A group of young adults rejoin once again to an old mansion they visited as teenagers, one of them had took the pleasure to own the place, Poker, the owner of the mansion who also lives with its current partner, Astro. Poker decides to invite all 7 of the young people, soon enough they accept the invitations and visit wearing fancy clothing due to it being somewhat of a costume party.
"Ah well let's see if we still have skills!" Poker places down some cards and gives everybody one card, Astro stands up, "Whatever game has the most chosen cards shall be the game we play." everybody agrees, Poker said "One...two..three!" Everybody flips their cards, Astro said "Okay, hand them over." Everybody placed their cards near Astro, Astro said, "Well would ya look at that.." Astro showed the cards to Poker, "Damn! Luckily it's not hide and seek." Poker joked, "The game is..flashlight tag!"
Flashlight tag is exactly how it sounds like, you decide who 'It' will be and you turn out all the lights with 'It' having a flashlight to look for everybody else, 'It' gives everybody a 30 second head start, but since it is a mansion they have 2 minutes to hide...unless this takes an unexpecting turn
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.