Do you have a grip on reality? These four short stories push the envelope between existence and reality; creating suspenseful confusion. Don't Let Them Win A young girl is discovered badly beaten and left for dead among a heavily wooded trial by a man and his son. However, her identity remains a mystery and with her newly reconstructed face. She plots out her revenge against those who are responsible. The Past That Haunts Me David Wells was once a bad boy from his hometown. Having walked away from the one person who loved him with all of her being Amanda, he becomes obsessed with the words of a well-known writer. The release of her book seems to be channeling his long lost love, leaving him haunted by distorted images of her. Betrayal Marissa and Beth were the best of friends growing up. However, when Marissa became involved with a guy from the wrong side of the tracks, and fell victim to his abusive ways. She never dreamed that her best friend would be the one to push her beyond her breaking point. Shattered Nancy, a recently widowed single mother is doing all she can to raise her daughter on her own. She works as a night shift nurse in a small town hospital. Nancy is about to go embark on an emotional roller-coaster ride as a young girl is brought in barley clinging to life and holding onto a blood stained journal. The girl's identity is unknown and little does Nancy know, but the secret to her own identity also, lies within that very same journal. _______________________________________ Welcome to Melissa's insane sanity. Haunted by distorted images and the longing for redemption, she leads you deep inside her mind. The question is? Is your mind strong enough to withstand her wrath? Follow her worded out blood trail of both triumph and defeat. Once you enter her corrupted and infected mind. There is no turning back. In these stories prepare yourself for the unimaginable even through the most common and familiar elements of life. A simple walk through the woods, can instantly lead you into the fight of your life. Can you feel the intense pain of her words to come sinking in yet?