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Suzie’s House 83: Heavy Weighs the Crown
Previously in Suzie’s House, Ben was given an unfair F in class. He ran out of the classroom. Now Gene and Lisa, a straight A student, are going to the principal. Principal Greear had a meeting with the school board coming up in little over an hour when Lisa and her friends walked in. Between the problems with the copy machine, Gertie’s nagging about the back up in paperwork while he was at conference, and the refusal of the school […]
Suzie’s House 82: Breaking Point – The First
Ben knew what to expect already, but he’d been real good about this paper. He checked his spelling twice and had Lisa help him with his grammar. The topic was “Write about something you care about.” He’d done that. Just once he wanted to get a good grade out of English. Mrs. D. took her sweet time handing out the papers. When she came even with his desk, she stopped. She stared at the top sheet in her pile for […]
Suzie’s House 80: In Comparison
Up, B, down. Splat. The little skateboarding figure on the TV screen hit the ground with a spattering of red droplets that disappeared almost as soon as they appeared. “No, no no!” Gene yelled. “You aren’t doing it right.” A week ago Ben would have been upset if over-sized, bad-rep Gene yelling at him. Today he curled his lip and snarled, “Lay off.” Gene crossed his arms in a huff. Ben glanced out the window. It was already dark. He […]
Suzie’s House 79: Nothing Has Changed, Indeed
In last week’s episode, Suzie and Drew became lovers. For Drew, it was a momentous experience. It changed the way he thought of Suzie, himself, and their relationship. He is ready for something serious. But who knows what Suzie is thinking? Suzie lay in Drew’s bed and stared at the ceiling. “Nothing has changed,” She turned her head to look Drew in the eye. “Just because we made love doesn’t mean I’m going to do anything differently.” He gave a […]
Suzie’s House 78: In the Heat of the Moment
This is actually a direct continuation of the last two Suzie’s House episodes. If you haven’t read them yet, I recommend doing so before reading this. Suzie’s House 76: On Suzie’s Mind and Suzie’s House 77: Men! Drew fought the urge to chase after Suzie for two eternal seconds. He stood in the kitchen, his back to Vin – who was being quiet the way someone who doesn’t want to get shot will be quiet during a bank robbery – […]
Suzie’s House 77: Men!
We resume the story from where it left off last week with Suzie and Drew together in the kitchen. It had been so long since anyone had comforted Suzie. Thinking back, Suzie couldn’t remember anyone comforting her quite this way, ever. Drew’s arms around her were strong and firm, but held her loosely enough that if she really wanted free, she could simply stand. Instead, she curled up in his lap like a cat.
Suzie’s House 76: On Suzie’s Mind
Drew followed the sound of pots and pans clattering to the kitchen. It seemed Suzie could draw him in as easily as he could draw her. Except in his case, he simply wanted to know what was bothering her. She stood by the stove with a cast iron skillet in her hand . Tears ran down her face unabated. When she saw him she rubbed at them with the back of her wrist, and refused to look him in the […]
Suzie’s House 75: One Toe Over the Line
When we last saw Ben, he wasn’t feeling very welcome at home. He’s been shaky ever since his parents divorced and is much worse since recent events forced him out of his mother’s house. Lately a young tough named Gene has shown an interest in him. “Hey, Ben. You wanna hang out.” Gene wrapped one beefy arm over Ben’s shoulders as they walked down the hall at school. He was so big Ben thought he was going to smother him, […]
Suzie’s House 74: Decisions, Decisions
We continue from last week when Sean and Joseph, the red headed men, were nearly caught by the woman who lives in the apartment in which they’ve been squatting. . Sean clutched the laptop to his side, as much to staunch the pain as to safeguard the computer. The wound was well on its way to heeling, but with the exertion of chasing Joe down the fire escape, it might open up again. Even as he ran for his life, […]
Suzie’s House 73: Time to Go
This episode continues from quite some time back when the red headed men found a place to hide while recovering from their wounds . “What do you think you’re doing?” Joseph balled his fists so he wouldn’t just yank the laptop away from Sean and fling it across the room. He could see it now, fancy silver case skidding through artsy-fartsy, hand-made junk. The longer they crashed in this stranger’s apartment, the uglier the primitive little figurines ranging from Hindu […]
Suzie's House 72: If the Shoe Fits
In the episode from last week, Ben tried to come home, but Suzie couldn’t let him stay. Suzie might not have caught Miranda red handed if she hadn’t felt so bad about the way Ben stormed off. She felt like crying, and didn’t want to do it in front of anyone, so headed for her room. At the top of the stairs, she saw Miranda sneaking into Ben’s room. “Miranda, what are you doing?” Suzie reached her son’s room just […]
Suzie’s House 71: The Outsider
Ben walked the same route he’d walked before, going home to Mom’s house from Dad’s apartment, hoping the red haired man – the one who had tried to give him a ride – would come by. Ben wasn’t sure what he would do when he saw the man, but he’d do something. He would. He really would. He got all the way home, and nothing. He should go back to Dad’s apartment, but he didn’t want to. It wasn’t […]
Suzie’s House 70: Ratatouille
In previous episodes of Suzie’s House Drew decided to take on the investigation into the Smash Master by himself. Refusing to be cut out of the action, Suzie, Vin, and Miranda formed a vigilante group. Following their own leads, and making their own alliances, they try to find the men with the red hair without Drew knowing. . . . Drew clattered some pots and pans together a few times, taking them out of the cupboard then putting them right back. […]
Suzie’s House 69: So Lonely
Ben was so lonely he could die. Dying would be better than living with his father. He knew his mother hadn’t sent him away as punishment, but couldn’t help thinking there must be something wrong with him – some flaw that made it so no one wanted him around. All that time being good, and Mom still sent him away. He was tapping his pencil on his desk in English class, and thinking about how much he wanted to go […]
Suzie’s House 68: When the Cover is Blown
No way Christina would have gone to Todd if she’d known he would blow her cover. All she’d wanted was a little advice. Now look. Suzie, Miranda, and Vin sat together on a leather couch in Todd’s basement, looking at her expectantly. Only Drew, the FBI agent, joining them could have made it worse. “So they know you’re CIA,” Todd said. “Get on with it.” “Did you tell them you were too?” She shouldn’t have snapped at him, but couldn’t […]
