~DAMON AND MR.LESTER~“Mr. Meir”, Mr. Lester said as he followed Damon into his office. “Thank you for coming in on a Saturday. I know you’re usually off these days.” Damon smiled. “Oh, you’re welcome. It’s fine.” He took a seat at the desk. “So what can I do for you?” Damon invited him to sit, but he declined. “I just wanted to speak to you about Kahlan Mercer.” Damon stared at him. “Ah… what about her?” “Well, I’ve switched her over to another doctor, of course you know that, but the doctor needs briefing on the patient.” Damon nodded. “And what can I

~KAHLAN~ I slowly opened my eyes to a dim bedroom. The curtains were closed and quite frankly, I wanted to shut my eyes and fall back into my slumber. For a moment, I did, but then eventually flung them back open. Emett and Terry Castle were under my roof! It brought excitement to my chest and chills all over my body. I jumped up, and rushed down the stairs. When I entered the living room, I saw such a mess. I had gone to bed earlier than them because I still had school the next morning. Looking around, it seemed that they had made a fort of some sort. Sheets, blankets and pillows from the spare room crowded the floor. The guys were in the kitchen. Emett was shirtless, a small metal spoon in his mouth, holding a large bowl against his chest. Terry was laughing about something as he stared into the fridge. “Morning guys,” I chirped, eyes on the brothers. “What are you guys doing?” It was nice to hear their voices, the voices I grew up with. Emett was my best friend and naturally I h

~CHAD AND MYA~Chad pulled into a parking spot at the beach and turned the car off. He had told his friends that he would be late because he had to pick up his date. They all assumed it was Mya. Chad had raced over to her house, ready to pull out all the stops if she refused to come. When he knocked on her front door, she still showed annoyance on her face and questioned why he wouldn’t leave her alone. Chad actually had an answer for her, but he wasn’t going to tell her until she took a chance on him, trusted him, and left with him. She had looked as if she was still going to deny his invitation out, but she didn’t. Now here they were, staring down at the beach, seeing their friends lost in the fun. Chad looked over at Mya, who had her hair up in a messy bun and sunglasses hiding her eyes. She appeared to b

~KAHLAN AND DAMON~I stood outside Damon’s Meir’s apartment door. I licked my lips, tossed a lock of hair over my shoulder and put a smile on my face as I knocked on the door. It was quiet. I knocked once again. Then I heard the clicking of the door locks and the door was opened. Not as wide as I expected, but just enough for Damon to poke his head out. I stared at him, still smiling. “What are you doing here?” Damon asked. It wasn’t a question that I was expecting for him to ask. My smile was gone.  “I told you I would come by after school,” I responded. He furrowed his brows. Don’t tell me he forgot.“Did I?” “What’s going on Damon? Are you busy or som

~THE CASTLES~Emett looked at the prices for the food platters, comparing the different prices and food offered. He stared. Terry came up beside him, with all of the paper and plastic items in his hands, carefully tossing them into the silver cart. They both stared down at the food, when Terry decided it was time to state the obvious. “Kahlan was trying to get rid of us, wasn’t she?” “Oh yea,” Emett said with a crazy nod, eyes still on the items he had before him.“I thought so.” The guys smiled. Kahlan had changed in many ways, but every so often they would see a glimpse of the old her and it would warm their hearts. The girl they knew was still there. ~THE HANCOCKS~