I knew my life was over as soon as I saved that kid. That stupid kid, with his stupid soccer ball, in the stupid road. I almost wish that...

Update October 2021: Since this story was first posted I've changed and rewritten it as part of a compilation. If you want to read a...

We would nod at each other and turn to look at the Neighbors with a sigh as if to say, ‘Look at these barbarians.

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. The clock's pendulum swung back and forth in precise movements, filling the half-dark room with its...