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Adventure He charged at me, clenched his fist as he came. Never expecting my first hit, I got up and kicked his balls underneath. He groaned in pain and slowly lowered down to his knees. The second man came with same energy, making me grab the bottle of Charles beer and striking it on his bald head, but he paused facing sideways, then turn to me slowly and furiously. He yelled and carried me, throwing me in destruction of tables and glasses. He came almost immediately, and attempted grabbing me again, when I suddenly took a broken glass and dug it in his skull. His eye rolled over as he fell down, lifeless.
"Son of a bitch" I spat and rose, but froze when I saw the third man pointing his gun at me.
"Seriously, you wouldn't want to shoot a lady? I said, faking a smile
"I don't care...Stay down and cool" he said, as the fourth man proceeded with robbing.
"Lower your gun, she's still mine" the man I took down first ordered, still recovering from his pains.
"You wouldn't want to get kicked again by some lady, do you?" The third man asked. But the man ignored him and poses for a fight, inviting me, to kill him, of course. I ran and jumped on his shoulders, using my elbow on his head and gripping his neck so tight with my thigh. On seeing his man going down, the third man aimed at me but got a headshot from me within seconds. Everyone in the eatery gasped, and babies began to cry because of the loud bang.
I could have really used a silencer. I guess that was a coup de grace.
"You got a gun on a date, seriously?" Charles asked; his eye wide opened. You might like
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Authoress Ti Fe On her wedding day, Isla faced a series of disasters no bride could ever imagine. Her fiancé, Jeremy, dropped a bombshell in front of the entire congregation, revealing an explicit video of her and another man-a video she had no knowledge of or clue how it came to be. To make matters worse, Jeremy took things further by proposing to her sister right then and there.
Devastated beyond belief, Isla ran out of the chapel-and his life-without looking back. She swore never to let herself be humiliated like that again and decided that love was no longer worth the risk. With her heart in pieces, she headed to the nearest bar to drown her sorrows in alcohol, where, in a haze of pain and anger, she met a handsome stranger. What was meant to be a fleeting escape turned into a one-night stand.
She disappeared without a trace, determined to sever all ties with Jeremy. That included quitting her job at his father's company-she didn't want anything to do with him or his family anymore. As she searched for a new beginning, fate led her into the path of Jaxon Waverly.
Jaxon Waverly-a billionaire CEO by day and a fearless Mafia leader by night. Isla becomes his secretary, unknown to her and Jaxon himself that she is Jaxon's long-lost love and unforgettable one-night-stand. Determined to win her over, Jaxon will stop at nothing to make her his wife.
Wake Up, Dream Boy!
Mr. Ben Having some of the poems in the first edition of the poem collection, ‘The P.O.T (Poured Out Thoughts)’ published in several poetry magazines as High On Poems, Earthborne Magazine, Deadsnakes and so on, the author has ushered in the second, titled ‘The P.O.T (Poured Out Thoughts) ---The Reloaded.
It is said to be ‘reloaded’ because there are other poems to be added to make this edition slightly richer than the first. With poems as ‘Out of the Box’, ‘Dad Loves Me’, ‘Heralding God’s Magnificence’ being published in notable poetry journals and magazines, the sequel is hoped to make an impact to the entire world, beginning with the readers.
The Table of Contents has the additional poems that readers, who have read the first edition, would realize. They are intended to look into general issues, family, gender, parental, religious (Christian faith), children, love and personal/motivational.
The aim behind this piece is simple. As said in the first edition, it is about entertaining, enlightening, inspiring or motivating and enabling people think for themselves.
Worthy of Note: The author believes that subsequent edition(s) of the work would carry the above-stated aim.
THE WAKE-UP CALL
Winner Wems
In this gripping tale of love, ambition, and betrayal, a doctor finds himself at a crossroads when his banker wife refuses to have children after years of agreement. Desperate and out of options, he seeks help from those closest to him, triggering a chain of events that blurs the lines between loyalty and manipulation. When a young house help arrives, tensions rise, secrets unravel, and intentions are tested.
The Wake-Up Call is a sharp, emotional story about what happens when communication breaks down, when ego overshadows love, and when one dramatic act forces a woman to confront the life, and marriage, she took for granted.
Will their love survive the deception? Or is it already too late?
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