A Matter of Innocence: A Short Story

By Christopher A. Vaca

Emma McCurdy desperately wants to leave her boyfriend Jason Fleming, but his violent nature keeps her scared and captive. Jason promises her the world by making fast money while engaging in small petty crimes. One day, Jason decided to step up his game and rob a bank. It was this single event that caused a major chain reaction, forcing this short story to turn directions and surprise them all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christopher A. Vaca
• Release date: Jun 5, 2012

Christopher A. Vaca

Christopher A. Vaca, born to Jose and Sylvia Vaca, lived in Texas for the first nineteen years of his life. At nineteen, he joined the United States Army, and took the job of Chemical operations specialist; also known as NBC or Nuclear, Biological and Chemical. His duties while in the Army were to train and ready the troops in case of a NBC attack. After Basic and Chemical training, Christopher A. Vaca was stationed in Mannheim Germany and Ft. Lewis Washington. He was placed in the 1st armor division (Old Ironsides.) Being in an armor unit allowed him to load, shoot and drive the M1A1 main battle tank. After He departed from the military with an honorable discharge, he returned to Texas where he resides today. Christopher A. Vaca didn't always have a passion for writing, In-fact his love for writing was somewhat accidental. Sounds odd but he goes into more detail about that on his website: http://www.ChrisVacaBooks.com

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A Matter of Innocence

A Short Story

By

Christopher A. Vaca

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A Matter of Innocence

Copyright © 2012 by Christopher A. Vaca

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A Matter of Innocence

Excerpt from Christopher A. Vaca's novel

-And Along Came Jake-

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A Matter of Innocence

After the beating was finally over, Emma grabbed a bag of frozen peas from the freezer and locked herself in the bathroom once again. As she looked at her swollen face in the mirror, she began to cry while turning on the faucet, soaking a washcloth and wiping the small amount of blood that collected on her chin from her bottom lip. She leaned on the counter and held the bag of frozen vegetables to the right side of her face and wished she were somewhere else.

Emma I'm sorry! Her boyfriend Jason said as he leaned on the other side of the door trying to apologize for his actions. It just gets me so mad when I see you talking to other men!

Jeez Jason, I wasn't flirting with that man at the gas station! Emma exclaimed while throwing her hands in the air, rolling her eyes and shaking her head trying to explain what happened." While you were pumping gas, I went inside to get us some drinks, then when