Action Adventure Fiction

[If you have never read Oasis before, you’ll probably be better off starting at the beginning.]

A Tangled Web

“I don’t really know what I can say that will convince you otherwise, but here’s what happened. Last night, Lily came into my room and attempted to seduce me. I got out of there. In the hall, Richard and friends were just coming out of the stairwell. I did try to hurry them along, but it was no use.”

I took a deep breath before continuing. “Lily stole my other shirt, came out into the hall, and put on a show for the lawyer herd. She left and I went back to my room. Those five weasels came in to my room and beat me up. I tried to defend myself, but with one on five in a small room, I suppose the result was inevitable. And there you have it.”

Many in the crowd shook their heads, presumably in disgust.

But what else was there to do? Richard had created a lie and provided evidence.

Richard scowled at me. “Is there nothing else you’d like to tell us? Like maybe the truth?”

I couldn’t (more…)

[Sorry about the extreme lateness. Weekends always get busy around my place. If you’ve never read Oasis before, you should start with chapter one. I’m pretty sure we’ll be back on track for another new chapter this Friday. Thanks for your patience.]

Trial

“Right now?”

“If it were up to them, they’d have already tossed you out.”

“Fine, let me clean up a little.”

“No. Don’t. That’ll make it harder.”

“Harder to what? Get pity?”

“Just trust me. Come on. Let’s go.”

I stood and my legs wobbled under me. My ribs hurt and my arms ached. The left side of my face was throbbing.

I still have to (more…)

[note: If this is your first time reading Oasis, you really should start at the beginning. ]

Judge, Jury, and Executioners

Lily twirled around and strutted down the hall.

I considered my options. I could run, but that’d only make me look more guilty. I could follow her, but that’d look just as bad. If I could make it back to my room before they stopped watching Lily, they might leave me alone. Or at least I’d have a baseball bat and a locked door.

I figured that was my best shot.

Sure enough, they parted and watched Lily’s swaggering backside as she went by them and down the hall.

I made a b-line for my room.

The door was well on its way to slamming closed when it bounced back in.

Richard had gotten his foot in the way just in time.

The door swung wide again.

I was just past its path.

I controlled my breathing and looked at him. “Can I help you?” (more…)

[If this is your first encounter with Oasis, you should start at the beginning. And to answer the question from last chapter’s comments, my goal is to get chapters out on Fridays before 9 a.m. mountain time. It doesn’t always work out that way. Like today, for instance. I had to shovel snow again.]

Consequences

Who’s going to know?

Lily pushed closer and her lips brushed against mine. “Come on. We both want it.”

With everything else that’s happened, I deserve a little tenderness. I deserve a little…

She closed her enchanting eyes.

I took a deep breath.

She raised up on her toes.

(more…)

[If you’ve never read Oasis before, you should start at the beginning. I had to run this one by my wife first.]

Temptation

Kevin opened the door and Kim blasted through.

She grabbed Kevin’s hand and kissed him full on the lips.

“Come on, they’re getting dinner ready.”

It probably shouldn’t have surprised me, but it did. I suppose relationships speed right along under extreme circumstances.

Lily poked her head and flashed a smile. “Hi, Corbin.”

I’m pretty sure I rolled my eyes, but if she noticed, she didn’t let it show.

“You want to come up with us?”

I shook my head. “I’d like to (more…)

Sorry, folks, look for chapter 40 tomorrow.

[If you’ve never read Oasis before, you should start at the beginning. The something is still broken with the image uploading (I can use old ones, just not upload new) so no chapter image until I get it fixed. I think my host is finally starting to go throung those upgrades I talked about a while ago.]

Soap Opera Hotel

Outside the door, Richard and a few of his cronies were huddled in a group, all whispering excitedly. Richard looked up to glare at us as we passed.

Samson gave a nod, like he was just saying hi.

Richard just narrowed his eyes and kept staring.

Samson looked over at me. “Never mind them. They’re just plotting our deaths.”

“Doesn’t that worry you?”

Samson lifted up his arm to display an enormous and hideous scar. “If a hungry crocodile can’t kill me, neither can four overweight lawyers.”

We walked in silence down the hall to the last conference room.

Samson pulled a set of keys from his pocket and opened the door.

“So what’s their problem with you?”

“Power. He and his close buddies crave it more than safety. The trouble is none of ‘em are fit to (more…)

[If you’ve never read Oasis before, you should start at the beginning. Something mysteriously broke with the image uploading (I can use old ones, just not upload new) so no chapter image until I get it fixed.]

A Hotel Divided

Half an hour later the sun was fully up, heralding another scorching Oasis day.

Samson and I left the room to find several men dressed in leather jackets and welding gloves waiting outside.

Samson mumbled something about them being the ones to take care of the body and that they wore the leather “just in case.”

Linda burst out of a nearby door, ran straight past me, and threw her arms around Samson.

I didn’t feel hurt by her passing me by. In fact, I didn’t feel much of anything. I was numb.

The only thing I wanted was to (more…)

[If you are new to Oasis, start at the very beginning. (A very good place to start.)]

Difficult Choices

Linda gave me a look. “Why?”

“He’s been bitten. He’s infected.”

Linda turned and left the room.

I wondered how long ago he had been bitten, and how long he had until the virus claimed his life and endangered ours.

I walked over and felt his head.

It was warm, the fever just beginning to rise.

I knew it would soon get much worse.

Nathan turned his head and let out a small groan. He was exhausted from his injury, his infection, and the trip over.

I wondered how long he would (more…)

[note: Oasis started a long, long time ago. If you haven’t read it before, you should start with Chapter 1. In other news, I think it’s time I admit that I won’t be reaching my goal of finishing Oasis before the end of the year. There’s just too much pain left to heap upon poor ‘ol Corbin.]

Return to the Emergency Room

None of us were about to argue with the man, so we rushed past him and squeezed the cot into the stairwell.

He pulled the door shut behind us with a final-sounding clunk.

Dim light filled the stairwell from exterior windows on every other landing but the ground level.

The door to the ground floor was in shadow and barely visible. It had been barricaded with sandbags.

The man looked at me. “You have medical training?”

I nodded. “Yes.”

“How is he?”

“I haven’t been able to really look him over yet. I’m not even exactly sure what happened.”

“OK. Let’s (more…)