Crape Myrtle

 

01.1 Selenelion

Dan woke up to find a letter slid under the door. A letter from the bank. It read that the bank decided to close his account. Only last night, Dan...

01.2 Selenelion

Dan took the case to the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station. Here the police obtained copies of all documents from the storage facility entitled to a...
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01.3 Selenelion

Natalia drove to the Self-Storage on Noell Street. “I’m Alice, the manager,” greeted a round little lady. “Natalia,” she replied holding a black...

02.1 69 Church Street

Natalia was all set for what she called the ‘Grand Cross’ of a cross-country tour. She was going to hop from the West Coast to the East in her Ford...

02.2 69 Church Street

Natalia retreated to find a lodge and stopped at 86 Church Street – Hutton House Bed & Breakfast. Three colonial windows facing the road and a...

02.3 69 Church Street

In the morning she stepped on the road to peek at the sunrays filtered through the foliage and spread on the asphalt in sparkles. It was so quiet and...

03.1 Valor

She returned to the lodge with a full tank so she scurried into the powder room, dropped the zipper and tossed out her stiffy. She released pee into...

03.2 Valor

Cloud covered the sky and winds blew from the east. She drove fast around the curb and green verdure gushing rapidly on the left. She climbed the...

04.1 Bloodline

Driving through the wooded roads in Asheville, North Carolina, she caught the Blue Ridge Mountains in glimpses. Somehow the scenes were beautiful and...

04.2 Bloodline

Five in the afternoon, Jenel came out of H&Q and took a stroll down Main Street to turn left on Franklin St. She continued on foot. Natalia...

04.3 Bloodline

Sidney Martin worked as a nurse at a hospital in Cornelius, North Carolina, where she met Anton Benedict Cyril in 1959. One of the Cyrils was living...

05.1 Nicotine Overdose

Natalia drove to Milwaukee in a downpour. She was thinking her exposure stunt was little premature but who could be following her. Talks failed and...

05.2 Nicotine Overdose

She called the property owner of 338 Chambers Street where Savon Martin was found dead on November 10 th 1983. Livian Maier said, “I can show you the...

06.1 The Virago

At the Virago Head Office, 32 nd Floor, 35 Wacker Drive, she waited in the lounge expecting an appointment with Jeff Lonnell. In a red lace corset...

06.2 The Virago

Jeff Lonnell sat beside his desk and scribbled on a piece of paper. Scratched some lines and shoved pages of a Model Application Form and a...

07.1 Whiting of Indiana

Meanwhile, the Ford Bronco accelerated up the Indianapolis Boulevard. Her mind occupied over a reason why she wished not to see Cyril Corporation...

07.2 Whiting of Indiana

1688 Parkview Avenue faced a lovely street with short trees on both sides, lawns covered of carpet grass. This house looked much better than Sidney...

08.1 The Vixen

She reached East Street in the afternoon. It was kind of humid as she parked her car and stepped out to the street to take a look around. Some road...

08.2 The Vixen

Natalia started driving at 10:00 from New York, made few stops at Philadelphia, Baltimore and spend that night at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond...

09.1 Circus in Corpus Christi

It was Monday, 7 th August, Natalia drove out of Charleston. It took her three and a half hours to arrive in Augusta. She took a short break and...

09.2 Circus in Corpus Christi

Sunday it was hot. Hordes of people came down to enjoy the beach. A long line of vehicles parked out of eyeshot. Natalia surfed for a couple of hours...

09.3 Circus in Corpus Christi

It was hot on the beach. She climbed ashore and drove south down Park Road. Shortly, she caught sight of a series of overhung white banners in a line...

09.4 Circus in Corpus Christi

Linda Linz, pretty tanned in skin, sat in the backyard turf on a canvas folding chair having her breakfast. A morning sun shown on the grass. A...

10.1 Sacar a la Luz

Natalia wore red-orange slacks and a sleeved top with a broad breast tie, two vertical black lines down the front dart and on the slacks in the front...

10.2 Sacar a la Luz

Five in the afternoon, she appeared on the beach in Muay Thai outfit; headband, gloves, Taekwondo shoes, ankle sleeves, pink satin slit shorts, black...

11.1 Transition

In the locker room, Astro Jelly was told to tear down every clad of her opponent – zero tolerance. On the other hand, Mono was told to lose the match...

11.2 Transition

She arrived at the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station in her Ford Bronco SUV. Natalia wore black pantsuit and a provocative tie since the tightness of...

12.1 Four Corners of Law

She took a cab and arrived at Harbour View Inn late in the afternoon. The room was absolutely stunning, fully carpeted with a view facing east...

12.2 Four Corners of Law

Whiting was covered of snow and roads swept clean. Visibility in six miles and cloud cover, or perhaps, smoke from the refinery. And he was smoking...

13.1 The Country Squire

“He was black,” thought Natalia getting up from bed, “Chocolate mix…a blend.” She pushed aside the files and stood up to correct her white dress in...

13.2 The Country Squire

Next day, Natalia stayed in the room. Telephone on the bed. “Beep…beep…beep…” she dropped it again. Every time she dropped the handset, a teleprinter...

14.1 Ven Conmigo

“For Christ’s sake! That is a damn short dress!” uttered Diego Cavanes as Natalia entered the conference room in a long sleeve crotchet mini dress...

14.2 Ven Conmigo

When she stepped on Santa Monica Avenue, it turned out to be a sublime cool afternoon. A setting sun shed rays on the avenue, shone low over sunset...

15.1 A Load of Crapes

25 th Saturday, she crossed Mississippi River and drove over the notorious Wilkinson Bridge to the Capital of Louisiana. She booked Hotel Indigo in...

15.2 A Load of Crapes

She reached North Flannery Road and made way across the highway to the south until she came to rest at Metro café on Old Hammond. Three-thirty in the...

16.1 Playa Del Rey

Hours of hurtling and on the climb to Harbour Bridge, she sighted a ghost ship hauled in the bay; a huge aircraft carrier. Shortly, Natalia arrived...

16.2 Playa Del Rey

Friday morning, they woke up at eight. “I must go and get my hair done. It is straw-like,” Angela complained. “We take breakfast and go to a salon,”...

16.3 Playa Del Rey

They drove to Balli Beach. It was getting cold so they bought beers and tacos and chose an isolated spot on the beach. Natalia pulled the vehicle...

17.1 Croaker Hole

The Tayana stopped off the coast of Mustang Island on the barrier reef encrusting Corpus Christi Bay. Meanwhile, Paul Clancy in Playa Del Rey,...

17.2 Croaker Hole

In the meantime, the radio was calling the ship, “Del Rey calling Valor! Do you hear me! Del Rey calling! Answer me, Valor!” “Where is land?” she...

17.3 Croaker Hole

The dinghy beached on the shore. Nothing could be seen in the immediate surrounding. Rain continued. It tasted salty, their faces brine. Natalia...

18.1 Police Enquiries

Police Interview with Paul Clancy; Torres: What time did you find your boat gone missing? Clancy: Around three-ten. I thought it cut the moors and...

18.2 Police Enquiries

Police Interview with Joe Garrison; Torres: What do you do? Garrison: Cook. I do everything. Torres: Who brought the girls to the boat? Garrison:...

18.3 Police Enquiries

Police Interview with Linda Linz in presence of the lawyer; Torres: Did you go to Navigation Boulevard on 31 st March to pick Natalia and Angela...

18.4 Police Enquiries

At first, Travis Spano and Ricardo Ramos denied going to Days Inn to collect the luggage. Officer Torres showed them a footage from the security...

19.1 Thistledown

She arrived late in the night and took a forty-five minutes ride to Cameron Park. The taxi dropped her bags in front of the B&B and left. Natalia...

19.2 Thistledown

They entered a foyer and three steps to descent to a sparkling living room. Natalia noticed two prominent colours; whitewashed walls and oak white...

19.3 Thistledown

“Linda Linz,” she uttered, “it’s a wild guess,” she reached for the bag to pick some photos, “I can’t prove it and it may never be known unless she...

19.4 Thistledown

After lunch, Thomas Cyril took her to a private lounge attached to the master bedroom. There were two chaises placed on a thick rug. She sat down...

20.1 For Someone Special

“Savy!” she called, “Are you home?” “In the bathroom, honey!” “You’ve got mail!” she dropped off her mules by the door and closed. “From whom?” “...

20.2 For Someone Special

At 4:09 pm, at 49° F, the glow of the sun in the cloudy sky caught her eyes through the bronze branches as she turned into Chambers Street. In thirty...

20.3 For Someone Special

At the end of a sensational trial, former football star, OJ Simpson, was acquitted of the 1994 brutal double murder of his estranged wife, on 3 rd...