Mary slept in that morning just because she could. She was half-awake, mentally running through what she had to do today, when the music started.

Janie's got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Her whole world's come undone
From lookin' straight at the sun

Mary stiffened. Where the heck was that music coming from? Then she remembered that she left the windows open ( Read more... )

After talking with Stan yesterday which was still being played out, Mary was feeling better than she had been all weekend. She still hadn't told Stan the entire story, but it felt good to know that she could talk to someone ( Read more... )

Mary wished she hadn't remembered that it was Father's Day, because all it did was bring up unpleasant memories that she wanted desperately to forget.

Sometimes the secrets she carried with her would just torment her until she couldn't keep them to herself any longer. She really needed to talk to someone, and the only person who knew what she had ( Read more... )