“Bill, shut up,” Dan hissed at first, then repeating himself louder and with more annoyance. The driver was none too pleased with how slowly things were progressing. ‘back in his day’ this went a lot smoother. There wasn’t any pomp or circumstance, you just walked up and stuck the target. Left...
Vivian did not need to understand his words to understand his refusal as he leaned back away from her hand for added protection. She rolled her eyes, dropping the hand in question- very visibly pouting. None of it mattered all that much. Not really. Eventually he would have to let go, and then...
Vivian remained blissfully ignorant of Chey’s reflexes kicking in until the very last moment when his coat wrapped around her from one side to the other and grew taught. Her eyes widened and she yelped, dropping the ice glass in her hand. There was a brief moment of flailing on her part to match...
“I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about,” Vivian answered, each word leaving her lips slowly and with more volume than was likely necessary. The more she listened to him speak the more a horrible, terrible notion began to dawn on her. His rounded ears- no knowledge of her kind. His...
The older woman smiled at him, a mixture of relief and pride washing over her. At least some people still had a shred of decency. It was so rare to her now- she accepted the use of the cellphone with a gracious thank you, tucking the device between her ear and her shoulder to await the 9-1-1...
The stout woman sighed agitatedly. So far two cars had passed despite her frantic waving, and one couple with a stroller had broken into a jog just to get away from her. She vaguely missed yesteryear, when people would at least wave to you, or say hello with a generous tip of their head. Now...
Bright sun beat down over a small city park, the grass field glistening with rain drops. The storm had been so abrupt-and had ended so quickly-that more than a few people stopped to stare at the sky in shock. Now everything was clear, without even a hint of the dark clouds that had rolled in...