For the most part, the thought never surfaced, buried now in the layers of friendship, the discussion of books, love and the day-to-day demands of lif.... Sometimes, however, like this afternoon, it invaded Clare’s mind. It made her head spin and her body respond of its own accord, despite her attempts to overrule it. At times like this, she struggled against the urge to touch herself, one part of her mind wanting to but another trying not to encourage the thought’s growth. By keeping her. “This is the reality when you don’t go to university. You started in the office straight after school didn’t you?”“Yes”“Yes, there you are. There’s your uncle with his bottle in the cupboard. You have to love him, he thinks no-one knows. But everyone keeps an eye on him and makes sure he doesn’t do anything too bad. And he’s good with the customers. Especially the difficult ones; like Mrs Campbell, there, right on cue.” Mrs Campbell had the longest list of excuses that anyone could remember for. I felt it break. It hurt like a bitch and suddenly it’s fine again. How is it my hand was broken in a minute, and not the next?”I didn’t answer straight away. The little devil on my shoulder was telling me to just wipe the past half-hour from Lauren’s mind, and give her the same commands I had given Pip, Emily, and Lacey. The little angel on my other shoulder insisted that I owed her a proper, honest explanation like I had given our mother, sisters, and Laura.“Thor. Answer me.”“Okay, so what I. Com and [email protected]. The characters are still flat, and it's still plot-free, but I'm not concerned.The real purpose of this story is to release a new source of chaos into the outside world. Feel free to write stories about this device. Specific rules are included at the end of the story.This may be posted on any free site.Another Summer GameBy Allison VoorheesThe Shelby and the twins decided to head back home, leaving Darcie and me in the beach house for the remainder of the.