Love’s Song

Chapter 17 Love's Song Khia pushed a button on the steering wheel in her fluorescent pearl Lexus IS-150 and the gate opened. The car purred as she pushed on the gas and sped away from her house. Manny wondered how long would it be before Dr. Jameson realized he was gone, and then until he …

The Jameson’s

                  Chapter 16 The Jameson’s It was Friday. Manny just wanted to get through this day and get to the weekend. He had the weekend off. He planned on going to visit his Aunt. He could use a dose of comfort food. Everything felt wrong this morning. …

Ball ‘Til You Fall

Chapter 15 Ball ‘Til You Fall In the wee hours of the morning, finding it difficult to sleep, Manny figured it was the perfect time to take advantage of his full featured Jacuzzi tub. He had the day off, as stated in the amended schedule he had found at the foot of the door on …

E.W.

Chapter 14 E.W. The entire day had led up to this moment. Slow and painful, Manny had went through the monotonous steps of his internship. The wake up call, the eucalyptus infused shower, the not as good as Aunt El’s french toast, the judging hazel eyes of Mrs. Lemon, the quiet dark ride out on …

Commitment to Finish

I am now more than halfway finished with revising the rough draft of my novel. This is the furthest I have ever gotten with a personal writing project. Although, I am proud of myself, I know that coming down this home stretch is where it's going to get tough. Finishing through with projects is usually …

First Kiss

Chapter 13 First Kiss With Dominique and Brandon now tagging along, it had become an official double date. They chose to go to Coast, a hip-hop skating rink, about 5 minutes from Manny’s and Brandon’s neighborhood. It was packed. Music, mostly bass, was bumping and big hips guided by roller skates swayed all over the …

Date Night

Chapter 12 Date Night He hadn’t seen her since the community meeting and with all the crazy shit going on with the detective he had forgotten exactly how and why even, Khia had stolen his heart. Now it was all coming back to him, as she sashayed herself confidently up to the limo window, wearing …

Ether

Chapter 11 Ether Manny stood in Mrs. Lemons office, with his hands in his pockets, awaiting his orders for the day. “The detective called and said he could use you today so I pushed back the home visit with the doctor for next week,” Mrs. Lemon said pointing to a next Monday on her desk …

Commune

Chapter 10 Commune “Good morning, Mr Wright. This is Raele at the front desk,” a soft voice said into Manny’s ear. “Aww. What’s up Raele?” Manny interrupted Raele before she could finish the “this is your wake-up call” speech. So far it had always been Louise. Manny was happy to hear the change. He adjusted …

Money Matters

Chapter 9 Money Matters Detective Hines was looking like he might turn out to be a man of his word, because sure enough, Manny was sitting on his bed, the next morning, counting the one hundred piles of bills for the second time. Each stack worth a thousand dollars. Manny couldn’t believe his eyes. He …