Siren's Call

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luck. Seriously, if I so much as step off the curb, the neighborhood black cat hits pause just to avoid catching my bad luck. (A

book and have cried buckets of tears for this pitiful character of mine. I

urs, dreaming of sinking your teeth into your favorite donut, only for some doughn

oments. I didn’t even realize I had closed my eyes. When I opened them again, the room was filled with red smoke. Once

ice pierced through the chaos, reaching

” Jojo retorted, clearly

o my precious gun?” Altair

ing about some ridiculous revenge plot, demanding a gun. So, I grabbed one from the movie stash and brough

my life soo much easier.” Altair's face was turning redder by the second. "Ha! Why don’t I kill you first? It

ged a decade. Ah, the trials and tribulations of being a Dis

f you even knew how to fir

tried to reason with Jojo. In fact, I couldn’t help but nod my head in agreement, and our jerk David…

hrew away the gun and picked up

move. In fact, you better stop breathing,” Altair threatened as he prepared to throw the pot

All those months I spent trying to find inner peace with Yogi Lulu chen, just so I woul

landed my knee on his family jewels. With an earth-shattering scream, he fell to the floor, even J

ith David squirming beneath me, I grabbed a nearby statue - a tacky rendition of a naked lady getting up to who know

g, pretty lady? I… I…” D

'Journey to the Center of Hell'," I threatened,

d hold that lady back. That idiot

t did? I'm not about to risk my future over your fami

floor and wrapped his arms around my waist. Once again, my heart rate skyrocke

r in my gaze seemed to jolt him to his senses, and he released me with an abruptness that left me gasping for air. Tos

Julia’s voice echoed in the hall, all of our attention went to the door,

ir groaned, his tone

f so much as a mouse sneezes in there. And guess what? We just played the role of King Kong,

owed, pointing an accusatory finger at us,

other that this mission—" I began, but

a leave for your company.” Julia fumed at me. “And just so you know, that statue you broke

round and foot the bill for some overpriced statue. And after the disaster that unfol

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use with Maeve on my tail, some

en I turned around, it was Mr.

tonight? What else do you want?” I was done being polite; I ha

hat stupid question again. Seriously, wha

e self-obsessed man in front of me. Once I was face t

p back on your high horse, Prince Not-So-Charming, and gallop off into the sunset? Oh, and do us all a favor and book a group therapy session

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I had made it back safely to the last bus home. We

but feel guilty for missing out on the boatload

y penny counts right no

" Maeve whispered, wrapping an arm around me. It was the first time that night I felt calm. Without even realizing it, I rested my head on her s

he needs an operation as soon as possible, but sadly, I don't have a penny to my name. People are not exactly thrilled to give a job to an ex-convict, so I had no choice but to work as a loyalty tester on weekdays and a stripper on weekends. Ev

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my past keep lurking around me, and in the darknes

above me. Her blood dripped on my face, her lifeless eyes bore into mine. The face I loved

ight years ago; she died eight years ago, so why can’t I still get rid of her? She wanted me to be at peace, sh

idn’t even realize when those words escaped my lips. But now that they have, I realize how much I want to live. After all that happened to me, I shouldn’

rs traced my face as she whispered those words again and again, warning me about the doom that was yet to come. And I w