A to Z Team [2014]
Arlee Bird: Tossing it OutAlex J. Cavanaugh: Alex J. Cavanaugh
Stephen Tremp: Author Stephen Tremp
Tina Downey: Life is Good
Damyanti Biswas: Amlokiblogs
Jeremy Hawkins: [Being Retro]
Nicole Ayers: The Madlab Post
M. J. Joachim: M. J. Joachim's Writing Tips
Heather M. Gardner: The Waiting is the Hardest Part
AJ Lauer: Naturally Sweet
Pam Margolis: An Unconventional Librarian
Letter "G" and my teasers continue. I hope you are enjoying the glimpse of "Forces of Mist" my latest novel in progress, suited to a New Adult audience who enjoy reading dystopian sci-fi.
“Good. You must be exhausted. You left here at sunrise, didn’t you?”
“Well, a little earlier than that actually, sir.” Sarah replied, with a twisted smirk.
“Get some sleep and make sure you get a meal into you. You never seem to be around at mess time.” He smiled and stood up, walked over to where she sat and gave Sarah an affectionate pat on her shoulder.
“Goodnight, sir.” Sarah slugged down the last dregs of her drink and walked towards the door.
“Remember, do not speak of this to anyone.”
“Yes sir.” She opened the door and headed towards the kitchen. The commander’s mention of food, had wet her appetite.
Back in her small room which she shared with Kara and Emma, Sarah replayed the events of the day over in her head, lying on her bunk.
She was left with the same questions. Why had the Mist Warrior helped her? Why had he acted the way he did? She remembered looking into his bright green eyes and the feel of his mist shaped into fingers, caressing her cheek. The thrill of feeling his touch lingered in her mind, sending shivers of pleasure through her body.
Sarah tossed in her sleep, disturbed by her thoughts and recollections. What was it about this warrior that was so different? She had no answers. She did come to the realization that for some reason she was attracted to him, but this made no sense to her at all.
After little sleep, she woke to the sound of the alarm screeching to alert, the sound of an imminent attack. As the deafening whirring noise screamed to be noticed, Sarah quickly grabbed her gear, dressed then raced out into the corridor to find the complex in total chaos.
6 comments:
oh no wonder what happened
What I like about this one the most is the implied action via dialogue. The "Good, you left here at sunrise?" tells a short story about the events that occurred just prior to the scene without recanting every single detail and slowing the action down. You've such a gift, C :)
I hope these are going in order! I want to read about the attack next.
Hi Carolyn,
Good to be here again this year too.
I am a bit late to visit my old friends pages, glad that i landed here again. A well written piece on G lot of G things are filled in here!!! LOL
Keep writing
Best Regards
Phil
Interesting teaser. Leaves me wanting more.
~Patricia Lynne~
Story Dam
Patricia Lynne, YA Author
I'm so interested in how the relationship develops between Sarah and the Mist Warrior.
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