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Roger Belkin, an educated businessman and devoted husband, takes the love of his life, Lois, out for a night of intimacy in the sprawling city. On their return home, a mysterious rainstorm devours their vehicle and inflames a horrific multi-car accident, which tears the couple apart. Alone,... read more
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Roger Belkin, an educated businessman and devoted husband, takes the love of his life, Lois, out for a night of intimacy in the sprawling city. On their return home, a mysterious rainstorm devours their vehicle and inflames a horrific multi-car accident, which tears the couple apart. Alone,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Roger Belkin: The hero, an educated businessman and devoted husband
- Lois Belkin: Roger's wife
- Detective Ray Cleveland: The brazen detective trying to put the pieces together.
- Nurse Ann Stevens: The motherly nurse who knows the truth.
- Carol: Very caring sister of Lois Belkin
- Jack: Rough neck Tractor trailer driver that drove Roger to the city.
- Charlie: Set. Cleveland's partner at the station
- John: Waiter
- Jennifer: Freshman nurse at Southern General Hospital
- Jane Doe: Unconscious Patient brought to Southern General Hospital after the accident.
- Miles: Homeless friend of Roger
- Dr. Kim: Lois' family doctor whom Roger tried to avoid.
- Buddy Burger: Fast food that fills an empty hungry stomach
- Robert: Carole's husband
- Lucy: Carole's beagle
- Bill: Bystander, swimming coach who jumped into the river to save the crash victim.
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“As the years go by filled with life, one sometimes assumes his place in this world is infinite. If he took a moment, however, to fathom the number of years the Earth has spun in the infinite universe, he would realize those years of his life were nothing more than an insignificant raindrop produced by a violent storm that encircled the world.”
Roger's dying grandfather
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“As the years go by filled with life, one sometimes assumes his place in this world is infinite. If he took a moment, however, to fathom the number of years the Earth has spun in the infinite universe, he would realize those years of his life were nothing more than an insignificant raindrop produced by a violent storm that encircled the world.”
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One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. ~Sophocles
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“If a bum screams before he dies on the streets, has he influenced the world in some way if no one stops to listen?”
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If he only knew that the man with the answer to his question, and the man who needed the detective to answer his own, was in that powerful vehicle, the story would be over.
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These ironic situations occurred all of the time, but if one was not aware of their existence, does the irony, in fact, still exist?
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A battered man wanders in the pouring rain.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jonathan Sturak (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pendan Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: 12/01/2009
ISBN: 9780982589403
Page Count: 235
Publisher: Pendan Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: 12/01/2009
ISBN: 9780982589403
Page Count: 235
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