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Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


With a mix of anxiousness and dread I began the wait for Earl’s next visit. I could no longer bury him in my consciousness as I used to. Unplea..
Chapter Thirty One

Chapter Thirty One

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Julianne was happy to watch Madison for the evening. We dropped her off, and I followed Jay to his apartment in my van. It didn’t look like a g..
Chapter Thirty Two

Chapter Thirty Two

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Jay came home looking frustrated the next night. Madison was quick to give him a hug and kiss after he admitted to her he’d had a rough day. &l..
Chapter Thirty Three

Chapter Thirty Three

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


“How did it go?” I asked Jay when he joined me in my bedroom. “Madison forgives me too. She’s all tucked in and falling aslee..
Chapter Thirty Four

Chapter Thirty Four

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Jay’s week of day shifts came to an end. He couldn’t be with me every second of every day, anyway. I knew that must have been what Earl w..
Chapter Thirty Five

Chapter Thirty Five

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


I spent most of the night in a fog, and when Jay came home it was to find me sitting on my bed staring at the wall. “What happened?” he a..
Chapter Thirty Six

Chapter Thirty Six

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Jay woke up early so he could go with me to court. I had called in somewhat fearful of Patty’s reaction. She was actually very happy to hear ab..
Chapter Thirty Seven

Chapter Thirty Seven

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Earl’s words about custody kept coming back to me, and I kept pushing them away by telling myself he’d never have a chance, father’..
Chapter Thirty Eight

Chapter Thirty Eight

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


As Jay caught his breath, the adrenaline caught up with him. “Earl, what the f**k!” he bellowed. “All Laura ever was to you was a f..
Two Places At Once

Two Places At Once

A Story by Demetri J


How could a young woman be in a coma, laying in a hospital bed, yet be seen walking around town casually? J DeMarcus' latest puzzle.
DEAD ENDS

DEAD ENDS

A Book by Jerrika


My experience with Munchhausen Syndrome By Proxy
The Only Death

The Only Death

A Book by David J. Eden


What if how you were destined to live was determined by when you were destined to die? Experience a near-future in where life expectancy determines so..
Chapter Thirty Nine

Chapter Thirty Nine

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


“I don’t have insurance,” Jay said as I pulled out of my driveway. “This is gonna wipe my savings clean...” “We&r..
Chapter Forty

Chapter Forty

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


“Your x-rays look fine,” the PA said when he returned. “No fracture or dislocation in the shoulder, no foreign bodies or bony injur..
Chapter Forty One

Chapter Forty One

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Jay watched some cartoons with Madison to help her wind down and feel normal next to him again. We told her Beth said hi, and that she did Jay’..
Chapter Forty Two

Chapter Forty Two

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


I felt like calling my sister after Beth left. There was no answer at her office, but I got her on her cell. “Hey, Sara.” “Hey,&rdq..
Chapter Forty Three

Chapter Forty Three

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Sara made it over in the early afternoon. We all greeted and hugged each other, and sat around my kitchen table. “You don’t look too bad ..
Chapter Forty Four

Chapter Forty Four

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Earl climbed out of his car and limped around it to face us. It looked like he hadn’t slept since the incident in the park. He was pale, aside ..
Chapter Forty Five

Chapter Forty Five

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Jay was in surgery by the time we got there. From there he was going to be sent to an inpatient room, so they had us wait in a lobby. I called Sara o..