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The Universe is Dancing
"Come on it will be a fun girls night", said Janni after she put on her dancing clothes. I call them her dancing clothes because she always wears them to go dancing in. Janni and I became friends after the Dorm counselors threw us together when we didn't get along with our other dorm mates. I am glad I threw that tantrum though because I feel I won the jackpot with Janni.
By Trycia Lino5 years ago in Criminal
Online Banking
Online banking? Fredrick ran through the backstreets in a vain effort to put distance between himself and his pursuers. He had been completely unaware that his online activities had come to the attention of his. Working as an accountant for a law firm that handles accounts of some quite shady individuals meant transferring large sums of cash to different parts of the world, so frequently that it was hard to pin down the location of the funds before they had been whisked away somewhere else - to be returned a later date into the original account holders bank account, clean and untraceable. With such vast sums of money being laundered he thought it would be relatively easy to steal a couple of hundred thousand dollars once in a while. And they didn’t, but then he got greedy.
By Russell Bloxham5 years ago in Criminal
Topophilia
His tool box was a rusted chrome, but he lifted it with ease. It would make most men jealous, the way he was loading the objects around him in his van with haste like he was stocking pillows. It might look easy to you, but a man still needs to hydrate. Taking a small break and a drink, something happens. For the first time since he moved in several months ago, the sound of a door catches his attention.
By Brian Pomphrey5 years ago in Criminal
The Book Keepers
Before all of this Chaos nonsense, I did my duty as a beat cop running tickets for Hermes. Olympus wasn't just any city; it was "the city". If you're some shmuck who lucked up and got in good with the Gods, you kept your head the fuck down, you did your work, and that's it. Whatever you saw happen in Olympus, you didn't. Especially if had anything to do with the Mayor's family. Lucky for us, Mayor Zeus's biggest scandal were his sons: Ares and his mistress Aphrodite, Apollo and his sister Artemis. Artemis ended up like me, working for Hades, the police chief. It wasn't about getting the cozy job for me; I had something to prove. Coming from a long line of monsters; mobsters and killers alike, all out looking for something to prove to Olympus. The South Mafia, an organized crime ring consisting of the Shades on Spades, The Giant Gang, and the Heca Cartel. My mother got involved with the leader of the whole thing; Typhon. Had a woman take me in after Giants took back the territory. I was eleven and at school when they came to the house and filled it with more holes than the heads of hydras. Mother was caught in the crossfire.
By Adrian Chambliss5 years ago in Criminal
Two Dead, Two Missing
Lorelai Mot frantically rubbed her hands together under the flowing water. She watched in a state of shock as the blood-red swirling around the sink’s smooth contours became diluted and finally clear. She wiped a few last drops from the grimy faucet and checked for more splatter, but there was none. Then, she inspected herself in the mirror.
By Whitney Lynn Hayes5 years ago in Criminal
The Bootlegger's Lady
“I want paid double”, I demanded. “And I want it upfront.” He considered me, flicking the open end of his golden tie clip with his fingernail. His tie clip was the only indication that he was the richest man in New York City, as he dressed rather modestly. He used to intimidate me, perhaps even scare me. However, I’ve come to the realization that he can’t fire me. Where would he be without me?
By Sidney Sheets5 years ago in Criminal
Ring by Spring
“Thanks, Paul.” Jack exhaled slowly, and rubbed his temple, non-existent wrinkles on his face slowly coming into being. Not that Jack minded too much. He was finally starting to look like he was in his late twenties. At some point though, the stress was going to stop beneficially aging him and just make him look worn out.
By Alexandria Maxwell5 years ago in Criminal
