Shattered Trophy, Mended Hearts

The auditorium lights glinted off the Morrison Academic Excellence Award as my name echoed through the hall, but all I could feel was the absence of my father in the sea of proud faces. Four years of relentless sacrifice—early mornings,…

The Purchase!

The storm crept into Clearwater Bay without warning, black clouds rolling in like soldiers on a march. By dusk, the waves battered the old pier where the Aurora Bell strained against its moorings. The ship groaned like a wounded beast,…