After a long hiatus, I'm back with another snippet from my short story, Pig in a Poke. The remainder of the story can be found in The Chocolate House-All for Love-Anthology.
Take some time to check out the rest of the WeWriWa snippets! You'll be glad you did.
Hysteria bubbled in Letty’s chest, and she
sensed an invisible noose tighten around her throat. She shook the papers she
held. “It cannot be correct.”
“Letty.” Her grandfather turned sightless
eyes in her direction. “Hold tight to your temper, child. Mister Brice did the
job requested of him and has paid us. Now it’s time to return home.”
Letty bit back the urge to scream. “He’s
not providing payment. He's
Wonderful visual, Jess. Good use of the senses. I could hear the papers shaking!
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Strong excerpt. I was telling her out loud to explain exactly what's on those papers! Sure glad to see more writing from you, and hope you're able to participate more. We've missed you :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back! Great snippet- I can sense her frustration.
ReplyDeleteHow is she going to fix what's wrong if no one is on her side?
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
So happy to see you posting a snippet :) And a highly dramatic moment at that!
ReplyDeleteHi Jess! Great to see you as part of WeWriWa, after Six Sentence Sunday! Poor Letty! I hope she is able to get this matter resolved.
ReplyDeleteHer frustration leaps off the page. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. And with a great snippet.
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So glad you're back. :) Great imagery here. The tension speaks loud and clear.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what she knows that her grandfather doesn't?
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