LT Kodzo : Writing

Chapter 20 – to say the 'I.' “

Chapter 20 – to say the 'I.' “

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


From the outlying forest, the crunch of running boots ricochets against the canyon walls. The guards. I push off the tree and search for a place to ..
Chapter 21 – The Wicked Man

Chapter 21 – The Wicked Man

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Love. That was really what this all boiled down to, love. Before The Center. Before the baby. Before Daniel Orbach. All this mess ..
Chapter 22 - A Proud Look

Chapter 22 - A Proud Look

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School started the Tuesday following that hot night in Daniel’s car. I thought for sure I’d see him throughout the week, but turned out ..
Chapter 23 - A Lying Tongue

Chapter 23 - A Lying Tongue

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Nicole Vaughn. Puke. Her last name was as vile as her sudden importance. The next two days tortured me like one of the horrible operas Aunt ..
Chapter 24 - hands that shed innocent blood

Chapter 24 - hands that shed innocent blood

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My life had somehow become a series of cascading dominoes. Click. Bailey ran her mouth off to Kylie before school started. Click. Two hours..
Chapter 25 - A Heart that Devises Wicked Plans

Chapter 25 - A Heart that Devises Wicked Plans

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I couldn’t believe it. The police. That wasn’t my intention. The ambulance. I couldn’t go to school. The entir..
Chapter 26 - feet that are swift

Chapter 26 - feet that are swift

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I returned to Virginia a few days later. Bailey met me at the airport to apologize. Hug. Kiss. Whatever. I was too busy to worry ab..
Chapter 27 - running to evil

Chapter 27 - running to evil

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I started to give Nicole the Oxy in small doses when her face convulsed and eyes watered. It was the least I could do. The doctors obviously weren&r..
Chapter 28 - A False Witness Who Speaks Lies

Chapter 28 - A False Witness Who Speaks Lies

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Nanny Bella blocked the entrance to the house even after the Virginia police officer showed her his badge. She had no idea that I was expecting some..
Chapter 29 - One Who Sows Discord

Chapter 29 - One Who Sows Discord

A Chapter by LT Kodzo


An unexpected cold front settled over Northern Virginia the day of my arrest. The wind chill registered minus seventeen degrees Fahrenheit. In the b..