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The Book (working title) – Chapter 1: GLORIA
She couldn’t tell who handed her the pipe, she didn’t know what she was about to smoke, she only knew she felt afraid.
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Chapter 2: JESSICA
The alarm clock was always shocking even though it went off five days a week. Jessica’s’ first thought was how she would like one of those soft chiming Zen type clocks she saw in a catalogue.
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Chapter 4: BELINDA
The city was very hot the day Belinda arrived. . It was three O’clock in the afternoon Thursday. She had spoken to the older woman on the phone and was told she would try her out if Belinda could get there by Friday. She checked into a seedy hotel across from the bus station, used a payphone and arranged to meet Mrs. Granger at nine O’clock the next morning. Continue reading →
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Chapter 5: LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS
Gloria chose to move to a homeless shelter. She was given two meals and a cot. At five thirty am everyone had breakfast at six am they were on the street until six pm. Continue reading →
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Chapter 7: The Crime scene
It appeared to be an easy enough puzzle to put together. It looked like a drug deal gone bad. Two bodies, traces of heroin; bag whatever evidence could be used to ID them and the possible assassins. The coroner and her young assistant were checking bodies, when one of the dead started to open her eyes. The young assistant almost fell on her backside from her squatting position she was so startled. The puzzle now became a whole new game. Continue reading →
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Chapter 8: All Things Must Pass
“Hello Ma’am, this is Miss Jacobs, the night nurse; your husband has just been taken to City Memorial by ambulance, it appears he has had a stroke. I’m sorry, I really don’t know any more information; it happened right before I came on shift a half hour ago. Perhaps if you call the hospital they can give you some answers.” Continue reading →
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Chapter 9: WHAT DID YOU EXPECT
Jessica wasn’t hungry; in fact she felt like she had the flu. It wasn’t like her to call in sick but she was so exhausted she just couldn’t get out of bed and slept through the phone ringing. She slept through the doorbell ringing and when she finally did wake up, she could not get to the toilet fast enough. Continue reading →
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Chapter 10: BEGINNING AGAIN
Gloria woke up and was advised she was being moved to another floor, because she was finally getting better.
Her mother had been basically living in the CCU since Gloria’s hospitalization. She was there when her daughter was on death’s door: there through the many medical procedures: and there when the police came to question her about the murder. Continue reading →
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Chapter 11: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
His grandfather had a life that Joseph didn’t know about. He was quite respected in an esoteric community. He had written several books in his younger years and was now the head of affairs for a society called “The Order of Wisdom”. Continue reading →
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Chapter 13: New Beginnings
Gloria stayed in the private room until she was strong enough to take care of herself. The last overdose could have, and should have, killed her. Under Ms. Bakers care, she would thrive, Baker made sure of that. Continue reading →
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