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Tom missing? He's right here, hon...can't miss him, really. 😂
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Taylan will be here, still, in some form. You just keep on reading...and try to trust me. I'll promise you LOL's and there's even one chapter that will have you spit your drink at the screen, if you were to take a sip at that exact moment.
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--==Tom’s POV==-- When Kit called me, I figured it was either one of two things; he wanted to get together for a drink and touch base, which we did frequently enough, or he was calling to ask me to babysit the boys; he knew I enjoyed that. Much to my surprise, it was neither… We spoke about the usual things first; the kids, Mischa, daily life stuff he knew I liked to hear about. There was always something to yap about. Then he pretty quickly steered to the reason he was calling. “
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Very true. To make up for his flawed persona, I'm fleshing him out in the third part of this saga. I always felt him to be the least developed of the characters, in need of redemption.
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Thank you! Oh, you're gonna love what's coming! I sure do, it's such a fun thing to write! Lots of recognition in parts. Well, for me. And weaving in all sorts of fun details. I'm enjoying this one.
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Duh....have you met me? I mean....read me? I'll always set you up!
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🤣😂 All will be revealed. For now, I have to stay with the posting regulations, so check back tomorrow around this time, for an update.
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Shhhh.....read... 😉
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2022 - Summer Taking exit 42B from the San Diego Freeway, I turned right to drive into Redondo Beach, following the autonavigator as it directed me. I was heading toward the new HQ offices of BSL Communications. This would actually be my first time visiting there since the company moved here a week ago from Santa Ana, where I’d begun twenty two years ago. Having handed over the reins to my son Kit, back in 2019, some six months before Covid-19 hit the world, a lot has changed. Deeming
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--==Mitchell’s POV==-- Nicky, Kit’s assistant, waved to the double doors at the far end of her office as soon as I walked in, having been halted by several employees on the way up, inquiring how I was doing. These days I don’t mind the question anymore, especially from people I don’t see too often; it’s genuine interest, not an automated greeting or response. There were many new faces but I recognized a few older ones like Kelly, still head of HR. I spent fifteen minutes talking to her
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This is the third and final part of the Confounded Trilogy, portraying a May - December story with familiar characters. You would be wise to (re)read the previous parts of this trilogy, to get reacquainted with the characters; some you will know, some are new. Some references will hark back to previous writings, and will make more sense. This story is told from perspectives, so called Points of View (POV).
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Awesome! I know some have that, it's still eluded me, hence me writing it. I get to experience it via characters, vicariously. 😁
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EPILOGUE --==Kit’s POV==-- One year later, Westwood, LA. I woke up alone. Beside me, the bed was empty. It was 6am. That didn’t seem right; it had been our first night in the new apartment. In our new living room. Our new kitchen. Our new bed, thoroughly christened during the night. The sound of water running and soft humming came from the other side of the bedroom, where the door to the bathroom was slightly ajar. I grinned, stretching lazily. Mhm, very thorough. A few muscl
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I added a few lines in this chapter; see if you can spot them. 🙂 Basically, Tom was doing the same to Kelly as he blamed Kit for doing. I had her call him on it, to better reflect that he's no saint either.
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Always a critic. 🤣😂🤣 This was actually old writing. I had to look up what a Pontiac GTO was, again, lol! It fits him.
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Why thank you! I appreciate you saying that. They're rather dated by now, but they're still fun reads. You should try The House Always Wins, after this. I wrote it during this one, then let this one slide for a loooooong long time. Too long.
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Enjoy! I'm actually writing on the next part, at the moment. 😁
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Oh, don't you worry. Confounded: Part III is ready to go. It's about 3/4 done and I'll start posting that once this is wrapped. I was planning a 4th installment, but I think I'll reshuffle the chapters a bit and combine it into one, making this a trilogy instead. On their own, they'd be rather small as stories. I'm currently fiddling with it, see if I can get that to work. Then there's another that I'm writing on. It's a cute little exercise, someone gave me opposites, see what I could do with it.
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CHAPTER 55 --==Taylan’s POV==-- At the last minute, I’d suggested that they might want to bring the car up the driveway themselves, the deep monster sound roaring as Dana drove it up, Roman and Alia in the backseat. The giant neon-pink ribbon had been her idea. It looked both amazing and pretty flamboyant, laughing my ass off while filming it on my phone. And then Tom. He just stood there, slack jawed. Wanna know what the kicker was? They DID bring pizzas! And beer! Keeping i
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Coming up on the end of this story! Much of it was written long ago, just not into a cohesive text; more like loose bits here and there, waiting to be knitted together, years after. The end I already have, so it's just a matter of more 'knitting'. Stay tuned! 😁 Edit: Confounded II is actually finished now! I just wrote the epilogue.
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CHAPTER 54 --==Tom’s POV==-- I don’t think I’ve ever had a better day than this one. Well, most of it anyway. Overall? Yeah, great day. Not knowing what to expect, we arrived at BSL’s HQ, an older building with an entrance that had a kind of homey feel to it. Big high desk, plants everywhere, low lighting. Two girls sat there, one on the phone, which seemed to ring every minute, and another looking up with a reserved but welcoming smile, widening to a genuine one when Kit approached; I
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CHAPTER 53 --==Taylan’s POV==-- I got to the dealership at about the same time Dana pulled into the parking lot; she waved at me as I exited my car, coming over. “Hi Hon,” she greeted me, going for a kiss and a hug. Returning it, I then leaned back, my arms still around her. “The kid knows.” I figured I’d tell her right away, so no surprises. It hadn’t been a conscious decision to tell Tom, this morning. I kinda just…blurted it out. Yes, that was totally on me, acting/spe
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I'll up a new chapter in some 6 hours from now, after I've returned home!
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Yes, it was. It still works. 😉 I may revisit it though, I'm seeing some errors.
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I am contemplating upping the next chapter... 😉
