After Todd Novels & Stories

“Todd, this is Danny. Danny this is Todd. He’s an old friend of mine and manager here.” Todd was a little taller than average, a middle aged man with dark hair and a slightly pudgy face. But he was dressed impeccably, every last hair in place. Ugh, I look horrible and smell like the tide I thought myself. Oh well, I did suggest we change before we came here. I stepped up and said a friendly, “Hello.” Todd said with a smile, “Well I can’t imagine what type of trouble you’ve been up to lately; it looks like you may have nearly drowned this poor lady. Don’t worry. We have the fireplace lit and a table ready with a phenomenal view of the ocean. Right this way.”

I gasped for air and lifted my hand in terror. Out of instinct, I reached for the glass of water beside me, trying to use it to steady myself. But my fingers passed straight through the solid glass. With a sharp crash, the glass fell to the floor and shattered. [Warning! Detected: bound target Victoria Quinn's love value has fallen below the critical threshold.] [The contract has been breached. Penalty activated. Erasure protocol officially launched.] [Death countdown: 71 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds...]

Todd looks behind him to see if anyone else is going to be joining before he starts to shake his head. “Please, Todd you basically cooked everything, anyway. I want you to stay for dinner,” he looks between us before he picks up his glass taking a large gulp. “Sure, sounds good,” he gives me an uneasy smile. It may take time for the two of them to get along, but this is as good a place as any to start. “Perfect, I’ll go grab another bottle,” Jaden says, squeezing my ass once more before heading down to the cellar. Just then, the timer beeps, signaling that dinner is ready. “We’re really doing this?” Todd asks, pulling at the collar of his t-shirt as I take a sip of my wine. “Yes, we are,” I

“Raven, learn to communicate anytime something bothers you. I’m your friend, you can always talk to me. Or at least talk to your sister. Just don’t crawl into a corner and shut people out.” “I know Lana.” She hugged me and sat in her car before driving off. I walked towards my car and found Todd standing by it, beaming at me. I noticed that Todd looked different from when we were teenagers. Of course, he has grown, but he looks more mature and something else. I just can’t put a finger on it. “I recognized your car, so I waited to see if I would meet you. I’m glad I did, even though I’m late.” He chuckled and glanced at his watch.

"Get up, lad. Let me have that chair." Torren blinked. "What?" "I'm an elder. You're still young and can stand. You'll see many more days to sit comfortably." Todd's tone was matter-of-fact, but there was a hint of amusement in it. Despite everything weighing on my mind, I felt a laugh bubble up. Torren looked between Todd and me, his mouth hanging open slightly in disbelief. "Are you serious right now?" Torren asked. "Completely serious. Up you get or I move you."

He draws in a deep lungful of air, and I wonder how hard it was for him to breathe while he was pinned down under that overweight zombie. "Oh my god! Todd, are you okay?" A girl close to my age runs over and throws her arms around Todd's neck, hugging him fiercely. She has long black hair, dark skin, and light brown eyes, along with an hourglass body that I would have killed for before the end of the world. She pulls away just long enough to look at him, before pulling him closer and hugging him again. Todd gently pushes her away, but she doesn't look worried about being rebuffed. "Yeah, I'm fine, Janelle. Thanks to her," he says, looking over at me. "Thank you," he says, although it sounds

As she refilled her empty water bottle, Riffraff came into the kitchen. “Toad wants you.” He said watching her fill her bottle from the water dispenser in the refrigerator door. “Why? It’s church?” “He was asking for you and your cousins were….” “Being themselves.” Taz finished putting the lid on the bottle. “Good description. Come on.” He led her to the chapel and over to where Toad stood with Molly’s oldest daughter.

"Sure, the more the merrier." "Awesome, I'll just grab my wife and kids and we'll be right out," he said, disappearing into his apartment. I turned back to Zenith and Zendaya, who were waiting expectantly. "Looks like we'll have company at the park," I said, trying to keep my tone upbeat. "Yay, more friends!" Zenith cheered, and Zendaya clapped her hands excitedly. Todd returned with his wife, Christy, and their two kids, Jamie and Kelly.

"Mark, I heard you’ve been living at Amanda’s house recently. Is their family really that good? You don’t want to go back? Tomorrow is Grandpa’s birthday, aren’t you going back?" Tomorrow was Grandpa's birthday? Tod thought for a moment. How come Grandpa never mentioned it? "I’ll go back." Tod imitated his older brother’s cold tone, and his big eyes were especially cold. Since he had been recognized, he took off his sunglasses. Barry said, "Then come back with me. I’ll buy something nearby and then send you back to Jadeview Park Residence." Tod: "!?" Since when was this guy so eager? Tod’s tone was cold and steady, "No need to trouble you, I can go back by myself."

Todd had been living a good life in Merchant City, but his biggest secret was that he had helped Sirius kill Colin Landry in the past. Todd was terrified of someone else finding out about this. After all, the Landry family had become more powerful and influential over the years, and if his past crimes were exposed, he would never be able to survive in Merchant City anymore. Therefore, Joshua was confident that Charlotte and Sirius must have known each other. Otherwise, Todd would not have risked being exposed to help Charlotte kill Heather.