#freechapterfriday…Chapter 12 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 12 Lydia Hilton spent her days conflicted. The doctors had nothing concrete to tell her about what had happened to her husband. He received two MRIs and a CT scan while in the hospital, both showing damage to his central nervous system, but the cause was unclear. One thought…

#freechapterfriday…Chapter 11 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 11 As Haddie pulled into her sister’s driveway, she was reminded of a time when Emma almost moved away, her husband, Dan, being tempted by outlandish job offers from all over — the man was highly intelligent when it came to anything cyber related. It was a tense time…

#freechapterfriday…Chapter 10 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 10 Haddie made plans to meet Sarah for lunch, hardly caring about the drive. They remained in contact, mostly on Facebook, but would still meet to catch up on a deeper level. The conversation Haddie planned on having was worthy of a meal and a face-to-face discussion. Arriving at…

#freechapterfriday…Chapter 9 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 9 The next week was spent covering her kitchen counters, donning herself in protective gear, and creating the perfect ratio of the poisonous sap from the manchineel tree with her yarrow treatment. Haddie’s hands were sore from extracting the sticky goo from the ends of the branches, continually cutting…

#freechapterfriday…Chapter 8 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 8 The drive to the university would take about forty minutes. Becca promised her an entire day in the lab if Haddie agreed to catch up over lunch, which wasn’t a problem since Becca mentioned some rumors — Haddie was dying to know what she was talking about. As…

Have all the power — Have all the power Photo by Tim Marshall, Unsplash It’s as if time has halted and reversed, backing itself to a period of ignorance and simply not understanding. But it’s 2022, folks. Wake the f*** up! I cannot comprehend the headlines that I’ve read lately: banning books from schools, being…

#freechapterfriday…Chapter 7 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 7 Sitting outside on Nancy’s patio surrounded by a sea of flowers, Haddie sipped on her iced tea while Nancy relayed her latest encounter with Mr. Cameron and how she had coaxed a smile from him. Haddie shook her head with a grin, finding her neighbor amusing. Nancy was…

#freechapterfriday…Chapter 6 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 6 Sam kissed his wife goodbye Monday morning, heading out the door at seven-thirty after warning her that it would be a long day at work since he had some catching up to do. Haddie assured him it was no problem, knowing she was itching to get started on…

#freechapterfriday…Chapter 5 — #freechapterfriday…Chapter 5 It took Sam longer than usual to drive home from the airport, being that it was late afternoon Friday. His trip ended up successful, but it had been tiring, his client turning out to be a needy worrier — the worst kind of client. Sam had a ton…