Stories by Claudia

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Sunday morning, 6:30 AM
Jill tapped on Mike and Val’s door. When no one answered, she knocked. Naked, Mike jerked open the door just as her hand moved to pounded on it. She thumped him on the sternum.
“Sorry.”
Mike nodded and swung the door closed.
“WAIT,” Jill said. She held the door open [...]

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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Two Denver Police officers came in the gate to Aden’s backyard. Aden popped to his feet.
“Are you Aden Norsen?”
“Yes.”
“Would you mind stepping out of the hot tub, sir?”
Sandy stood when Aden hopped out of the hot tub. She watched the police say something to Aden. His mouth dropped open and his face blanched [...]

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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Saturday Morning, 3:30 AM
Jill spun the empty ceramic mug on the table in the main Castle kitchen. Not wanting to bother anyone, she sat alone in the dark. Without work, or Katy, Jill felt lost. Mike and Val had even taken Sarah and Scooter to the fishing cabin overnight.
And Jacob was out of [...]

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Jill thought she knew everything there was to know about Sandy. They had been best friends since Sandy converted to Catholicism and Jill made it home from Costa Rica. They shared every trial, every tribulation and every triumph.
But Jill had never seen Sandy in love, or even in like, for that matter. [...]

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CHAPTER NINETEEN
“Maybe you can stop going to every hair stylist in the city,” Jacob said.
“I… I… I….”
“Go.”
“But….”
“Go!” As Aden ran toward the door, Jacob yelled, “Just leave the….”
Aden stopped at the door and threw the box to Jacob. Aden ran past a stunned girl standing at the door.
“Jill?” Aden asked as [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Friday morning, 8: 07 A.M.
“Sorry I’m late,” Jill said. She scooted into the booth next to Sandy at Snooze. Every Friday for the last two years, she’d met Sandy, Heather and Tanisha for breakfast at Snooze. “I had to take Katy to school. She’s still a little sick so she’s [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Thursday morning, 4 A.M.
Jill stood with her hand on the employee exit at Pete’s Kitchen. Her feet, still oozing from the lacerations of the glass, ached in her waitress shoes. She shuffled through her regular [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
“Mom,” Jacob whispered.
He felt his mother near. Gradually, her face came into view. Not her cancer ravaged face, but the face she wore when he was a very small boy. Like a thirsty man, Jacob’s drank in [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
“Homeland Security is saying that we need to clear the street,” the Denver Police Chief said. “That entire neighborhood is on top of the coal tunnels. No one can get in so I don’t see why this [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
“I know can you believe that crap? It’s that Valerie Lipson. I mean, who cares?” Sandy said as Jill opened the door to the apartment. “Hi honey. How’s our Katy?”
“Asleep,” Jill said. Hoping to silence [...]

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