Tag: police

  • On A Boat

    “We were taken by boat to an island,” I told the police officer.  “But we were blindfolded so I don’t know which way we went.  Or how long we were gone.”  I took a deep breath and only hoped he would believe me.  That he would take my word for the fact I was one of the victims…

  • At Ease

    “I hope you can feel at ease while you are here.”  The hotel manager unlocked the door to our room and handed me the key before backing away.  As I entered the room, I could feel the daggers from her eyes pierce the back of my head.  I was expecting the daggers based solely on who I was here with.  …

  • Can’t Be Bothered

    “Miranda can’t be bothered and I mean to find out why.  Why is she gone all the time and why doesn’t she ever show up for work?  Something has to be going on at home, but if she doesn’t talk to anyone while she is here, how are we supposed to get anything done?”  Jessica set the…

  • The Sword

    “That’s the sword,” I whispered.  “The sword that changed everything.  The sword we all own our lives to.”  As I looked at Marty, I saw that Marty had already fallen asleep.  He usually made it through the story so he could talk about the sword, but today had been a hard day.  Today was the…

  • Disoriented

    “I was totally disoriented,” I told the police officer.  “I really don’t know where I was last night.  The first thing I remembered was walking down the sidewalk toward the school.”  “Do you remember anything else?  Who you were with?  Anything after you left your friends at the bar?”  I stared straight ahead and tried…

  • Mr. Cunningham

    I always knew my neighbor wasn’t fond of me, but I could never figure out exactly why.  He never smiled, never waved, never called hello when we were in the front yard at the same time.  I knew I hadn’t done anything wrong due to the fact we had never had the opportunity to engage with each…