6:3 – Act 2 The silence after Dan stopped reading stretched like the fine thread of a spider’s web, elastic, glistening, a trap waiting for prey. Siobhan drew a steadying breath through her nostrils then leaned slightly towards Nona. “Did it happen that way?” A look of fear, quickly chased away by determination that hadContinue reading “Enter The Woods 6:3 – Act 2”
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Enter The Woods 6:3 – Interlude – Llora
* 6:3 – Interlude – Llora LLora “You sold me for a handful of beans.” Llora speaks to the letter she’s holding in two hands, pulling at either side of it until the center buckles from the pressure. She supposes that’s a metaphor or symbolic or something considering she’s kind of feeling stretched tight likeContinue reading “Enter The Woods 6:3 – Interlude – Llora”
Enter The Woods 6:3 – Act One
6:3 – Act 1 “Look, you can’t peddle that shit here,” filtered into the entry way as the group approached the front door, causing Kim to blink. She’d never heard Jeff, Leo’s doorman slash bouncer, use such harsh language. “I’m not! Really!” “Leo has made it damned clear to Nona that none of her runnersContinue reading “Enter The Woods 6:3 – Act One”
Enter The Woods 6:2
6:2 When Siobhan, Gwen, and Kim approached the table after dragging themselves out from under the sinks and thoroughly washing their hands and, in Siobhan’s case, their face, they found someone new had joined the group in their absence. “Who are you?” Gwen demanded, all Gwen. The guy slouching next to Dan in Kim’s seatContinue reading “Enter The Woods 6:2”
Enter The Woods 6:1
6:1 There were no answers. It had been four days since Dan and Ben had been unable to apprehend the person or persons who had kidnapped Siobhan. Four days since they had each run through the door of her torture chamber to find themselves outside of the Mystery House. Four days and… six hours, DanContinue reading “Enter The Woods 6:1”
Enter The Woods 5:8
5:8 Siobhan shifted her wrist in the restraint. She’d tried it, oh, about two hundred and twenty times already but the two hundred and twenty-first time could be the charm. “Jack?” “Siobhan.” She corrected. For the thirty-second – Thirty-twelve-millionth – time? “Jack.” “Siobhan.” The masked figure in the hoodie snatched the hat from her head.Continue reading “Enter The Woods 5:8”
Enter The Woods 5:7
5:7 “Seriously, I find the lack of actual giants in this version of Jack the Giant Killer a little disappointing.” Gwen’s comment came as she, Kim, and Patti stood staring up at the two giants that had acted as their anchors when exiting the dungeon scenario. Kim stood cocklegged, one hand planted on her hip,Continue reading “Enter The Woods 5:7”
Enter The Woods 5:6
5:6 There were no giants. Not in the landscape as they approached the dark entrance which did, in fact, lead to a cave. Not in the cave itself. Maybe in the time it had taken for Ben to rouse, gain mobility, and accuse Kim and Gwen of riffling his pockets (which, yes, they had), theContinue reading “Enter The Woods 5:6”
Enter The Woods 5:5
5:5 At the top of the pit Ivan, Patti, Prairie, and Dan slowly recovered from the challenge of yanking Dan free of the pit. Prairie’s fingers wouldn’t completely unbend, though she carefully pulled and stretched them. There was a growing bruise around Dan’s wrist where Prairie had dug her fingers in, but it was oneContinue reading “Enter The Woods 5:5”
Enter The Woods 5:4
5:4 Ivan, Patti, and Prairie stood around the edges of the hole while Dan lay on top of it. And they waited, each of them in their own way, to hear Gwen’s verdict on Ben’s condition. Ivan planted his hands on his hips and began to pace. One-two-three-four-five. Stop. Pivot. Turn. One-two-three-four-five. Patti counted eachContinue reading “Enter The Woods 5:4”
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