Tammy always hated this last eighty-five-mile leg of her 300-mile trip home from her visit with her parents. A long road with few signs of life for miles. Not a good place to be for a lady traveling alone, but better than going sixty miles out of the way to get to the interstate. Just as this was going through her mind, her concerns came true.  The wheel began pulling to the right and she knew a tire was going down. 'Not ...

Beth Stivens lay next to her husband, weeping, with a pillow over her head to muffle the sounds. She could tell by the rhythm of his breathing that he was already in a deep sleep. Her husband, Rodney Stivens, founder and owner of Stivens Imports/Exports, was a self-made millionaire. He provided Beth with everything from a beautiful home and luxury car to unlimited credit cards and jewelry. The only problem was that he was...

"Pam, this is Rosa, our newest trainee I was telling you about," the hospital administrator said. "So nice to meet you, Rosa. I think you are going to like it here," Pam said. Being a county hospital, they were required to accept exchange students as part of their training. "Nice to meet you too, Pam. I like it here already, everyone has been so nice to me." "Great," Pam said, and then turning to the administrator, she sa...

As Ben had recovered from his injuries and was now back to work, Jack Stonehouser was comfortable signing a multi-million dollar contract to construct a home on five acres located on a beautiful lake. The small town where the property was located was about five hours away making it impractical for the crew to come home each night. Six employees, along with Ben and Jack, volunteered to go, work ten hour days and alternate...

It was Tina Barton's birthday. She, her husband Mark and their son, Tag had gone to pick up her new BMW and dinner at one of their favorite places to eat. She had a couple glasses of wine, her husband some beer and Tag some coke. They were all quite happy when they got home quite late. Tina suggested that Mark made sure that Tag got his shower, brushed and flossed his teeth, and then got him into bed. She told Mark to als...

Lori's husband had taken Ben to have his cast removed today. Lori was as excited as a high school girl on her first prom date. She had put a roast with all the trimmings in the slow cooker for when they returned home as a sort of celebration. Ben, a lifelong friend of her husband, had fallen from a faulty ladder at their construction business and broken some bones near his neck. This made it necessary to put his upper bod...

Jack Stonehouser and Ben Tolbert played high school football together. Jack was a quarterback and Ben was a wide receiver. Together, as a team, they made plays that won games, set records and made them high school heroes. Ben, an Afro-American, did not have any racial issues like the ones going on in other high schools. After graduation, they both went to work for Jack's father who owned a construction business. Working a...

Kim Loggans lost her husband of twenty years two years ago due to a massive heart attack. Counselors at the university where she worked helped her through her grief, advising her to fill her days with volunteering, hobbies or anything to keep her from just sitting at home feeling sorry for herself. In addition to her full time job, Kim signed up for some exercise classes being offered at the school to keep her mind and bo...