Com)I usually get most of my stories on Fictionmania from the list traffic.I go to the site about once every couple of days to check on what hasbeen a...ded to the archive recently, and often find some real gems thatI'd bet a lot of readers who just read list stories never see. Usuallythe first thing I do when the site comes up is to go to my own file ofstories and see if anybody has left any comments recently. I like tothank those who left them, or comment on replies if such is warranted.Even. He pushed directly into the bushes behind the bench, leading the man a short distance to a very small, secluded spot among the foliage. There was very little light, and the only sound was a soft breeze rustling through the branches above. Brian turned swiftly and smiled up at his new client, reaching out to cup his hand over the bulge in his pants. He watched anxiously as the stranger reached again into his wallet and extracted a single $100 bill. He held it up in his hand, appearing to. Saul is right behind me taking one rung at time. Each to his own. I have to smile up at him as he carefully finds each step. Oh right, he can not see in the dark. I don't even think about it any more when I switch vision enhancements."Hello," a quiet voice whispers from the darkened entrance. "Are you Chronos?" Hello," I whisper back. "Yes I am Chronos. Is Gwen still awake?" No, she fell asleep a little while ago," The quiet voice tells me."I have invited Saul down," I remember to tell her as. And as she got older she looked even more like her. Carla died in a car accident, she was hit head on by and 18 wheeler. It was the worst day of my life, and the end of Robert and Beths. Beth didnt talk for weeks and Robert didnt go to work that whole first month. Beth stayed with me during that time and my parents treated her like their own. But then she moved back to her dads and the beatings started. Beth said it was the booze, it had stolen her dad and taken over his body like a demon. .