Six months on, and it was a Saturday morning. Leonard and his lady for the night were fast asleep, having enjoyed the night’s activities as always. Suddenly, Leonard’s phone rang. His eyes opened, and he sighed in exasperation. He lazily reached over and picked it from the bedside table, and answered. “Babe!” A sleepy Leonard […]
Far From Home #6: He’s Getting Drained Read More »
It was about 8:50 am on a Monday morning when Leonard stirred. Lifting up his head slightly, he squinted and looked around him. The same old grin lit up his face. Yep, he could never get tired of the beauty of this room. Its luxurious feel remained evergreen and fresh. The view of the busy
Far From Home #5: He’s Enjoying Life Read More »
It was 7:30 pm on a Thursday evening, and Leonard stood in front of the dressing mirror in his room, nodding as he checked his appearance. As far as he was concerned, he looked pretty good in his black shirt and jeans. And with an appearance this sharp, there was no doubt about it, a
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“Leonard! Welcome to Poki!” The collective greeting of three gentlemen at the waiting area holding up a sign with his name called out as he walked out with his luggage. Leonard smiled as he saw their wide grins. Samuel. Allan. Sirus. Good to finally meet them. They were the guys he had been communicating with
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It had been a tense couple of days in Hollyland Manor, in which Johannes and his sons and servants lived. Ever since the day Leonard had officially informed him of his desire to leave, and the subsequent fierce fight between the brothers, things were not smooth between them. They hardly spoke to each other, and
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Welcome, dear reader! This story is a State of Dabar rendition of a biblical story you most definitely have knowledge of. Trust me, it’s gonna be quite a ride reading this one. And of course, you’ll know what story it is by the end of this first ep. So let’s not waste time. Here we
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Esdras did it. He accepted the offer and killed his daughters in the faith. Hmmm. So how is it going to end? I stand there, bated breath, as I stare at the stiff, cold bodies of my two girls lying before me. I’m done. I actually did it. I killed them. A wave of shock
Saving My Life Chapt. 6: He’s Done Read More »
Well, the day has arrived. The day of freedom. For the first time in months, I’m gonna be let out of this terrible enclosure. For the first time, I’m gonna see the sun. I’m gonna be in an open space and breathe normal air after so long. And when it’s all said and done, I’ll
Saving My Life Chapt. 5: Day of Execution Read More »
Yeah, I know what most of you are thinking by now. “Pastor Esdras, how can you do this? Pastor Esdras, don’t you know this is wrong? Pastor Esdras, you just said you’d never do anything evil to your daughters in the Lord, why are you switching now? Pastor Esdras, why won’t you soldier on, how
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It’s been a couple of hours since I had that most unpleasant visit from the head of the prison guards. My back is still hurting badly from those extra painful lashes I received. I still can’t fathom what that whip was made of. Goodness! I knew there was nothing good about the prison head coming
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