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Nineteen and never been kissed. Painfully aware of her inadequacy when it came to the opposite sex, she leant against the smooth white pillar at the corner of the dance floor which was teeming with young glowing bodies writhing and bouncing to the tune of the music and dizzying light show. Everybody was flirting with each other; sexual chemistry was sizzling through the air like sparks emerging from a hot bonfire. She sighed and was just about to turn away when something caught her eye: there, leaning on the other pillar right across the floor, looking just as bored was Chris. Her Chris. Well, he didn’tRead More →

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Buyer: “Sorry. It’s a bit short notice.” Seller: “No problem, that’s what I specialise in – providing a quick turnaround.” B: “How much would it be?” S: “That depends how you’d want it done.” B: “What would you recommend?” S: “Drive-by shootings are very popular… although, some people find them too obvious – you know, in the ‘I-hired-someone’ kind of sense. A mugging-gone-wrong would probably suit your needs best.” B: “Ah, yes, ok. But would I have to be there, I mean being mugged as well?” S: “Well, I guess it would help if you’d want to be excluded as a suspect straight away. InRead More →

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He’s got to do it now. He’s probably a coward to do it this way… well, definitely a coward, but hey, it’s got to be done. He brings up her contact details on the mobile phone screen and presses ‘call’. It’s ringing. “Hi babe, what are you up to?” she answers after the second ring. He leans back in his office chair. “Nothing much, having my lunch break.” “Great.” She sounds happy to hear from him. “Where are you at the moment?” he asks. “I’m at home working on my coursework, why?” “Look. I need to talk to you… ehm, it’s a bit tricky,” heRead More →