/tags/parade/Recent content in Parade on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usSat, 30 May 2026 20:13:47 +0000/stories/2012/08/14/the-parade/Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2012/08/14/the-parade/<p>Andy hesitated for a few moments then pressed the button next to Kenneth’s name. The buzzer rang and the door unlocked. Andy pushed the door open and entered Kenneth’s condo building. He took the elevator to Kenneth’s floor and looked down the corridor. Kenneth was waiting in the open doorway.</p> <p>“I didn’t think you were going to go through with it.” Kenneth chuckled.</p> <p>Andy would’ve made a retort but it would just make him sound like a smartass. He had made a deal and despite how stupid it was he wasn’t going to back out. A deal was a deal.</p>/stories/1/01/01/twelve-days-a-slave-2-a-day-of-repentance/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/stories/1/01/01/twelve-days-a-slave-2-a-day-of-repentance/<p>(story continues from <a href="twelvedaysaslave.html"><strong>Twelve Days a Slave</strong></a>)</p> <p>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =</p> <p>Convicted of terrorism, Vicki is sentenced to penal slavery</p> <p>Vicki, a young woman who works for a large department store, figures out a way to bypass the electronic return tags on expensive dresses sold by the store where she works . This allows her to buy dresses on a Friday, wear them to events over the weekend, and return them on Monday.</p>