Dead Reckoning

By: MJ Allaire

Narrated by: Wendy Pitts

The most heart-wrenching ordeal any one person can endure is a home invasion - especially one which takes your very best friend away from you. Or is it....

When the woman next door becomes the victim of a brutal home invasion, Llyssaer's idyllic life is thrown into turmoil. Forced to move to a new town, a new school, she struggles to make friends and adapt to her new life. Worst of all, her best friend, her German Shepherd named Jiminy, died trying to stop the burglars. Things take an unexpected turn when a young girl follows her to school one day. Llys questions her and what she hears stokes her doubt and distrust of this stranger...

"Come with me. I have something to show you." Ready to turn around and leave, the words that follow stop her in her tracks, twist her stomach, and steal the breath right out of her throat. "My name is Joy and Jiminy wants you to follow me."

©2012 MJ Allaire (P)2014 MJ Allaire

Mysterious!

I thought the author MJ Allaire has written a very intriguing short story. I really enjoyed it from beginning to end. My only problem was the story is just too short. If the author has made it longer it would've created more interest, more building of character development, and readers/listeners a chance to connect and none to this story.

Wendy Pitts did a wonderful job telling this story. This is why I gave it a 4 🌟 rating. Wendy opened the door and brought the story to life, even if it was brief. A good story but needed more to capture and keep your interest.