Sitting near the back of the cathedral, Rayanne knew she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She slunk down as far in the pew as she could, without actually sliding onto the floor and prayed no one would notice her. A believer slid into the pew beside her and she squinted at the floor as if looking for something.

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~ Eileen 🙂

Issa stared at him, their eyes burning hotter than the fire that blazed between them. His hand rested on the coil of a steel tipped whip on his belt and his eyes searched her face for an answer. She looked to the sides of the room, planning her escape but he was quicker. Before she could move, he launched himself over the flames in her direction.

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~ Eileen 🙂

With reverence, he pulled the blanket up and over her face letting it fall gently to curve along the peaks and valleys of her face. He held the blanket, not wanting to let it go until his brother, Stan, silently removed his hands from the edges of the cloth. Ushering him toward the door, his brother looked back at the table and Dane saw a look on Stan’s face he had never seen before.

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~ Eileen 🙂

I was surprised at the airport’s renovation since the last time I’d been there. Walking down the hallway, I turned left at the expected place and found they had moved the baggage claim. I turned, looking for a sign to indicate which direction I should go.

“Crap!” I said out loud, startling an older woman walking near me. “I’m at the wrong airport.”

I stood, confused. How did that possibly happen? I’d given my ticket at the gate and boarded the right plane. How did I end up at the wrong location?

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~ Eileen 🙂

LEVERAGE

Knowing time was running out, Issa grabbed a long board on the ground nearby and wedged it under the wagon wheel for leverage. Crouching in the dark, the torches flickered against the walls and she waited. Footsteps echoed off the stone walls and cobble as the soldiers approached.

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~ Eileen 🙂

DUSK

Issa stepped outside to discover that dusk had laid it’s blanket over the village while she slept. Standing in the doorway of the cottage, she heard a distant sound and a breeze ruffled the tufts at the tip of her ears.

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~ Eileen 🙂

Wondering

I couldn’t help wondering if she knew what was about to happen. She couldn’t see but she could hear and she must be hearing it. The whirring of the fan blades got closer to her naked flesh. Her perspiration skittered across her belly like field mice running from a hawk.

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~ Eileen 🙂

Interested

Trying not to show that I was interested, I walked closer to the vehicle and peered sideways into the driver’s side window.

The floorboard was grubby with blotches of a dark, gooey looking substance. I moved a little closer and glanced around to see if anyone was watching me.

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~ Eileen 🙂

Penny for Your Thoughts

Driving down Paloma Avenue, Christy had the top down and a pink scarf around her head to protect her blond hair. Her sunglasses were big and her skirt short as dictated by current fashion trends.

“Penny for your thoughts.”

Christy glanced at her passenger seat and grimaced, not caring if he saw her expression of disgust.

“My thoughts are worth much more than a penny, Terrance.”

He was silent for a moment and then, “I only meant…”

“I know what you meant.”

Pulling in to the parking lot, Christy found an empty slot and slid her Mercedes into it. Stepping out, her stilettos clicked satisfactorily on the pavement. She walked, knowing he would follow. He always followed.

Riding the elevator to the seventeenth floor, she walked to the correct door and entered. When it was her turn and she was seated comfortably in her usual chair, she waited patiently. She looked silently at the woman across from her.

“Well?” The woman asked.

“Well, what?” Christy countered.

“You know what, Christy.” The brunette across from her uncrossed and crossed her legs.

Christy looked sharply at the older woman. “Why are you nervous?” she hissed, leaning forward intently.

The other woman just smiled.

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~ Eileen 🙂

Future Endeavors

I could hear paper tearing all around the room. I turned the envelope over in my hands, savoring the anticipation. Slowly I slid a finger under the flap and pulled it open.

I could hear kids in the room around me begin to discuss their results. Del Martin shouted out that he was going to be a lawyer before immediately putting the enclosed chip into his spinal receptor and leaving the room spouting legal theory.

I slowly read the first page that explained the enclosed test results and accompanying program chips.

Kids were leaving the room all around me, but I stayed seated, reading the booklet.

Thee were three options enclosed in my packet. I had 24 hours to choose one or one would be chosen for me. My hands began to shake as I turned to the results section and began to read.

A nurse. My first choice was to be a nurse. I could never be a nurse. I didn’t like people and I could never give shots to kids or empty bed pans for old people. I quickly turned to my second choice.

Second up was a Tennis Instructor. I didn’t even know how to play Tennis. I guess that’s what the chip was for though. That sounded really boring.

I signed and turned to my third choice. A Forest Ranger in the Avgar Mountain range. I stared down at the page. I did not want any of these careers. How could this happen?

I turned to the cover of the booklet. Yep, my name was there on the front, Eliya Blund. Eliya Blund. There was no way these were my results.

I wanted to be a computer programmer, not any of these other dumb things! But these were my choices and I had to pick one. The timer on the cover counted down the hours and minutes until a choice was made for me.

I shoved the whole packet into my book bag and left the classroom.

Happy Reading!

~ Eileen 🙂