Highest Ranking #1 in Short Story... A collection of murder, theft, and other riddles. After reading these, you'll be able to say; it was Prof. Plum in the living room with the lead pipe. Do not try these at home! I have not made these up myself, I have just described it a bit more, and given a few details, yet the answer stays the same. Comment what you think!

Abby is the one that sticks out. Will she ever be included? When she meets James, he gives her the world, but when will she do when she is offered the Universe?

"Don't!" He begged. "Please tell me it's still there! I can't feel my arm!" I cried. Right as I said that I felt it. My arm was on fire, razors stuck deep into my skin stabbing me with hateful burst of pain! I screamed out flailing my arms and legs. "Stop her!" My dad cried. Noah lay on top of me pinning me to the couch. Burning tears poured from my eyes. "It hurts! It hurts!" I screamed fighting against Noah with all I had. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" He cried pressing his face to the side of my neck. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hello?" I spat into the phone knowing already who was at the other end. "So, she survived? Not exactly how I planned it but did it scare you enough to except my offer?" His cruel amusement was clear. "No. I will never except your offer! And so help me, if you do ANYTHING to hurt Cinna or anyone else I love, I WILL kill you! A slow and extremely painful death! Do you understand?" I felt the pure rage boiling within me. This guy knew exactly how to push my buttons. "Is that any way to speak to your-" "Don't!" I hissed. "You will except my offer sooner or later. You'll see." With that he hung up. That son of a bitch!

Cacee Adams never suspects that Jess--the, "honor-student/ Boy Scout" she's falling for, is really a street-smart delinquent who's never told her a single true thing about himself. But when Cacee and Jess somehow fall through a painting and wake up far from the mountains of Pennsylvania, everything changes. Stranded in a dangerous city that holds shocking surprises, Cacee is forced to depend on Jess for her very survival. Now, as Cacee watches Jess pick pockets and win knife fights with equal ease, she realizes the boy she thought she knew never existed. As they struggle to stay alive long enough to return home, Cacee must decide: Can a thief and a liar be trusted with the biggest thing he's ever stolen--her heart.