Veronica H.

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“Pink Lemonade” by Veronica H.

CW: Sexual Abuse“What if a frozen hunk of crap from an airplane landed on him while he was flipping the burgers?”Vanessa smiled weakly. “Good one,” she said, wiping powdery fingers across her sticky thigh. She didn’t have the energy to tell her younger sister that this suggestion was a repeat. She was pretty sure Kayla had come up with it the last time they played the “Fun Ways Uncle Darren Could Die” game. Vanessa figured it was because Kayla wasn’t thinking as hard about all ...

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“The Rookie” by Veronica H.

Today was the day Michelle would earn her Final Certification. The twenty-one year old college graduate was no longer a trainee. Today, she would handle her first real client on the job. After today, there would be no more run thoughts, roleplaying, shadowing others. Her training would be done if she managed to not bungle this first solo assignment. She would be official.The restaurant she sat in was busy. Dozens of late brunchers occupied the place, their mimosa-fueled conversations filling the spaces between t...

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“The Only One I Trust” by Veronica H.

He debated running when he saw her. His stomach urged him to flee, but the mental image of him slipping in his brand new dress shoes and cracking his skull on the tile floor stopped him. That was all he needed, to go into the ICU on the day of the hearing.  Kathryn waved him down from the end of the busy courthouse hallway. She hadn’t changed much in the last decade. He wondered often if she had come out ...

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I create characters and then attempt to create plot. Likes and follows are appreciated, but specific comments are loved!