“Girl, it’s good to see you!” Darla Quinn, one of my coworkers flashes a smile at me as I walk into the office. I call it an office, but it’s more like a bunch of desks in an open room. Darla’s dishwater blond hair is pulled back into a high ponytail, and she’s wearing makeup… Continue Reading
Marital Duplicity; chapter five
“Lee. Taiwanese Evangelical Church in the Twin Cities.” I groan as the results come back to me. My sister and her husband belong to has over 200 members, and Lee is a very common last name for Taiwanese people. This isn’t going to work. Instead, I search for their online directory. Once I have it,… Continue Reading
Marital Duplicity; chapter four, part two
“Auntie!” Coral throws her arms around me and squeezes me hard. She’s still dressed in her black business suit, and I feel a flash of envy at her luxurious curls, which she inherited from my sister. Plus, she has a figure that makes grown men cry. “Come in, come in!” “Auntie!” Michelle and Ing-wen (named… Continue Reading
Marital Duplicity; chapter four, part one
“Bob Cheng,” I murmur, typing his name into Google. I receive more results than I can do anything with, so I narrow it down by putting in his full name. ‘Robert Jin-wen Chen’ and the place of his employment, ‘MPowerment Marketing Firm’. That narrows the results considerably, more than I want to, so I delete… Continue Reading
Marital Duplicity; chapter three
“Hello?” My phone wakes me a half hour before my alarm goes off, and it’s Jasmine, otherwise I wouldn’t have answered. “Megan! Bob never came home! Please come over now.” Jasmine’s voice is trembling, and I can tell she’s crying. “Give me ten minutes, Jasmine.” I hang up and get up. I go to the… Continue Reading
Marital Duplicity; chapter two
“Megan! How are you doing?” Jasmine hugs me hard before looking me up and down. “Hanging in.” I’m glad I put on a nice pair of black pants and a red blouse before coming over. I’ve lived in my sweats for the past two weeks, but I know Jasmine wouldn’t take kindly to me showing… Continue Reading
Marital Duplicity; chapter one
Taiji is my sanctuary, and I need it more than ever right now. I’ve had the worst few weeks of my life in which my best friend has been murdered and my lover has been brutally attacked. The absolute worst part is that their attacker is someone who thought she was in love with me… Continue Reading
Blogging My Murder; chapter thirteen, part two
Chapter Thirteen; Part Two We talk about other things for a few more minutes, but I’m eager to get home so I can think about Lydia’s revelation. Once I’m there, I feed my cats some treats before retiring to the living room. I pull up a Google tab, but then stop short. What am I… Continue Reading
Blogging My Murder; chapter thirteen, part one
Chapter Twelve; Part One The next day, as I’m driving to work, I have the strangest feeling that I’m being followed. I check my mirrors several times, but there’s nothing suspicious. I’m probably being paranoid because of everything that has happened in the last week, but I double-check again. Nothing. When I pull into the… Continue Reading
Blogging My Murder; chapter eleven
Chapter Eleven “Megan, can we talk?” It’s Sara, and her eyes are red. She’s wearing a fuzzy pink sweater that doesn’t fit her very well over a pair of tight black pants that show off her thick thighs. “No, Sara, we cannot.” I keep my eyes on the monitor, finishing up the paperwork on a… Continue Reading