What Happened Was...

By Ava Blu Wilson

This is a collection of diverse short stories that touch on relationships, retribution, magical realism, and realization. On the verge of a divorce, Martha, and Joe meet in a hotel room to remedy their troubled relationship in the flash fiction piece, Double Vision. In Caddy Cornered, troubled brothers, Chris, and Carl are trapped in more ways than one as they struggle to get past an undesirable situation. In the short story Coercion, Coffee Raymond is far past fed up with working at the bar for her blackmailing boss, Dwight, and discovers that a means of escape can come from the most unlikely places. In Transference, Lance swears to Sergeant Turner that he's innocent of murder, but is he? In Angel of a Nurse, seventeen-year-old runaway Mona Jones meets a kind stranger and ends up on a road trip of realization, and discovery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ava Blu Wilson
• Release date: Apr 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311644893

Ava Blu Wilson

Ava Blu Wilson is a driven, passionate writer who has enjoyed writing since the time she could hold a crayon. Ava Blu earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing for Entertainment from Full Sail University. She enjoys writing various genres but comedy and children’s literature top her list.Ava Blu is a published author and illustrator of the children’s book, Crunky McBunky. While she attended Full Sail University, two of Ava's flash fiction pieces were published on linguisticerosion.blogspot.com.In addition to being a writer, Ava Blu is a graphic artist proficient in various mediums including: digital art, acrylic paints, pastels, vinyl sculpting, and Indian ink.In between the paint and the press, Ava Blu sings, dances, choreographs, acts, and teaches alongside her husband Kenneth L. Wilson Jr., aka, Kent Le Mar.

Book preview

What Happened Was...

A Few Short Stories

by Ava Blu Wilson

Published by Ava Blu Wilson at Smashwords

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2016 Ava Blu Wilson

Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite retailer. Thank you for your support.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are a product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

For contact information, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avabluwilson

Book & Cover Design: Copyright 2016 Ava Blu Wilson

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Double Vision

Caddy Cornered

Coercion

Transference

Angel of a Nurse

About the Author

Double Vision

Two beds? What’s with the two beds, Martha?

Just because there are two beds in the room, doesn’t mean anything, Joe.

I mean look in there, Martha. Even from a distance, the beds look like time-out corners, thought we were here to work things out.

We are, she said.

Joe ran his hand over his slicked back hair, and plopped down in the fabric-covered patio chair. He leaned forward, sighed deep, and lowered his head.

You flustered, Joe? Oh yeah, that’s right. Your version of working things out never involves any talking. Never does, Joe. We need to talk.

See now, there you go Martha, jumping to conclusions. I want to—talk.

Martha squinted through the light-grey cloud of smoke, and tapped the train of limp ash from her cigarette.

Want a drink, Joe? I’m having one.

No.

Suit yourself, said Martha.

Joe loosened his tie, and sat even deeper in his chair.

"I just don’t see why you couldn’t get a