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paranoia, obsession, unreliable perception, mental deterioration
The drive home was always a peaceful part of my routine. It was usually dark by the time I left the office. The city lights twinkled like stars and guided me through the familiar streets. I would eventually leave the…
“You’ll do it if you love me, Erin. If you care for your marriage.” Cary glared at her and she backed down. She couldn’t believe what he said. Why? Why did he react in that way? She had followed him…
1 She pressed her face to the glass and watched the world go by. Families laughed, friends giggled, and lovers strolled along the sidewalk. She yearned to feel such normality, a life with stability and routine. A life where she…
1 She sat at the screen and prepared for work as the computer came to life. The steady noise softened as the monitor flickered and images popped up. The system moved drowsily and every program loaded slowly. She needed to…
She waited. She listened for the familiar footfall of her father. From the kitchen table to the living room, the steps of an aching man. His chair creaked as he stood and the floors moaned in places. She listened breathlessly…
He would teach her, all right. He strode down the airport terminal and saw the way she looked at him, that other man standing near her. She laughed and threw her head back as if she’d known him her whole…
1. The ball bounced off the rim and back towards the young man. Jimmy Felix threw the ball again and it finally sank through the hoop. He sucked at basketball. He was so bored. God, didn’t anything ever happen? Hallsville…
1. He drove home in silence. There was nothing on the radio and his mind lingered on the approaching deadline. A new release was always a torturous event. Who knew if the final product would be received at all, let…
Of course she didn’t do it; she knew she didn’t do anything illegal. The point was convincing them she didn’t do it. How was that possible? They wrongly assumed her guilt. Guilty until proven innocent. It was unjust; how could…
She recognized the laugh. The sweet and carefree laugh that played through the wind. Echoes of a little girl who became so bitter with age. The past seemed to rush before her in a play of words and melodies. She…
