety, she left them. Anna moved on her approach and the waitress knelt beside her brother once more. “How is he doing?” Eddie’s eyes opened at […]
Chapter XXVIII – Monique Rodriguez Monique poked and prodded at Mr. Pickles, trying to bring some sense of his round shape back into his face. She succeeded very little, no matter how hard she tried. Come on, Mr. Pickles. If you get too flat, someone might think you’re a rag instead of a bunny. They […]
Chapter XXVII – Timothy Teller Timothy watched Ginger as she walked toward the cousins. She looked back at him, before she sat down. She seemed like such a deflated version of the waitress that he usually tried to avoid. When facing the rest of the group, a flash of defiance showed on her face, but […]
Chapter XXVI – Adrian Terrence Adrian watched Ginger sit down, noting the change in her manner. Earlier, she had been compliant, but confident. Almost arrogant. Now, she sat with her shoulders slightly bowed and her eyes lowered. “You said that you wished to speak with us, Miss Thomas?” Xavier finally spoke, when the silence had […]
Chapter XXV – Ginger Thomas “You’re a little arrogant for someone who just admitted to being a liar.” Ginger could feel her face flame at Kimberly’s words, but for Eddie’s sake alone, she didn’t raise her voice. She couldn’t help, however, but reply. “I did not admit to lying. I admitted to an omission of […]
