Valerie

The next month had passed quickly. Bette had found herself a job as a bartender at one of the restaurants in Silver Lake and had been busy working there daily, every so often staying for two shifts in one workday. […]

Bette pulled on her jeans and zipped up her sweatshirt. She raised her hand to her nose and smelled the sweatshirt’s sleeve. The clothes still smelled of prison. She needed a new set of clothes. Contemplating on d […]

Bette looked up at the August sun, squinting, feeling the sun’s heat on her face. She closed her eyes and took a soft breath. Somehow the sun felt brighter and the air felt fresher. The grass was greener, the t […]

Four months had passed since Bette’s arrest. During the whole time she had been held in a county jail while Melvin Porter and his team of qualified criminal defense attorneys worked with her closely, getting c […]

The next day, as Bette lay in bed at six in the morning, she couldn’t sleep. She had been blinking at the ceiling for hours as she tried to send her mind into unconsciousness, but to no avail. Her eyes were g […]

”I know it’s hard, Bette…” Shane said quietly, her head hung low. ”I get it, I really do…”

No sound came from the woman that lay motionless on her side with her face turned away from Shane, toward the sofa’s ba […]

”Welcome to my humble abode,” I say as I hold out my hand, inviting Tina in.

She ushers the dogs inside and commands them to sit. Straightening her disheveled hair, she follows me further into the apa […]

Sitting in her leather executive chair in her office, Bette looked fixedly at the clasp-knife that she was twisting in her hands. She opened and closed the knife over and over again, her mind so obsessed by it […]

The first week of recovery was tough on Bette. After coming back home from Mexico, she had slept two days straight, only waking up to take medicine. Tina had been by her side all the time, worrying about her […]

Sometimes I wish inanimate objects were able to speak with people. Or at least hear what they say and do what they say. Right now I wish my phone was just that – able to hear how I tell it to shut the hell up a […]

Doyle Bogan, the man who was supposed to transport Bette and her partners through the Mexico-US border, arrived to pick them up at their secret location soon after Marcus summoned him. He got out of his van and […]

”What’s going on?”

Shane and Helena turned their heads to the sound of Tina’s quiet, but shaky voice.

”Fuck…” Shane breathed out, closing her eyes.

”Sweetheart, everything will be fine. There’s no need […]

So I’ve held out a week of inaction in order to give Tina time to cool off after our intense, but kinda failed date. Let alone too short.

On Friday at lunchtime I had my assistant drive over to the cafe where T […]

The sky flaunted the exquisite golden glow of desert sunrise when Marcus drove up to an old middle-sized hangar that was surrounded by chain link fence. A helicopter was parked outside, ready to be exploited. […]

”I hate you.”

”You’re calling to tell me that you hate me?”

”That’s correct. And also to tell you that you’re a backstabbing motherfucker.”

”Oh?”

”And a self-centered bitch.”

”Am I?”

” […]

”It’s so great to see you, baby sis,” Kit said in a soft voice as she held Bette close.

Returning the embrace, the young brunette smiled warmly. After some moments she inched back and studied her big siste […]

Can rain be any more wonderful..?

I love rain. I love its fresh earthy scent. I love the sound of it knocking against the worn asphalt pavement. I love the way relentless raindrops soak my hair and tickle my […]

Bette aroused from her sleep when she felt vibration coming from under her pillow. Lifting her head, she reached for the annoying phone and pressed to accept the call.

”What?” she croaked drowsily, rolling ont […]

”Please take a seat wherever you like. I’ll be back in a minute.”

Tina nodded in acknowledgement and, after the woman left the room, looked around cautiously. Nice furnishings, Ivy League diploma along with […]