Archive | 26.02.2010
- Storm Tossed Siblings
The storm hit with a ferociousness none had expected, the wind whipping trees and tearing off loose shingles on the houses around them. Teri stood outside, one hand holding down her flying skirt, the other shading her eyes from the slashing rain.
The noise was deafening, hurting the eighteen year old girl's ears even as she strained to hear over it. She was listening for the sound of a car engine, her mother's, who had gone into town shopping earlier, before the storm had started.
The rain had ... more
- Stormy Desire Ch. 02
Our parents had left on what they claimed was a romantic weekend getaway. Sylvia and I knew the truth; they were going to attend some marriage enrichment seminar to try and save theirs. Regardless of the reason, we were alone on that third weekend of June, at the end of the storm season. But Mother Nature had one last punch left, as we were about to discover.
Sylvia had been accepted at Princeton, which surprised me. I never realized how smart my sister was. Why she had to go so far away was beyond ... more