Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors, the weekly hop for everyone who loves to write! Every Sunday wonderful authors post eight to ten sentences of their work. Please show some love by following the links and reading. Comments are always appreciated. My clip this week carries on from last week, after Beth had spoken to George.
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George
realized that Beth had rallied up a lot of courage to come and see
him and speak so openly to him about her worries. After all, he
hadn't spoken to Jake for about three years, ever since their big
argument. He remembered though, that his wife, Grace, just before she died, had made him
promise to make up with him. She'd have known what to say to Beth and
how to cope with her son. He missed his wife so much.
After
retrieving a small bottle of brandy from a cupboard, George poured a
small amount into a glass. “I keep a bottle in for medicinal
purposes,” he explained. “I thought you could use a drop.”
As
Beth said thank you, and reached to take the glass from him, however, her purse dropped
from her lap and fell open. A photograph of a small girl with curly
hair fell out of it.
I already like George.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing ending--I wonder who the little girl is. :-)
Did you miss a word in this sentence? "He his wife so much."
Good snippet, Naomi!
Error rectified, thanks so much for your comment Teresa
DeleteOh no! I'm guessing a granddaughter he doesn't know about. Great snippet! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Jessica
DeleteGreat snippet. Raises all kinds of questions.
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane
DeleteA picture worth a thousand words. Good snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks Charmaine
DeleteI wonder who the little girl is, and what is the significance of the photo. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteOooh! The plot thickens! Love the look inside his head.
ReplyDeleteThanks Angelica
DeleteInteresting! Sounds like Beth has some explaining to do!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Christina
DeleteA lot's going on here. Great teaser, Naomi!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy
DeleteExcellent hook, Naomi. Very curious about the little girl!
ReplyDeleteExcellent hook, Naomi. Very curious about the little girl!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comment
DeleteUh-oh. She's going to have to do some explaining. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThank you Elyzabeth
DeleteSounds like he hasn't been able to keep that promise to his wife yet. Family can be tough! Whoops, she just let something slip she probably didn't mean to.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Caitlin
DeleteLove the backstory, and I wonder who's in the photo... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy
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