WeWriWa: EU82

This snippet is from Emmily, Unbound, an SFR story about Emmily, a 40-something woman, and Gen Rael, an alien who crash-landed on Earth and took her hostage until his rescue arrives. Their fiery beginnings together have taken a turn. They're on the back porch together. Emmily just asked Rael if he has a mate at home.

Last week ended with this:   

         “No. No mate. Anywhere.”

         I exhale. My inner-fool will not be silenced.  I ask, “Why not?”

The Snippet:       

     

     

     He rubs his forehead before answering. “I never found the woman who became my best friend, the female I want to share all things with, to trust to be on my side—as  your people say—'come hell or high water’, and I will settle for nothing less.” He pauses, then he sighs again. “Because of my rank, I am asking a great deal of her when I… It will be demanding. For both her sake and mine, I do not discount the challenge ahead for my chosen.” 

     The weight of his words coupled with his earnestness has me wondering. There’s a lot more to this than he’s saying. He’s watching me with such intensity, and then his face softens into a smile. 

      I say, “So much to consider when choosing in your culture.” 

      He nods and looks toward the ceiling of the porch—like the answer is coming to him from somewhere above us.

A few more lines if you're interested:

        

     He says, “She must be intelligent, and she will know how to laugh.” He turns to me and narrows his eyes.

     Is this intense look because he’s searching for a reaction to his words?

     “She will have…” He cocks his head to the side, then he smirks. “She must have spunk.”

Next week, her reply.  

 

Last weekend, we went for a drive to Buttermilk Falls, only an hour and 15 minutes from our house--but I'd never been there before. Fred Rogers (aka Mister Rogers) used to play there as a boy--his grandfather (his last name was McFeeley--any Mr Rogers fans will recognize that name) owned the farm the waterfall is on. Lovely park. In the pic, I'm with Leo the deaf Cocker, and we're behind the waterfall. Not much water going over it that day.

 

WeWriWa: EU40

 

                                                                Happy August!
     Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors. Happy August! Thank you to everyone who left a comment last week. 
     I'm reposting the bit about the relaxed rules in case I've missed anyone:
     In short, the WeWriWa rules have been relaxed. The goal is to maintain ease of finding the weekly snippet, but allowing more promo for published books.  You can check them out here: http://wewriwa.blogspot.com/p/the-rules-of-wewriwa.html
      We love our core group, the close-knit community that has evolved here at WeWriWa, the ease and joy of our weekly 'gathering,' but we also recognize that the time authors spend sharing and commenting has to make marketing sense, too. Time is precious.  This change would also eliminate the need for the "wonky punctuation to stay within guidelines" disclaimer.   

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     This snippet is from Emmily, Unbound, an SFR story.  To read a compilation of all snippets posted for this story, click Here: Emmily Unbound, Chapter 1  Emmily, the main character, has lost pretty much everything in the last twelve months: her marriage, her parents, her job, and her house. She and her dog, Murphy, have moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania into an old, remote, hunting camp her parents willed to her. It's her first full day here and after a trip to town to get supplies, she's in the midst of being carjacked--or kidnapped or taken hostage--out in the boonies. One of her kidnappers demanded--help at gunpoint. They've carried a body out of the woods--she thought was a dead body. It ended with: I lean in to close the back of the SUV, and see his eyes as they fly open, wild, startled, with elongated pupils.

     Oh. My. Gawd. Animal eyes.

        Now, the  snippet:

     He looks around, then his gaze settles on me. A wave of ice crawls through me, starting at my feet and working north. His expression is no longer pain, and, surprisingly, it isn’t fear. I’d be scared breathless if I were him. But no. This guy is full of anger, perhaps even hatred. His eyes narrow. His lips go from a thin line to a sneer, and he growls out words I don’t understand. I stumble back, away from the immediate threat. 

     Incapacitated or not, I bet he could jump right out of that blanket and make me sorrier than I already am they chose me to hold at gunpoint.

        That's the snippet. A few more lines if you're interested. :-)

     
     

     As much as Kade claims I have no choice, no, nope. This is not happening. The injured man seems every bit as steeled to keep me away as I am to stay away from him. Judging by the looks he’s giving me.

        Yikes!  Thanks so much for reading, and if you left a comment, I'll throw in a virtual hug.