by Rik Johnston
Published By
Rik Johnston
Copyright 2017
Dark Perceptions Publishing
ISBN: 9781370361120
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C H A P T E R S E L E C T I O N
INTRODUCTION
PROLOGUE – SUMMER, 1980
I – THE VOICE BELOW
II – THE DESCENT
III – A GRIM ASSESSMENT
IV – ASCENDING TO SALVATION
V – TREATMENT
ACT I – LIVING IN FEAR
CHAPTER ONE
I – MORNING IN CADENCE FALLS
II – THAT FEELING IN HER STOMACH
III – WITNESSING THE HORROR
CHAPTER TWO
I – NOT JUST A BAD DREAM
II – A CRISIS OF FAITH
III – FROM ONE BAD DREAM TO ANOTHER
CHAPTER THREE
I – TUESDAY’S MORNING
II – GETTING MOTIVATED
CHAPTER FOUR
I – THE TORMENTORS
II – AN UNEVEN FIGHT
CHAPTER FIVE
I – FRIEND OR FOE?
II – NO MATTER WHAT
III – DREAMS BECOME REALITY
CHAPTER SIX
I – WAITING FOR JUDGEMENT
II – JUSTICE UNBALANCED
III – SKIPPING FOR SANITY
CHAPTER SEVEN
I – ANOTHER NIGHTMARE
II – THE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
III – A RARE SERENITY
CHAPTER EIGHT
I – AN AWAKENING BEGINS
II – A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
III – MEGAN’S JOURNEY
CHAPTER NINE
I – A DEAL WITH A POLICE OFFICER
II – WAITING ROOM WORRIES
III – BOTH POWERLESS
CHAPTER TEN
I – NEW ANXIETIES SURFACE
II – DOCTOR ANTHONY FREDERIKSEN
III – DECODING THE SIGNS
CHAPTER ELEVEN
I – DEBATING DECISIONS
II – WAKE UP SCREAMING
ACT II – LESSONS FOR LIFE
CHAPTER TWELVE
I – NERVOUS PREPARATIONS
II – AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR
III – FOOD, FOOTBALL AND FRIENDS
IV – BUSTED
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
I – THE BEGINNING OF THE PATH
II – LEARNING CONTROL
III – A SUCCESSFUL SESSION
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
I – BONDING WITH MOM
II – HARD QUESTIONS AND UNEASY ANSWERS
III – TUCKING TUESDAY IN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
I – BACK TO SCHOOL
II – SLIPPING
III – DARK WHISPERINGS
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
I – THE MORNING EDITION
II – QUESTIONS AT THE NEXT SESSION
III – GUIDANCE
IV – TESTING THE THEORY
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
I – THE APPARTITION
II – THE NIGHTMARE’S CONTROL
III – SOMETHING ISN’T RIGHT
IV – A VISIT FROM A FRIEND
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
I – AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD
II – SECRETS REVEALED
III – A CONSCIOUS RIPPLE
CHAPTER NINETEEN
I – A DEFENSIVE SHOW OF POWER
II – BLACKBIRDS IN A TREE
III – THE ARRIVAL OF CADENCE FALLS’ FINEST
ACT III – CONQUERING THE FEAR
CHAPTER TWENTY
I – A WELL DESERVED BEATING
II – LAST CHANCE SQUANDERED
III – WHITE FLAG
IV – VENGEANCE
V – FEELINGS OF DREAD
VI – COPING WITH GUILT
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
I – A LEAP OF FAITH
II – A MOTHER’S LOVE
III – THE FINAL SESSION?
IV – THE UNTIMELY END OF MEGAN MOXLEY
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
I – A DRIVE WITH DOUGLAS DOWNE
II – HOME FOR THE LAST TIME
III – THE ALKALI HOUSE
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
I – AN OVERDUE EXPLANATION
II – A THEORY FROM A FIRST LOVE
III – TEARS IN THE DARK
IV – A TOKEN FOR THE FUTURE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
I – AN UNSCHEDULED APPOINTMENT
II – THE NIGHT OF THE PARTY
III – AN ENEMY REVEALED
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
I – SHOWDOWN WITH A SUPERIOR MIND
II – A PLEA FOR MERCY
III – DOWN CADENCE FALLS
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
I – FAITH RESTORED
II – A RACE AGAINST TIME
III – A DAUGHTER’S LOVE
IV – ANOTHER TOKEN FOR THE FUTURE
EPILOGUE – A NEW DAY DAWNS
SIXTEEN YEARS LATER
GALLERY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OTHER STORIES BY RIK JOHNSTON