Gary woke up and realized his parents had left.  He didn’t remember falling asleep when they were here.  It seemed like they were all talking one minute, and the next, he was waking up to a darkening room with the nurse sticking a thermometer in his ear.

“Well, hello there, handsome.”

She was a different nurse, probably in her fifties and her ( Read more... )

Toni hung up the phone and took a deep breath.  At least someone out there knew what was going on in here. Gary groaned and she looked down at him. His eyes were only half open and had a glazed look. It frightened her and she brushed his hair back from his forehead and leaned down, talking in his ear, “Hang in there.”

She was rewarded with a slow ( Read more... )

Fandom: Early Edition
Rating: pg-13
Status: WIP, but only one chapter left to write. Should be completed in less than two weeks.
Genre: Angst
Pairings: none

Chapter one excerpt:

His mouth was dry. Dry and stale and he opened his eyes with the intent of searching out a glass of water. Cold water. Icy cold water. Gary Hobson licked his lips in a futile ( Read more... )

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Chapter 2

Can’t,breathe! Can’t breathe! Don’t breathe!

Gary tried to hold his breath as long as he could. He tried to resist the instinct to take that next breath as he lay stretched out on his back, his mouth stuffed with a cloth.  A now soaking wet ( Read more... )

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Chapter 3

The cab dropped Gary off at the airport and the driver gave him an annoyed look when he had to break a hundred dollar bill.

“This is all you got?”

Gary nodded and his hands began sweating. He hadn’t spoken to anyone other than guards in a year and a half ( Read more... )

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Chapter 4

Bernie watched his son walk down the hallway, his gait unsteady and waited until he was gone from sight before turning to Lois. “Hon, he’s in bad shape.”

Lois sat heavily and her eyes welled up. “I know. What did they do to him?”

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Chapter 5

Gary gagged and spit, his stomach twisting as it tried to rid itself of the rich meal. He flushed the toilet with a shaky hand and turned to the sink, splashing his face with water and rinsing his mouth.

“Gary? Are you okay?”

“Yeah, Dad ( Read more... )

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Chapter 6

“Hey, Gar!” Bernie greeted his son, even as guilt rose up and heated his face. Gary stood in the entrance, his face a mask.

“Hi, Dad.” Gary moved towards a corner of the kitchen and reached into a bowl of fruit, fishing out an apple. He looked ( Read more... )

Chapter 7

Gary walked the neighborhood. It was a far cry from the River North area around McGinty’s, which was full of trendy lofts and fun, popular chain restaurants. Two blocks from the warehouse, he found a little motel. The sign outside said ‘ acancies’ so he headed in.

A woman sat at the check in window and glanced up from the TV on a table ( Read more... )

 From Early Edition
Pairings: None
Genre: Angst
Rated:PG-13
Status: WIP, but next two unposted chapters just need a little editing, and only one chapter after that.  Story should be finished within the next couple of weeks if not sooner.

Gary is detained post-September 11th when his attempts to avert the tragedy bring him to the attention of the ( Read more... )