It was a Saturday night and Cheryl and her husband Steve were having a party. They usually had good parties, so their house was full of friends and family. Cheryl liked parties partly because Steve was much nicer when company was around, and it was a nice break from the bickering and insults. Cheryl saw Steve's daughter Susan from a previous relationship seeking her out from across the kitchen with an angry look on her fa...

Cheryl was sitting down for an evening alone in front of the television. Steve was out drinking with his friends and would not be home for hours (if at all tonight). Cheryl had gone for a jog after dinner and was now finished with her shower and sitting on the couch deciding what kind of cocktail she wanted to prepare for the evening when she heard a truck pull into the driveway. It was too early for it to be Steve, so sh...

It was a beautiful Saturday morning, Cheryl was sitting in her backyard gazebo waiting for her daughter Joanne to arrive. They had made plans to get together since Steve was out of town until next Tuesday on a job. The birds were out and she had been watching them with a cigarette while enjoying the weather. As she finished her smoke, she noticed a text message pop up on her phone from her daughter. 'Sorry, Mom. I can't m...