Gerald Hogan entered his office. He would have the entire night to work out his plan to bring about closure to the Richard Pringle disappearance. Logging into the intranet that was shared between local police and the missing persons department, Gerald searched around the interface until he found the set…
Richard lay beside his brand new wife for the first time. He was nervous, but it was not the typical nerves of the wedding night. A conversation he should have had days ago did not take place as it should have. Bearing in mind that the whole initiation and wedding…
David returned to his parents’ condo five minutes before the time that the family had agreed to have supper. He stumbled wearily into a chair along the side of the dining room table while his mother and father took their rightful places at each end. It had been that way…
“Wake up Richard! You don’t want to be late for your wedding!” Baqui invaded the hut and roused Richard. “Baqui, where is Olive?” he said. “Olive has been taken hostage by the local women so that she can look her best for you.” said Baqui. Richard became even more excited. …
David woke early to the sound of his cellphone ringing. He was instantly filled with dread as he remembered the situation in which he was trapped. “Pick up the phone, David!” The voice said menacingly . “Can’t you see I’m trying to get to it?” replied David. “If I were…
The smell of cooked meat and fragrant fruit filled the air as the entire Pyorg tribe gathered in an outdoor common area. In the middle of it all was Richard. It was the most enjoyable evening Richard could remember in quite some time. He retold his triumphant hunt story to…
Richard returned to what he dubbed the Circle of Terror after a brief lunch of hastily prepared fruits, nuts, and berries. All of which Olive had said would be necessary to keep his strength up. Olive and briefed him as well as she could in regard to the hunting techniques…
David awoke with a start. He glanced groggily at the clock. As his vision cleared he saw that it read 11:28 a.m. His night insomnia and sheer dread had caused him to sleep deeply into the late hours of the morning. David put two feet over the side of the…
Richard awoke the next day at a time he considered to be early. The sun was just peeking over the mountainous. Making his way to the simple hut’s common room he noticed a freshly prepared deer like creature ready to be eaten, spread out effectively over Olive’s humble table which…
David had searched the cabin along with the surrounding wilderness high and low looking for Richard. What was supposed to be a fun getaway with his brother had quickly turned into a nightmare, only he could not wake up from this one. He dragged himself to bed at 11:30 p.m.…