Please forgive me the second blog post of the day; I’m on something of a roll. This piece for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday fictioneers was (once again) inspired by the novel I’m currently writing. The following picture is the prompt. And isn’t it beautiful?
He was leaning back, yawning and kicking his heels against the chair legs. Her eyes detached him easily, away from the crowd of chattering parents and girls, the cucumber sandwiches and the half-drunk cups of tea.
Outside, behind the tea tent, they high-stepped its guy ropes to reach the line of stacked hay bales. ‘We were told not to go beyond these,’ she said, already scrambling up.
When he dropped down beside her, his eyes were restless and his face no longer ruddy.
‘Don’t worry! Who is there to see?’ she said, looking up at the sky and laughing. ‘There’s only God and He won’t tell.’
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Dear Louise,
Engaging piece. You left me wondering what she has in mind. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Something she shouldn’t have in mind, I think….!
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After tea, indeed! I enjoyed all the details and the way you implied the action.
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Thank you, Kecia 🙂
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From the hint at parents, I guess these are children out on a great adventure. If they were older, I’d have guessed at some more amorous adventures. The lazy after-tea feeling and the excitement of doing the forbidden creates a great atmosphere. I’d like to know more.
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Yes, children – albeit older ones. And there may be some sort of amorous adventure to come….
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Aye, but are you sure HE won’t tell? hehe! Love it! 🙂 ❤
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Nope, not at all sure – but I don’t think she’d mind anyway. She’s not the minding kind! Glad you liked it, and thanks for the nice comment.
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I loved the line “Her eyes detached him easily, away from the crowd of chattering parents and girls, the cucumber sandwiches and the half-drunk cups of tea.” Nice story of childhood mischief.
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Ah, thank you 🙂
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Lovely:) Is love in the air?
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Love….lust…..some mixture of the two, perhaps….
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Sneaky romance beyond the guy ropes, methinks. Nicely portrayed
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Definitely sneaky! I expect that’s half the fun for them.
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Something wicked this way comes, me thinks. You’ve certainly got me wondering.
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Yup, I think you have it spot on there, Alicia.
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I wonder what the changes in his face portend for his companion.
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Perhaps he’s losing his nerve a bit and she’s going to have to persuade him to, um, man up…..
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One can’t help wondering what these two are up…
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No good, I fear 🙂
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I suspected that much…
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Ahh I can just smell the hay and see pieces of straw sticking to her hair as young love blossoms, it is Spring eternal. Was a nice go!
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