Gone Baby, Gone
The mother, holding back tears, frantically pulls at blankets and sheets. The effort is in vain but required by maternal instinct, as is the glance around the…
Reluctant Captor
Eileen could not move; she could not scream. For all her efforts she only managed to squirm and dart her eyes around a room that was either cramped and poorly…
The Knocking
“Did you hear it that time?” Sandra elbowed her husband in the ribs, “Bill?” Bill was rigid, the corpse-like rigor gripping his body made her stomach clench…
The Absence of Color
I awoke suddenly, and opened my eyes. Agonizing whiteness, like headlights, pierced through my retinas. I closed my eyes again, quickly. This. Doesn’t. Feel…
Code Adam
The gate began to drop even before the announcement went over the PA. “Attention all associates: Code Adam. Repeat. Code Adam.” Code Adams occurred at least…
Conversations in the Van
In the van, John opened his eyes. He was lying on a bench seat in the darkness when a voice called out. “Hey, rise and shine!” John groaned an sat up. The two…
Explosions and Treasure
He laid on the sand, the water washing over him in waves, debris from his demolished ship piling around him. He was lucky to be alive and said a silent prayer…
#69 Going Slightly Mad
At that moment, with hope within arms’ reach, my body suddenly stalled. Had I found it so hard to trust a person that I wouldn’t even talk to this kind-faced…
New Hope
I was dragged to the Russian’s office as he continued to oversee the parade of women, occasionally pulling one over to ‘check her goods’. Every time I heard…
Moving Scene
I was woken by rough hands, the air full of screams. Just five more minutes, my head seemed to say, somehow unaware of the situation. When I didn’t move the…
Ms.Combs?
“Patient 27 reports being awoken in the middle of the night and has the sensation of being abducted by strange beings.” “No, I was abducted.” “Yes, yes, of…