A State of Gray
"Why didn't you say anything?" I ask, watching his livid eyes for the inevitable change of emotion. It comes abruptly, as I suspected. His eyes soften, his whole stance is suddenly softer, more demure, less threatening.
"You know why," he says, his voice barely audible in the loud room, "There were other things on my mind." I shift uncomfortably as the vivid recollection of his hands on my body comes rushing back. He kissed me. And I haven't stopped thinking about it since.
"Mol, you done?" Tommy's strong voice cuts through me, reminding me why I shouldn't be fantasizing over my former employer. Mr. Silver stiffens as he makes eye contact with Tommy, fighting through the crowded room.
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Excerpt from A State of Gray
Stark Contrast
'I don’t know if I believe in heaven or hell. I don’t know if I believe in an afterlife at all. But right now, I hope it’s there. I don’t think I have a clear idea of what I hope, I just know I don’t want a life that had barely begun to be snuffed out by oblivion. I always tried not to think of what happens after death, but it seems Death is forcing me to acknowledge her, in the most gruesome way possible.'
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Excerpt from Stark Contrast
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Silver Lining
Why was I that close to the water? When was there only glass between me and the ocean? The faint memory of someone standing near me, maybe a little too near flickers to life; who was that dark stranger? All alone, hedged in on one side by the ocean, and on the other side by dusty tomes. Then there was me, interrupting their solitary sanctuary. I shouldn't have, he told me not to go, as I'm leaving, his fingers brush mine, and a spark lights me up, shivering up my arm and exploding out my shoulder.
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Excerpt from Silver Lining
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