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~ Eileen 🙂
European
Waiting for my sandwich
At the table by the window
Rain dribbles down the glass
Past my face
I feel very European
Sitting at a cafe
Waiting for something sweet
And coffee
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~ Eileen 🙂
The air was warm and I could feel beads of sweat forming on the divot of my lower back. I licked my lips nervously and tasted the tang of my fear. The sidewalk outside the restaurant was crowded and I patiently got in the line to await entrance. My wrap was hooked on my bent elbows, the ivory silk slinking over my arms. My midnight blue dress had spaghetti straps and no back. I felt sexy and elegant. My dark curls were piled on my head, allowing the sporadic breeze to kiss the curve of my neck.
Glancing at my watch, I could see that I was still early and getting closer to the door. A warm hand startled me, grasping my arm lightly and leading me away from the line. I looked up into his smiling eyes.
“You’re beautiful.” He said, grinning down at me. His dimples flashed.
How could I resist? I smiled in return and kept walking as he led me past the hostess podium and directly to a private table near the bank of windows. He held my chair and then handed my wrap to the hostess who stood silently nearby. His hand brushed my naked shoulders as he moved around my chair and despite the warmth of the evening, I shivered.
I love Halloween and to celebrate, I’m offering my short story Lila’s Sanctuary for free today and tomorrow! Download it now and read it between Trick-Or-Treaters!
If you like it, please leave me a friendly review on Amazon.
Happy Reading!
~ Eileen 🙂
“What’s your field of study, Marty?”
“Bio-Genetics.”
“Bio-Genetics? Like cloning and stuff like that?” Sarah’s eyes were round with surprise. Who knew this jock-in-geek’s clothing was smart too?
Marty grinned, used to the surprised response he got when he told someone his major, “Yeah. Like cloning and stuff like that.”
‘Instructor. Such an interesting word,’ Janna thought to herself. ‘What exactly is an Instructor? Someone who instructs you to do something. Yes. But that’s not a ‘teacher”.
Making up her mind, she turned to Matthew and said, “Matthew, I do not accept your title as ‘Instructor’. You are not ‘instructing’ me to do something. You are sharing knowledge, you are teaching. Perhaps you could use ‘educator’ or ‘professor’.” She smiled, satisfied with her observations.
“Thank you, Janna. I’ll keep that in mind. And once again, please call me Mr. Tanner; not Matthew. Take your seat.” Not for the first time that morning, Matt wondered why he had taken the job at the Gifted and Talented school.
“There’s no time!” Grabbing his arm, Marie yanked on him and started to run. Looking over her shoulder, she could see Mark still trying to grab the satchel.
“Leave it!” She shouted, paranoia edging into her voice.
The double doors at the end of the hall burst open and the stampede of officers started toward them.
“I distilled the case notes into the …” Carrie began explaining her process.
“You distilled?” Mark stopped her.
“Yes, distilled.” She hiked an eyebrow at him. “You do know what distilled means, don’t you?”
“Yeah, like Whiskey?”
“Distilled means to purify, yes. It also means to extract the most important meaning from something.”
“Oh.”
The Sergeant stood over us, arms waving in the air, spittle flying from his flapping lips.
Max and I glanced at one another and both reached for a napkin.
“This is a problem of bible, biblio,…bibliacal, DAMN IT!”
He always got frustrated when his words didn’t come out right, which was often.
“Biblical.” I said.
“Thank you.” He took a breath and continued his tirade. “And I don’t know how in the hell you idiots think you can just sit there and smirk at me when this shit’s going down.”
Max grabbed his coat and headed for the door.
Shrugging at McLeode, I grabbed my coat and headed after Max.
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This piece is written from a OneWord.com prompt. Today’s word is ‘Biblical’. Check out their website and if you join up, add me to your friends list!
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~ Eileen 🙂
The paper was tousled, mixed together like puppies wrestling. Angelica looked from me to the papers on the corner of the desk and back at me. I smiled.
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This Wednesday’s piece is written from a OneWord.com prompt. Today’s word is ‘Tousled’. Check out their website and if you join up, add me to your friends list!
See you next Wednesday and in the meanwhile, Happy Reading!
~ Eileen 🙂
Eileen Maki 