Dale’s Story – Chapter Five

Dale’s Story – Chapter Five The sudden panic had woken him. He opened his eyes and was immediately confronted by the face of a wild animal. He felt his body drain of blood as fear took over. For the briefest of seconds he was terrified until he recognised Tigger. A huge sigh of relief escaped … Read more

Dale’s Story – Chapter Four

Dale’s Story – Chapter Four An embarrassed, aching and exhausted Dale ambled cautiously up to his bedroom and prepared to be changed. As had been explained to him earlier he assembled all the items needed and stood by the side of the mat waiting for one of the ladies to come and sort him out. … Read more

Dale’s Story – Chapter Three

Dale’s Story – Chapter Three The dream of him creating his latest blockbuster novel was turning over in his mind. His typing wasn’t quite as manic and his thoughts were less turbulent. In fact, it was more like he was watching a movie of a story he’d written, that had already been made into a … Read more

Dale’s Story – Chapter Two

Dale’s Story – Chapter Two Dale looked down disgustedly at his protection and then back up at Miss McCloud. “Don’t you have any clothes I can wear to cover all this?” “Well I think you look fine,” she said with a smile and a ruffle of his thick mop of hair – there was no … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Six

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Six Sunday was warm and sunny. I had slept well despite last night’s events. By eleven I had finished cleaning rooms as the motel had only a few guests. I then returned to my room, freshened my makeup, touched up my lipstick, brushed my hair, and walked to Sara’s to do … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Five

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Five “Here, have a cup of tea,” Sara said to Maria as the two sat at the kitchen table. “Thank you, Sara. I’ll wait in here for awhile. Manuel would be angry with me if I were to see Pamela naked.” “I understand, Maria, I’ll wait here with you. I don’t … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Four

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Four “Why, Roger., and Pamela!” Sara seemed to be very surprised and a tad embarrassed as she opened the door to see me standing next to Roger. “Hi, Sara! Didn’t Mike mention that I might stop by?” “Yes, Roger., I guess he did., I’m just surprised to see you two together … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Three

Crossing Texas – Chapter Twenty-Three I awoke Saturday morning feeling somehow unclean, physically and spiritually. But what’s done is done, I reasoned. My existence, no matter how humiliating, is better than being slowly ground into madness by the so-called Texas justice system. I’ll just be careful to avoid situations such as last night’s. And Sara? … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Nineteen

Crossing Texas – Chapter Nineteen After I finished cleaning, I took the restaurant keys to the front desk. Heather, a part-time employee, was there reading a magazine. Heather was a single mom, maybe 30 years old, with sandy brown hair and full figured, but not quite fat. Because she worked only sporadically, I hadn’t actually … Read more

Crossing Texas – Chapter Eighteen

Crossing Texas – Chapter Eighteen And things did get better, to some extent. I awoke the next morning and realized I was, once again, a young woman. Not a baby or a young girl. After I showered I carefully selected a white, lacy underwire bra from my collection and skillfully put it on. I noticed … Read more