Old Ghosts
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Original - Misc › General
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
6
Views:
913
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Recommended:
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Old Ghosts
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Old Ghosts
Chapter One
Kate sighed, resting her head against the window of her SUV. Cars drove past her, with the occasional horn honking in greeting. Ignoring the outside world, Kate wallowed in her disappointment. Yet again, her application to build a medical centre had been denied as well as her grant. Apparently, another person had complained about having a woman trying to do a man’s job. Silently, she cursed the small town people, yearning to scream it out aloud, but post poning it until she returned home. She had already received her licence, thankfully required to be applied to a city office, and she had already decided that the house she built in town would be an ideal location. All she needed was approval by the local council and a few pieces of equipment that had to be ordered in and was, unfortunately, a little to expensive to buy on her own. Kate had already purchased most of her medical supplies and smaller equipment, even if it was a bit premature.
Dressed in a black pantsuit and a cream blouse, Kate tried her hardest to assume a professional and respectable image, only to be shot down by men who, without so many words, thought she should be married with two children and make a career out of housework. Not to mention the oh so famous white picket fence. She had thought that with her foresight and the fact that she had bought the supplies, that they might have been impressed.
“Stupid chauvinistic pigs,” she swore, opening the door and throwing the suitcase to the passenger seat and entering the car. Giving her some more time to wallow in self-pity and the unfairness of it all, she started the car and pulled out, only to have to slam the brakes. Mrs Miller waved happily before driving off, twenty miles under the speed limit in her little white car.
“Stupid small Towner’s and their inability to follow road rules and give way to reversing cars,” she mutted to herself. Kate continued to cuss until she was out of town and on the road home. Her usual friendly nature was beaten down to the point that it revealed the surliness that had been her personality for the past few days. Kate pulled her auburn hair out with one hand as she drove through the pines, the occasional break showing snow capped mountains. Although she owned a large car, Kate was just average height and was quite slight, none of her womanly attributes very flashy.
Kate’s usual winter ice blue eyes darkened slightly with disappointment and anger before returning to normal. Still thinking about the towns folk, Kate smiled briefly, as a thought flickered through her mind. Kate remembered how shocked they had been when she had bought her mountain property and then her two Labrador puppies, Bandit and Charli. Bandit was black as night, juxtaposing with her brother, Charli, who was very golden.
Forty-five minutes after leaving the town, Kate navigated the narrow road and turned into her driveway, thankful that she only had to do that once a week. Pulling up near the house, Kate gave a genuine smile, hearing her dogs bark and yap happily at her return. Leaving her groceries and suitcase in the car for the moment, she hopped out of the car and opened the door to two jumping dogs.
“Bandit, Charli,” Kate cooed happily, letting them have a run around. Bandit sniffed at her legs and stayed close, while Charli played around.
“Well, Bandit, another application effectively denied by the bastards that live in town,” Kate said lightly, going to the boot and opening it. “Talk about closed minds. They don’t even want to look past the gender to see my qualifications. Maybe I should just move back to the city.” Kate sighed and looked at her million-dollar view. “Nah, I’m not going to let them beat me out of here. I’ll get them to accept one way or another.”
Grabbing a few of the packages, Kate left the boot open and entered the house. Looking over towards her computer, she noticed that an email message had popped up. “Wonder what that is,” Kate murmured, walking over to the desk and clicking the link. “It’s from Lee, Bandit,” Kate said, smiling happily. “It says that he’s coming to visit with Sam, your brother, in about a week’s time. Looks like I had better stock up on some luxury items like wine and chips.” Kate put the computer on stand by and grabbed the rest of her groceries from the car.
After finishing her chores with her dogs sniffing around, Kate decided to go out hunting for a few rabbits for the dogs’ dinner. Changing quickly, she slipped into a pair of jeans, a long sleaved black thermal shirt and a warm flannelette jacket. Grabbing her gun, she whistled for the dogs and walked out of the house, smiling at their enthusiasm.
“Let’s go find some rabbits,” Kate called, laughing at their excited barks.
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Old Ghosts
Chapter One
Kate sighed, resting her head against the window of her SUV. Cars drove past her, with the occasional horn honking in greeting. Ignoring the outside world, Kate wallowed in her disappointment. Yet again, her application to build a medical centre had been denied as well as her grant. Apparently, another person had complained about having a woman trying to do a man’s job. Silently, she cursed the small town people, yearning to scream it out aloud, but post poning it until she returned home. She had already received her licence, thankfully required to be applied to a city office, and she had already decided that the house she built in town would be an ideal location. All she needed was approval by the local council and a few pieces of equipment that had to be ordered in and was, unfortunately, a little to expensive to buy on her own. Kate had already purchased most of her medical supplies and smaller equipment, even if it was a bit premature.
Dressed in a black pantsuit and a cream blouse, Kate tried her hardest to assume a professional and respectable image, only to be shot down by men who, without so many words, thought she should be married with two children and make a career out of housework. Not to mention the oh so famous white picket fence. She had thought that with her foresight and the fact that she had bought the supplies, that they might have been impressed.
“Stupid chauvinistic pigs,” she swore, opening the door and throwing the suitcase to the passenger seat and entering the car. Giving her some more time to wallow in self-pity and the unfairness of it all, she started the car and pulled out, only to have to slam the brakes. Mrs Miller waved happily before driving off, twenty miles under the speed limit in her little white car.
“Stupid small Towner’s and their inability to follow road rules and give way to reversing cars,” she mutted to herself. Kate continued to cuss until she was out of town and on the road home. Her usual friendly nature was beaten down to the point that it revealed the surliness that had been her personality for the past few days. Kate pulled her auburn hair out with one hand as she drove through the pines, the occasional break showing snow capped mountains. Although she owned a large car, Kate was just average height and was quite slight, none of her womanly attributes very flashy.
Kate’s usual winter ice blue eyes darkened slightly with disappointment and anger before returning to normal. Still thinking about the towns folk, Kate smiled briefly, as a thought flickered through her mind. Kate remembered how shocked they had been when she had bought her mountain property and then her two Labrador puppies, Bandit and Charli. Bandit was black as night, juxtaposing with her brother, Charli, who was very golden.
Forty-five minutes after leaving the town, Kate navigated the narrow road and turned into her driveway, thankful that she only had to do that once a week. Pulling up near the house, Kate gave a genuine smile, hearing her dogs bark and yap happily at her return. Leaving her groceries and suitcase in the car for the moment, she hopped out of the car and opened the door to two jumping dogs.
“Bandit, Charli,” Kate cooed happily, letting them have a run around. Bandit sniffed at her legs and stayed close, while Charli played around.
“Well, Bandit, another application effectively denied by the bastards that live in town,” Kate said lightly, going to the boot and opening it. “Talk about closed minds. They don’t even want to look past the gender to see my qualifications. Maybe I should just move back to the city.” Kate sighed and looked at her million-dollar view. “Nah, I’m not going to let them beat me out of here. I’ll get them to accept one way or another.”
Grabbing a few of the packages, Kate left the boot open and entered the house. Looking over towards her computer, she noticed that an email message had popped up. “Wonder what that is,” Kate murmured, walking over to the desk and clicking the link. “It’s from Lee, Bandit,” Kate said, smiling happily. “It says that he’s coming to visit with Sam, your brother, in about a week’s time. Looks like I had better stock up on some luxury items like wine and chips.” Kate put the computer on stand by and grabbed the rest of her groceries from the car.
After finishing her chores with her dogs sniffing around, Kate decided to go out hunting for a few rabbits for the dogs’ dinner. Changing quickly, she slipped into a pair of jeans, a long sleaved black thermal shirt and a warm flannelette jacket. Grabbing her gun, she whistled for the dogs and walked out of the house, smiling at their enthusiasm.
“Let’s go find some rabbits,” Kate called, laughing at their excited barks.
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