"Just relax." I said as I exhaled heavily.  "Thank you... Anna" I knew Jaya was fidgeting at this moment as she was speaking over the phone with me. She always did before she did something that mattered to her. Like the school exams.   She called every night before a test, so she could just hear me telling her everything was going to be okay.  Even if she knew everything was going to be okay, she still called to hear me say that.   "Anytime Jaya" I forced a smile.   That was how I always was; numb . But I had to force every emotion because I wanted to look normal as much as everyone is...

by Darktales Author

Gerry was a young detective, he was thirty years old and the Rockport murder case had been lucky for him. The wife of the deceased had given him this task, he wanted to see it through. Rockport was a particular town and Gerry knew people, places and some tricks of the trade. The woman who gave him the assignment was about fifty years old, and wanted to understand who and why she had killed her husband. Was it a question of business, women or what? Gerry began to be told about her husband's life, the work he did and the suspicions his wife might have...

by Johnny Freak