Today, is Friday the thirteenth. I had never really put much sand into the superstition pot of the day. I love horror movies; when I was young I would stay up all of New Year's Eve to watch Hellraiser. Nightmares afterward of pinhead and a dog with no jaw skin, snapping his teeth. For such a… Continue reading Chapter 8- Day 92
Sadie came back from her father’s house. I was relieved for the company once more, not that Doris was not good company but Sadie hugged me. She loved me and I felt it in my soul. She was happy, bouncy and had a bag full of sea shells. It warmed my lonely heart that her father had… Continue reading Chapter 7- Day 47
I am lucky, I remind myself. As I watch my face change in the reflection of the silver decorations on the bed. Shiny pressed buttons adorn the fancy head board. Or at least, I was lucky. I had been fed enough that my face filled each miniature mirror, about a dozen in total spaced several… Continue reading Chapter 6- Day 15
I woke in a cold bed, instinctively I roll over to seek my husband's warm body. It is not here, I left it thousands of miles away. I imagine I can hear him rustling around in the living room, playing the dogs too loud like he would while I slept. Not much of a care… Continue reading Chapter 5- Day 2
We walked to the restaurant in a stupor. It was almost surreal, having stayed in the airport hotel. Our evening was spent watching Captain American which cost forty-five bucks to rent through the hotel TV. We hadn't spoken much, Sadie and I, yet I couldn't seem to peel my eyes from the clock. The time… Continue reading Chapter 4- Day 1
