Little did I know that Saturday morning when I went to the grocery store, that my life was about to change. I was in the bakery section of our local supermarket, selecting some fresh croissants, when I had that feeling. You know that feeling - that sense that someone was looking at me. I glanced up and saw a man wearing a baseball cap, partially obscuring his face. He seemed to be looking at me intently. I smiled briefly...

Weekends were always busy in our beach house community. There were a number of rental properties that would do their change-overs on Saturdays, so there would be lots of people coming and going. Of course, there were many families that only appeared on weekends, escaping their busy city lives. There was always the smell of barbecues in the air, and always the sound of somebody mowing their lawn. Children could be heard la...

“Just a few more minutes,” Jenn whispered in Chris’s ear as she held him tight, tears silently trickling down her cheeks. Those five little words had changed her life in just one week. “Last call for passengers travelling on flight AA1030 to Chicago…” the airline clerk announced over the speaker, looking directly at them. The time had come. Jenn gave him one more kiss, then felt him turn and walk away to catch his flight,...