Page 2
The two best friends walked across the parking lot in a comfortable, light-hearted silence. They were quite a pair, being complete opposites in both looks and in personalities. Sarah’s long dark hair a complete contrast to Elysa’s short blond bob. Sarah was average height and carried an extra twenty pounds on her. Elysa stood two inches taller than her friend and very thin. Sarah was quiet and thoughtful, while Elysa tended to speak her mind. Sarah said their differences were what made them get along so well.
They were quickly seated. Once their waitress had taken their order, Sarah asked Elysa about her Christmas. She had carefully kept her hands in her lap, continuing to will her body and voice to remain calm. She was grateful that she was well practiced in patience.
“It was nice,” Elysa replied. “We had a quiet morning at home before all the family got together at my aunt and uncle’s. My parents got me some CD’s and a new laptop.”
“That is nice.”
“Yeah, the laptop will come in handy when I start working. My old one’s gotten too quirky. I think too many research papers did it in.”
Sarah laughed. Papers were her favorite part of college. She despised multiple choice tests. Elysa thrived on tests and hated the papers. They often joked about swapping out assignments, but were too honest to do so.
“How about you? Have a good Christmas?”
The smile on Sarah’s face expanded until her cheeks hurt. “I had the best Christmas ever.”
Elysa raised one eyebrow. “The best ever, huh?”
“Yeah,” she sighed. “I went with Jakob to his parent’s house Christmas Eve.”
“You gave him the basketball tickets?”
“I did. And some Oakley’s.”
“And…” Elysa said, anticipating and dreading the answer at the same time. Sarah had seemed more exuberant than her normal calm and quiet self that afternoon. She was hoping that she was wrong about the reason.
“And,” Sarah said, pulling her left hand from under the table and holding it palm down for her friend to see. “He gave me my Christmas present.”
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
A Little Bit of Fiction
Here's a glimpse at the first page of my first novel. Would you keep reading?
Chapter 1
It was a perfect day. The sun was shining. The air was crisp. It was one of those mild winter days that was fairly typical of eastern Virginia. Sarah basked in the warmth of the sun shining through her car window. With the air blocked, she was warm enough to want to shed her sweater. She kept it on, hoping she’d be getting out soon.
She willed herself to stay seated. She wanted to jump out of her car and race around the parking lot. If she gave way to the excitement she felt inside, she might even shout her news to every stranger she came across. Once again, goose bumps ran up her arms. Her stomach did a flip flop and her heart raced.
Sarah told herself that it wouldn’t be much longer and she remained in her seat. She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel. She glanced in the rearview mirror, flipped her thick black hair from the left side to the right. She grabbed her lip gloss out of her purse and reapplied it. Her eyes scanned the parking lot as she replaced the tube into it’s spot. Still no sign of the little red car she was waiting on.
For once, just once, she wished her best friend could be on time. Sarah knew ahead of time that Elysa would be late, but she hoped the opposite anyway. She glanced at her watch. Eleven forty. Much longer and they’d have to contend with the business lunch crowd. For the moment, there were plenty of parking spaces and she was sure no wait for a table in their favorite restaurant.
Sarah beamed as her eyes moved from her watch. Something else had caught her eye and that something was the reason behind her anticipation.
“Hurry up, Elysa,” she whispered, a moment before a red car pulling into the parking lot caught her eye. In a split second she’d unbuckled the seat belt that’d been holding her down, hopped out of her car, and locked the door. She was standing beside her best friend’s car before she turned the engine off.
“Hey. I was beginning to wonder about you,” she said, keeping her voice even.
Elysa’s eyes sparkled as she stepped out of her car. “No, you weren’t. I’m only fifteen minutes late. That’s on time for me.”
“True. You hungry?”
Elysa looped her arm through Sarah’s. “Absolutely.”
Chapter 1
It was a perfect day. The sun was shining. The air was crisp. It was one of those mild winter days that was fairly typical of eastern Virginia. Sarah basked in the warmth of the sun shining through her car window. With the air blocked, she was warm enough to want to shed her sweater. She kept it on, hoping she’d be getting out soon.
She willed herself to stay seated. She wanted to jump out of her car and race around the parking lot. If she gave way to the excitement she felt inside, she might even shout her news to every stranger she came across. Once again, goose bumps ran up her arms. Her stomach did a flip flop and her heart raced.
Sarah told herself that it wouldn’t be much longer and she remained in her seat. She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel. She glanced in the rearview mirror, flipped her thick black hair from the left side to the right. She grabbed her lip gloss out of her purse and reapplied it. Her eyes scanned the parking lot as she replaced the tube into it’s spot. Still no sign of the little red car she was waiting on.
For once, just once, she wished her best friend could be on time. Sarah knew ahead of time that Elysa would be late, but she hoped the opposite anyway. She glanced at her watch. Eleven forty. Much longer and they’d have to contend with the business lunch crowd. For the moment, there were plenty of parking spaces and she was sure no wait for a table in their favorite restaurant.
Sarah beamed as her eyes moved from her watch. Something else had caught her eye and that something was the reason behind her anticipation.
“Hurry up, Elysa,” she whispered, a moment before a red car pulling into the parking lot caught her eye. In a split second she’d unbuckled the seat belt that’d been holding her down, hopped out of her car, and locked the door. She was standing beside her best friend’s car before she turned the engine off.
“Hey. I was beginning to wonder about you,” she said, keeping her voice even.
Elysa’s eyes sparkled as she stepped out of her car. “No, you weren’t. I’m only fifteen minutes late. That’s on time for me.”
“True. You hungry?”
Elysa looped her arm through Sarah’s. “Absolutely.”
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A Little Bit of Fiction
Page 2
The two best friends walked across the parking lot in a comfortable, light-hearted silence. They were quite a pair, being complete opposites in both looks and in personalities. Sarah’s long dark hair a complete contrast to Elysa’s short blond bob. Sarah was average height and carried an extra twenty pounds on her. Elysa stood two inches taller than her friend and very thin. Sarah was quiet and thoughtful, while Elysa tended to speak her mind. Sarah said their differences were what made them get along so well.
They were quickly seated. Once their waitress had taken their order, Sarah asked Elysa about her Christmas. She had carefully kept her hands in her lap, continuing to will her body and voice to remain calm. She was grateful that she was well practiced in patience.
“It was nice,” Elysa replied. “We had a quiet morning at home before all the family got together at my aunt and uncle’s. My parents got me some CD’s and a new laptop.”
“That is nice.”
“Yeah, the laptop will come in handy when I start working. My old one’s gotten too quirky. I think too many research papers did it in.”
Sarah laughed. Papers were her favorite part of college. She despised multiple choice tests. Elysa thrived on tests and hated the papers. They often joked about swapping out assignments, but were too honest to do so.
“How about you? Have a good Christmas?”
The smile on Sarah’s face expanded until her cheeks hurt. “I had the best Christmas ever.”
Elysa raised one eyebrow. “The best ever, huh?”
“Yeah,” she sighed. “I went with Jakob to his parent’s house Christmas Eve.”
“You gave him the basketball tickets?”
“I did. And some Oakley’s.”
“And…” Elysa said, anticipating and dreading the answer at the same time. Sarah had seemed more exuberant than her normal calm and quiet self that afternoon. She was hoping that she was wrong about the reason.
“And,” Sarah said, pulling her left hand from under the table and holding it palm down for her friend to see. “He gave me my Christmas present.”
The two best friends walked across the parking lot in a comfortable, light-hearted silence. They were quite a pair, being complete opposites in both looks and in personalities. Sarah’s long dark hair a complete contrast to Elysa’s short blond bob. Sarah was average height and carried an extra twenty pounds on her. Elysa stood two inches taller than her friend and very thin. Sarah was quiet and thoughtful, while Elysa tended to speak her mind. Sarah said their differences were what made them get along so well.
They were quickly seated. Once their waitress had taken their order, Sarah asked Elysa about her Christmas. She had carefully kept her hands in her lap, continuing to will her body and voice to remain calm. She was grateful that she was well practiced in patience.
“It was nice,” Elysa replied. “We had a quiet morning at home before all the family got together at my aunt and uncle’s. My parents got me some CD’s and a new laptop.”
“That is nice.”
“Yeah, the laptop will come in handy when I start working. My old one’s gotten too quirky. I think too many research papers did it in.”
Sarah laughed. Papers were her favorite part of college. She despised multiple choice tests. Elysa thrived on tests and hated the papers. They often joked about swapping out assignments, but were too honest to do so.
“How about you? Have a good Christmas?”
The smile on Sarah’s face expanded until her cheeks hurt. “I had the best Christmas ever.”
Elysa raised one eyebrow. “The best ever, huh?”
“Yeah,” she sighed. “I went with Jakob to his parent’s house Christmas Eve.”
“You gave him the basketball tickets?”
“I did. And some Oakley’s.”
“And…” Elysa said, anticipating and dreading the answer at the same time. Sarah had seemed more exuberant than her normal calm and quiet self that afternoon. She was hoping that she was wrong about the reason.
“And,” Sarah said, pulling her left hand from under the table and holding it palm down for her friend to see. “He gave me my Christmas present.”
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
A Little Bit of Fiction
Here's a glimpse at the first page of my first novel. Would you keep reading?
Chapter 1
It was a perfect day. The sun was shining. The air was crisp. It was one of those mild winter days that was fairly typical of eastern Virginia. Sarah basked in the warmth of the sun shining through her car window. With the air blocked, she was warm enough to want to shed her sweater. She kept it on, hoping she’d be getting out soon.
She willed herself to stay seated. She wanted to jump out of her car and race around the parking lot. If she gave way to the excitement she felt inside, she might even shout her news to every stranger she came across. Once again, goose bumps ran up her arms. Her stomach did a flip flop and her heart raced.
Sarah told herself that it wouldn’t be much longer and she remained in her seat. She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel. She glanced in the rearview mirror, flipped her thick black hair from the left side to the right. She grabbed her lip gloss out of her purse and reapplied it. Her eyes scanned the parking lot as she replaced the tube into it’s spot. Still no sign of the little red car she was waiting on.
For once, just once, she wished her best friend could be on time. Sarah knew ahead of time that Elysa would be late, but she hoped the opposite anyway. She glanced at her watch. Eleven forty. Much longer and they’d have to contend with the business lunch crowd. For the moment, there were plenty of parking spaces and she was sure no wait for a table in their favorite restaurant.
Sarah beamed as her eyes moved from her watch. Something else had caught her eye and that something was the reason behind her anticipation.
“Hurry up, Elysa,” she whispered, a moment before a red car pulling into the parking lot caught her eye. In a split second she’d unbuckled the seat belt that’d been holding her down, hopped out of her car, and locked the door. She was standing beside her best friend’s car before she turned the engine off.
“Hey. I was beginning to wonder about you,” she said, keeping her voice even.
Elysa’s eyes sparkled as she stepped out of her car. “No, you weren’t. I’m only fifteen minutes late. That’s on time for me.”
“True. You hungry?”
Elysa looped her arm through Sarah’s. “Absolutely.”
Chapter 1
It was a perfect day. The sun was shining. The air was crisp. It was one of those mild winter days that was fairly typical of eastern Virginia. Sarah basked in the warmth of the sun shining through her car window. With the air blocked, she was warm enough to want to shed her sweater. She kept it on, hoping she’d be getting out soon.
She willed herself to stay seated. She wanted to jump out of her car and race around the parking lot. If she gave way to the excitement she felt inside, she might even shout her news to every stranger she came across. Once again, goose bumps ran up her arms. Her stomach did a flip flop and her heart raced.
Sarah told herself that it wouldn’t be much longer and she remained in her seat. She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel. She glanced in the rearview mirror, flipped her thick black hair from the left side to the right. She grabbed her lip gloss out of her purse and reapplied it. Her eyes scanned the parking lot as she replaced the tube into it’s spot. Still no sign of the little red car she was waiting on.
For once, just once, she wished her best friend could be on time. Sarah knew ahead of time that Elysa would be late, but she hoped the opposite anyway. She glanced at her watch. Eleven forty. Much longer and they’d have to contend with the business lunch crowd. For the moment, there were plenty of parking spaces and she was sure no wait for a table in their favorite restaurant.
Sarah beamed as her eyes moved from her watch. Something else had caught her eye and that something was the reason behind her anticipation.
“Hurry up, Elysa,” she whispered, a moment before a red car pulling into the parking lot caught her eye. In a split second she’d unbuckled the seat belt that’d been holding her down, hopped out of her car, and locked the door. She was standing beside her best friend’s car before she turned the engine off.
“Hey. I was beginning to wonder about you,” she said, keeping her voice even.
Elysa’s eyes sparkled as she stepped out of her car. “No, you weren’t. I’m only fifteen minutes late. That’s on time for me.”
“True. You hungry?”
Elysa looped her arm through Sarah’s. “Absolutely.”
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