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“Okay, it’s fine. You’re fine.” He wasn’t fine. Beckett hadn’t realized how quickly he’d come to rely on the guides that had found him wandering down the path after he’d been sent without a fucking clue through that weird ass portal thing by his best friend’s cat. Or mostly all powerful galactic being thing. Whatever he was.
He’d gone from wilderness to a city after days, possibly weeks of travel as everything blurred together. Beckett was exhausted and despite everyone’s assurance that he’d somehow just know what to do when he needed to do it, he didn’t have a fucking
Memories of Newberg: Part 3 by J Ray Lamb
Where to start with Jeff. He wasn’t a native of Newberg. We got him in fourth or fifth grade from one of the bigger city suburbs. It wasn’t the suburb that was bigger as it was actually not much bigger than Newberg, but definitely more urban than Newberg.
I don’t remember him coming into town. In fact, I really don’t remember him until Junior High when his “acting out” starting to become more prevalent. If I wasn’t at home (which was often), I was out at my friend Lance’s family’s hobby farm.
It was Lance who started hanging out with…
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Bad Karma and the Family Plan #85 (18.1) by Julie Lynn Hayes
I know it’s silly to be taken aback by something so harmless, but the memories that tiny gator invoked…. Well, let’s say they weren’t pleasant.
“Vinnie…Vinnie…”
Ethan’s concerned voice drew me back to the present. He was stroking my cheek, and the expression in his beautiful blue eyes was one of alarm.
“Sorry. Didn’t mean to space out like that.” I gave him a weak smile, but I knew he understood why I was rather upset. Not to mention this suddenly pointed the grave finger of suspicion toward someone I’d rather forget entirely, but
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