1. Departure

I glance back and watch the house recede behind me. I turn to look at my brother as we…

14. Slumber Party

When I return home, all sweaty from my run, I take a quick shower. I sort out what to wear tonight, I pack my pyjamas, extra undies, my robe, and make sure I have my share of ‘junk food’ — dried fruit and nuts, avoiding peanuts in case someone is allergic. I rather have my snacks than whatever…

7. Morning Comes Way Too Early

It’s four in the morning, and my phone is blaring, screaming for me to wake up!

I groan, turn it off, and stare at the ceiling. Why is my alarm going off so early? I grab my phone, look at the time and date. Right, Monday morning; time to make the…

4. Transition

The support group only meets twice a week. Dave is often busy in the lab, so that leaves me with a lot of free time on my hands. I spend the first few days just hanging around the apartment, building a routine. I catch up with things online and post some pictures I’ve taken here in Rivercrest on my new…

13. Sunny Saturday

Saturday! I love Saturday, I can sleep in… that is, of course, if one’s friends and family members let me.

The sun is shining through the bedroom window as a knock on the door brings me to wakefulness. Monique mumbles and snuggles closer to me. I slowly open my eyes…

12. Movie and More

We clean up after supper and settle down on the couch with some microwave popcorn. A bottle of pop and two glasses sit on the coffee table in front of us, and we flip through the menu for a movie we’d both enjoy. While I would have gone for something fantasy or sci-fi, Monique is set on this…

11. Finally Friday

I don’t remember sleeping that night. I just lay in bed with my thoughts roaming all over the place. Some good, some bad, some had me crying into my pillow… and then some had me need to take care of things when I thought of Monique and Leilani.

6. Is it Still the Weekend?

A knock on the door wakes me from a strange dream. I can’t quite remember the dream, just that it was strange… My rock-hard erection suggests that it wasn’t an entirely bad dream. Oh, man, is it going to be so hard to go pee until this goes down…

2. New Beginnings

“We’ll need a new letter of recommendation from Joyce,” my brother comments at last. Now that we’re outside of the city limits, his anger has cooled some.

“I’ll call her tomorrow,” I mumble.

9. Thursday Complications

I woke up to fog this morning; everything is so eerie, so quiet… the fog just seems to muffle everything in a soft blanket of comfort. With the reduced visibility, it feels like I’m walking in a dream on my way to work. It’s actually quite peaceful.