While you would think the first day of school would be exciting, a new school, new friends, noobs, and easy work, for the most part, this school is different. Legend has it, once you get enrolled, you'll never come out. Might as well kiss your parents goodbye...forever. Rumors have it that ghosts of past students hang around and still try to find a way out. Anyway, enough of the rumors. Who said rumors were true?
There was a girl named Minny. She did so poorly at math in regular school and didn't make many friends in Robloxia. One day her parents decided it was time to get Minny the help she really needed by sending her to a private academy school. Minny begged her parents through day and night, but they refused to listen to her pleads. She feared missing out on real school experiences as well as going to a new school far away from Robloxia. Little did she know that would be the least of her concerns....
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.