Twisted: A Collection of Short Stories
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Train Girl
On a train ride home to visit her sister, Marley Walker encounters a haunting old man who reveals a dark premonition: her sister's life is in danger. She would be crazy to believe him, but if she doesn't find the courage to face her darkest fears, her life will be in danger, too.
Again
Human resources director, Lucy Matheson, is an expert at terminating staff members. But when she fires the most feared and notorious employee at Edmon Enterprises, a curse is set into motion, turning her nightmares into a reality for all eternity.
To Preserve, Protect and Defend
When Fiona Rockford's father becomes the President of the United States, vowing to preserve, protect and defend the nation, she believes all of her dreams are finally coming true. That is until she learns there are terrifying secrets far beyond the realm of possibility living in the bowels of the White House. To survive, Fiona must decide if she will endure the nightmare of her reality or risk her life to escape it.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I received this book as the result of a giveaway and I must say it was a pleasant surprise. The book contains three short stories, all three are uniquely different. Her style of writing is nice and relaxing but the plot line makes you want to continue further. If I had to describe the stories themselves I would compare them to the Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock. Definitely an author to follow...I only wish the book was longer, I could read her tales over and over
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Twisted - Kristina Rienzi
Twisted
A Collection of Short Stories
Kristina Rienzi
Indigo Hawk GroupTWISTED
Copyright © 2015 Kristina Rienzi
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, scanned or distributed in any printed or electronic form, whole or in part by any means, without express written permission from the publisher. Please purchase only authorized editions and do not participate in piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of author’s rights.
Book Layout: Kate Tilton (www.katetilton.com)
Cover Design: Kari March Designs (www.KariMarch.com)
Author Photograph: Jaime Lynn Photography (www.JaimeLynnPhotography.com)
Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s creative imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.
INDIGO HAWK GROUP
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISBN: 978-0-9969721-4-7
Contents
Train Girl
Train Girl
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Again
Again
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
To Preserve, Protect and Defend
To Preserve, Protect and Defend
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
A Note from the Author
Winter Road
Also by Kristina Rienzi
About the Author
This book is dedicated to my husband, Tom, for pushing me to the outer limits of my imagination. Always Be.
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
―EDGAR ALLAN POE
Train GirlTrain Girl
Chapter One
HUNDREDS STORMED THE train the moment it arrived at the station. The anxious crowd barely waited for its screech to a halt before they began their chaotic and mad rush to board. Marley felt like a grain of sand in the sea of passengers as they pushed and squeezed their way through the doors.
Wafts of burnt coffee and tobacco smoke filled Marley's nostrils, the final remnants of commuter love affairs. She looked both ways and decided to go left, only to be further jammed in. As the passengers shuffled down the central aisle, each person searched frantically for a private oasis amid the jungle, even if just a seat.
Marley Walker wasn't searching for anything. She just continued to navigate her way through each car until she found a vacant one in the far rear of the train. A flutter of excitement at the quiet alone time took away her angst. She could finally get some downtime. College was exhausting, as it turned out. She couldn't wait to graduate so she could get a real job, and an apartment, just like her big sister, Jenn.
Marley got comfortable in her seat and then collapsed against the window. The train ride was always too long. If it were up to her, she would be able to get back home to her sister in minutes, not hours. There was no place like home, she thought.
Marley opened the crisp hardcover and her shoulders fell in relaxation. It didn't take long for her to quickly disappear into the latest bestselling mystery novel.
Hello there, young lady.
The conductor interrupted her mental escape into the fictional world of a serial killer, and she shook slightly. Marley closed the book in haste and looked up. Yes?
I thought this car was empty until I saw the top of your head peeking up above the seat cushion.
He chuckled lightly. Anyhoo, do you have a ticket for me?
Oh, right.
Stupid me, Marley thought. She began rummaging through her purse until finding the crumpled ticket. She handed it to him. Marley wasn't in the mood for making conversation, and the conductor didn't seem to mind. He just thanked her, smiled, then turned on his heels and left.
She sighed, thankful she was all alone again, exactly the way she liked it. For the next thirty minutes, Marley silently devoured the murder mystery.
When she heard the sliding door to her train car open, she assumed it was the conductor passing through again. In reality, she didn't care who it was and never lifted her head from the deception ensuing on the pages below.
Even when the footsteps increased in volume as they approached her, Marley continued to read. Ignoring others was her way of warding people off in life. She did it all the time, figuring if she didn't acknowledge them, they wouldn't engage or interrupt her, and all would be right in the world.
So when the tall, dark and not-at-all-handsome man sat down right next to her, Marley jumped. It was partly out of shock and partly out of fear. The stranger sitting beside her was dinosaur old. His pale, wrinkled skin was in brazen contrast to his monochromatic black suit ensemble. What struck her as even odder were his sharp eyes. They were the color of coal. She had never seen eyes that color before. Their potency set her on