What are some good books you have read lately? Or some favorite authors that you enjoy reading?
Here are some of mine:
Books
Packing Heat - it is a fun, FBI suspense book, I know it sounds like an oxymoron. But it is good.
Lavender Morning - it was the new one by Jude Devereaux
I haven't read a lot recently, but here are my favorite authors:
Authors
Patricia Briggs
Christine Feehan
Karen Moning
Catherine Coulter
Iris Johanneson ( I never remember the spelling of her last name)
I am hoping that by reading different types of books, I will be able to get back into writing. My Molly book is slowly coming along. I am working on possible titles, so if anyone has suggestions, I would love them. :)
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Molly Part 3
I am working on a title for this book, so if you have any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. Here is the next installment:
She took a deep breath and offered a silent prayer to God, “Please Lord, clear my vision to make it to the conference room without incident. She forced herself to walk continue on to the conference room. Once she reached the doorway and could see light filtering into the room, she could breathe again. Chris brushed past her and started putting new information up on the board. Molly walked around the room, refamiliarizing herself with the layout before walking over to the boards on the far wall. She could tell where Chris had organized the pictures of the connections to Angel, but wasn’t able to tell who was in the pictures. On the second board, Chris had laid out the timeline of Angel’s last few hours before she had gone missing.
“Chris, could you explain the boards and pictures you have laid out for me?”
“They are on the board, Molly. Just look at them, it is pretty self-explanatory.”
Molly closed her eyes briefly, she knew he didn’t mean to be insensitive but it still hurt, “Thanks Chris, I will find someone else to help me.”
Chris frowned at Molly for a moment before comprehension dawned, “Molly, I am so sorry. I didn’t think. Come here and I will explain the board to you.”
“I know Chris. It’s all right.”
Chris took a deep breath, before turning back to the board. “We have Angel in the center, off from her, we have her mom, her friend Lucy, Lucy’s parents and Angel’s dad.”
Molly frowned, “Do you have anyone else on the board?”
“No, we are talking to her friends and teachers to see if she mentioned anything or anybody bothering her, but haven’t found anything yet.”
“Did you talk to anyone at the community center?”
“No, we didn’t know she still went there.”
“Yes, she has been. Talk to Javier and Jorge and their little sister Margo, they have been playing basketball lately. Also talk to Lisa Cammings. She is one of the counselors at the center and Angel has had a couple of sessions with her.”
“I thought you hadn’t seen Angel since right after you were attacked.”
“I haven’t seen Angel, but she messages me online and sends me text messages on my phone. Did Lucy tell you who Angel’s new boyfriend is?”
“No, we didn’t know she had a boyfriend and Jill didn’t know about one.”
Molly snorted, “Of course Jill didn’t know. Angel doesn’t talk to her about her private life. Would you after what the child has been through?”
“So, who do you recommend we add to the board, besides, Javier, Jorge, Margo and Lisa?”
“I would also add William, he is Lucy’s brother. He has had a crush on Angel for about 2 months. Other than that, I will wait until we talk to Lucy and the group at the community center.”
Chris was silent as he watched Molly for a moment, it broke his heart what that monster had done to her, but she had survived. It took resilience to make it through the turmoil not only her body had been through but her mind as well. “Do you want to stay here and talk to Jill or did you want to go over to the community center with me? We can have Arnold go talk to William and Lucy.”
Molly stared at the board for a minute longer before she said quietly, “I will go with you to the community center. I need to tell them in person. It will help that they know me.”
She took a deep breath and offered a silent prayer to God, “Please Lord, clear my vision to make it to the conference room without incident. She forced herself to walk continue on to the conference room. Once she reached the doorway and could see light filtering into the room, she could breathe again. Chris brushed past her and started putting new information up on the board. Molly walked around the room, refamiliarizing herself with the layout before walking over to the boards on the far wall. She could tell where Chris had organized the pictures of the connections to Angel, but wasn’t able to tell who was in the pictures. On the second board, Chris had laid out the timeline of Angel’s last few hours before she had gone missing.
“Chris, could you explain the boards and pictures you have laid out for me?”
“They are on the board, Molly. Just look at them, it is pretty self-explanatory.”
Molly closed her eyes briefly, she knew he didn’t mean to be insensitive but it still hurt, “Thanks Chris, I will find someone else to help me.”
Chris frowned at Molly for a moment before comprehension dawned, “Molly, I am so sorry. I didn’t think. Come here and I will explain the board to you.”
“I know Chris. It’s all right.”
Chris took a deep breath, before turning back to the board. “We have Angel in the center, off from her, we have her mom, her friend Lucy, Lucy’s parents and Angel’s dad.”
Molly frowned, “Do you have anyone else on the board?”
“No, we are talking to her friends and teachers to see if she mentioned anything or anybody bothering her, but haven’t found anything yet.”
“Did you talk to anyone at the community center?”
“No, we didn’t know she still went there.”
“Yes, she has been. Talk to Javier and Jorge and their little sister Margo, they have been playing basketball lately. Also talk to Lisa Cammings. She is one of the counselors at the center and Angel has had a couple of sessions with her.”
“I thought you hadn’t seen Angel since right after you were attacked.”
“I haven’t seen Angel, but she messages me online and sends me text messages on my phone. Did Lucy tell you who Angel’s new boyfriend is?”
“No, we didn’t know she had a boyfriend and Jill didn’t know about one.”
Molly snorted, “Of course Jill didn’t know. Angel doesn’t talk to her about her private life. Would you after what the child has been through?”
“So, who do you recommend we add to the board, besides, Javier, Jorge, Margo and Lisa?”
“I would also add William, he is Lucy’s brother. He has had a crush on Angel for about 2 months. Other than that, I will wait until we talk to Lucy and the group at the community center.”
Chris was silent as he watched Molly for a moment, it broke his heart what that monster had done to her, but she had survived. It took resilience to make it through the turmoil not only her body had been through but her mind as well. “Do you want to stay here and talk to Jill or did you want to go over to the community center with me? We can have Arnold go talk to William and Lucy.”
Molly stared at the board for a minute longer before she said quietly, “I will go with you to the community center. I need to tell them in person. It will help that they know me.”
Friday, August 15, 2008
Molly's Story Continued
Because the story seemed to be liked and because KB is requesting the next installment I have written a little bit more for your reading pleasure. Comments and criticism is always appreciated. Enjoy the story:
Molly's laughter joined his as he pulled the cruiser into traffic. The rest of the trip was made with Ray filling Molly in on the latest gossip around the office.
She was still laughing as they walked through the door of the squad room. Molly stopped for a moment to absorb the smells. There wasn't any other smell like a police station. Ray rested his hand on top of hers and squeezed it for a moment. Molly looked up and smiled at Deputy Sanchez.
“How is my favorite boy doing, Sam?”
Sam grinned back at her, “Molly, you need to come over for dinner and see for yourself. Marc misses you.”
“Have Carol call me and we will set something up.”
“Talk to you soon, Molly,” Sam replied.
Ray led Molly through the reception area, while she said hi to the men gathered around. Ray stopped outside the Captain's door and briefly knocked before entering the room. He led Molly over to a chair in front of the large oak desk and went back to shut the door.
Captain Manchester had been on the police force for over fifty years. He had been the captain for the last twenty years. His eyes twinkled as he looked at Molly, “Hi darling, how is my favorite girl?”
“I'm good Daddy. I was working on a murder scene when Chris called. Where is he?”
“He will be along shortly, but we can get you started with the basics. Angel had spent the night at a girlfriend's, which we have confirmed with the girl's parents. At 10:30 this morning she left her friends house and headed home. She lived two blocks away. At 2:00 the friend call her house to let her know she forgot something, but she had never made it home. The mother got as much detail out of the girl that she could and then talked to the girl's parents to let them know what was happening.”
“Jill then called all of Angel's friends to see if they had seen her. Then she called us on her cell phone as she walked the route angel would have taken. She found her knapsack but nothing else. I have teams combing the area. They will be coming in 30 minutes to debried and the next crew will go out.”
“Captain, it seems like you have it under control, why did you call me in?”
“First off, you know Angel better than any of us. You know how she thinks, her reactions to situations and know more about her home life than we do. Secondly, you also have worked more missing person cases than any of us. We could really use your input on this case.”
“Captain, I could fill you in on her home life and how I think she would react to different scenarios, but for how many cases I have worked, Chris has worked just as many as I have.”
The Captain stared at her a moment. “Molly, Chris and I discussed it and we would both like you in on this case. Also depending on how well you and Chris mesh again, I would like to bring you back on staff as a part time consultant. Just because you can't see well enough to work in the field doesn't mean you can't consult on cases, but we will sit down and discuss it after we find Angel.
Molly was silent for a moment as she looked at her father. “I will help you find Angel, but that is all I am committing to at this time. We would have quite a bit to discuss before I agree to come back even part-time. Where is Jill? Where is the photo board?
Molly felt him just before Chris laid his hand on her shoulder, “One of the officers took Jill to get something to eat and the photo board is in the conference room. Are you ready to finally start working again?”
Molly felt her spine stiffen even as chris slid his hand down to her elbow to help her get up from the chair. Molly knew her father was watching them with interest, even though she couldn't see his face clearly. She forced herself to relax in Chris' grip. Molly did not want the gossip mill starting again over them. Why Chris wanted to work with her on this case was anyone's guess, he had made it clear after her incident that he couldn't handle touching her. After she stood up and moved around the chair, Molly shrugged off Chris' hand. “Daddy is it clear?”
“Yes, Molly, you have a straight shot to the door. The hallway to the conference room hasn't changed either, so you should be clear the entire way.”
“Thank you Daddy.”
Your Welcome, Molly.”
Molly walked straight for the door quickly, grabbed the handle before Chris could open the door for her. She heard his sigh of frustration as she turned into the hallway for the conference room. As she focused on the corridor, she felt the darkness closing in around her. In the office and squad room, there had been windows, so it lessened the impact of the blindness, but in the hallway where it was already dark it drastically enhanced the blindness to the point where Molly couldn't see. Molly felt herself starting to hyperventilate.
Molly's laughter joined his as he pulled the cruiser into traffic. The rest of the trip was made with Ray filling Molly in on the latest gossip around the office.
She was still laughing as they walked through the door of the squad room. Molly stopped for a moment to absorb the smells. There wasn't any other smell like a police station. Ray rested his hand on top of hers and squeezed it for a moment. Molly looked up and smiled at Deputy Sanchez.
“How is my favorite boy doing, Sam?”
Sam grinned back at her, “Molly, you need to come over for dinner and see for yourself. Marc misses you.”
“Have Carol call me and we will set something up.”
“Talk to you soon, Molly,” Sam replied.
Ray led Molly through the reception area, while she said hi to the men gathered around. Ray stopped outside the Captain's door and briefly knocked before entering the room. He led Molly over to a chair in front of the large oak desk and went back to shut the door.
Captain Manchester had been on the police force for over fifty years. He had been the captain for the last twenty years. His eyes twinkled as he looked at Molly, “Hi darling, how is my favorite girl?”
“I'm good Daddy. I was working on a murder scene when Chris called. Where is he?”
“He will be along shortly, but we can get you started with the basics. Angel had spent the night at a girlfriend's, which we have confirmed with the girl's parents. At 10:30 this morning she left her friends house and headed home. She lived two blocks away. At 2:00 the friend call her house to let her know she forgot something, but she had never made it home. The mother got as much detail out of the girl that she could and then talked to the girl's parents to let them know what was happening.”
“Jill then called all of Angel's friends to see if they had seen her. Then she called us on her cell phone as she walked the route angel would have taken. She found her knapsack but nothing else. I have teams combing the area. They will be coming in 30 minutes to debried and the next crew will go out.”
“Captain, it seems like you have it under control, why did you call me in?”
“First off, you know Angel better than any of us. You know how she thinks, her reactions to situations and know more about her home life than we do. Secondly, you also have worked more missing person cases than any of us. We could really use your input on this case.”
“Captain, I could fill you in on her home life and how I think she would react to different scenarios, but for how many cases I have worked, Chris has worked just as many as I have.”
The Captain stared at her a moment. “Molly, Chris and I discussed it and we would both like you in on this case. Also depending on how well you and Chris mesh again, I would like to bring you back on staff as a part time consultant. Just because you can't see well enough to work in the field doesn't mean you can't consult on cases, but we will sit down and discuss it after we find Angel.
Molly was silent for a moment as she looked at her father. “I will help you find Angel, but that is all I am committing to at this time. We would have quite a bit to discuss before I agree to come back even part-time. Where is Jill? Where is the photo board?
Molly felt him just before Chris laid his hand on her shoulder, “One of the officers took Jill to get something to eat and the photo board is in the conference room. Are you ready to finally start working again?”
Molly felt her spine stiffen even as chris slid his hand down to her elbow to help her get up from the chair. Molly knew her father was watching them with interest, even though she couldn't see his face clearly. She forced herself to relax in Chris' grip. Molly did not want the gossip mill starting again over them. Why Chris wanted to work with her on this case was anyone's guess, he had made it clear after her incident that he couldn't handle touching her. After she stood up and moved around the chair, Molly shrugged off Chris' hand. “Daddy is it clear?”
“Yes, Molly, you have a straight shot to the door. The hallway to the conference room hasn't changed either, so you should be clear the entire way.”
“Thank you Daddy.”
Your Welcome, Molly.”
Molly walked straight for the door quickly, grabbed the handle before Chris could open the door for her. She heard his sigh of frustration as she turned into the hallway for the conference room. As she focused on the corridor, she felt the darkness closing in around her. In the office and squad room, there had been windows, so it lessened the impact of the blindness, but in the hallway where it was already dark it drastically enhanced the blindness to the point where Molly couldn't see. Molly felt herself starting to hyperventilate.
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