"Because the game is all that matters, Father."

"I like to think it is my company that matters, my child."

A fire could be seen blazing in her eyes. He knew not to call her that. He knew better.

"I am not your child."

"All of you are, Lucifer, but your pride always stopped you from seeing that."

"My pride? It was my pride?"

The old man shook his head in affirmation.

"Father, your pride is what caste us from this place. You wanted to make room for these beings. So they could do what? Slaughter each other? Care only...

"Yes, I know that she murdered someone. A terrible accident, if I do recall."

"An accident? She killed her husband when she was 25 because he was fucking his secretary. Remember."

"I do remember, but she repented and now is attempting to live a peaceful life. Can't she have that?"

"Why do you love them so much? They are disgusting, and I hate being here. The only we reason we had to leave was because you loved them more."

The earth shook for an instant, as the old man moved his king.

"Lucifer, I will not have you speak about...

"Hello Father," she said.

"Ah, my child, I apologize for being late. I was walking around this glorious park. Did you get a chance to see the green trees and all the life that is budding from them? It is truly beautiful here."

"Yes, quite."

"I like you new look. It fits you, of course I liked the way presented yourself before. However, the all black is bit much, my child."

"Always the judge. Am I right?"

He laughed to himself.

"How easily I forget your cunning humor."

A full set sit in front of them. And while she wore...

The old man walked through a park. His suit was great, with a white shirt underneath and a grey tie. Meandering, he strolled along the walk way, no intention to end up anywhere.

He appeared to be in his 70s, although, the hazards of age seemed unnoticeable in his demeanor. He didn't shuffle, he wasn't hunched over and his head did not hang.

He glanced at his watch.

"Dear me, I am going to be late."

His meandering stopped and his direction became purposeful. His gait was long and graceful. Men his age should not cover this much distance.

Rounding...

"Look it's not that I don't like you, I really do. In fact, if your company was you, this deal wouldn't be an issue."

We had been discussing this for weeks, it was a deal to take in a growing company as our subsidiary. My company wanted them, as they were competition. They didn't want in, because they knew they were just that to us.

"Phil, I understand that my company has a tendency to say one thing and do another," I said to him, as he paced from his chair to the window behind it. "But we mean it,...

My head was pounding, I had too much at the bar during intermission. The lights go up, and that annoying guy, what's his name, is back at the podium.

"Welcome back everyone."

What was his name

"We are going to continue with the awards, and this one is nothing short of honorable."

I have worked with him for years. Carl? Steve? Mike? Fuck.

"And now we are going to give out the award for our employee of the year. This is nothing we take lightly, and we would like to thank all of our employees for the work they do...

In a world torn asunder,
I'm simply here to pillage and plunder.

I sail the blue and ride the high seas,
And move along on an ocean breeze.

Salt may move through my veins,
As women try to tie me down to these shipping lanes.

But my heart is meant to go far,
And my mouth is meant to find the next bar.

For in a world of insanity,
Little does the man good who is consumed with vanity.

So, I'll toil, and boil, and make myself trouble,
As I sit here on the edge of this bubble.

I'll watch...

The waves rolled in, and I could hear them crashing along the shoreline. It was a fresh water lake, with rocks that made up the shore.

My eyes were still closed as I lay on the day bed. I was relegated to the front porch, as it "was not appropriate to sleep in the same bedroom."

Such old fashioned thinking makes me giggle. Yet, I follow to impress.

I can feel the sun on my cheek and I don't open my eyes. My legs stretch themselves out, s I was slightly cramped on a space too small to fit my...

I just stepped off the train, and the heat is unbearable. Before I left my apartment, it was already at 90. That was at 5:45 this morning.

Now, it is the end of the day, and I am stopping to grab a drink with a friend. They are visiting the city, so I have meet them up in a place I normally don't go to. Well, except for work.

The heat is so intense, taking the train was easier than walking. I would normally walk but this would have been too much of an exercise.

Michael Phelps would have been...

The attic was stuffy, of course it should be. It is May, and they are preparing to move into a new house.

She is hunched over a box sifting through the items time seems to have forgotten.

She sees kids medals, awards and photos from the ceremonies. She finds trinkets and grade school crafts. Making sure they are in tact, and making sure she wishes to keep the memories, she places the items into the box with care.

The boys have been out of the house for years now. These items are all that pretty stays here. They have their...