Happy Sunday, Weekend Writing Warriors!
This week's snippet follows up on last week's when Sam and JoJo were wrestling the way they'd done since they were kids and things suddenly got serious. This scene takes place after Sam goes home and JoJo is reflecting on what happened. (You can catch up on earlier excerpts here)
It almost seemed as if Sam had been about to kiss me or something when he was on top of me. Where had that come from? We were best friends, and that was the way I wanted it to stay.
At least I thought I did.
I went to my window and looked across at Sam’s house, but his shade was pulled all the way down and his window was dark. I don’t know how long I sat there hoping for some sign of him, but I fell asleep and was still there when Mama came in to tell me goodnight.
I dreamed about Sam that night, but the only thing I could remember in the morning was him standing on the creek bank yelling something at me, wearing nothing but his Hanes one-hundred-percent cotton, size 30-32 briefs.
And I had absolutely no idea how I knew anything about his underwear.
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26 comments:
Loved that we got to peek into her emotions and they are changing towards Sam. Very nicely done. :-) Gotta love childhood love.
There's nothing quite as nerve wracking as falling for a best friend. There's just so much potential for heartbreak. Excellent snippet!
Love this story. Can't wait to read it all.
Really enjoying the way you're developing this major transition in their young lives. Excellent excerpt!
OH I love it! What a funny thing to dream!! Great 8!
This is a great "coming of age" story. Looking forward to the next instalment.
I love the dream---it's a great to see this kind of thing from a girl's POV!
I'm really loving this. It's got a sweet, innocence to it. Terrific snippet. I look forward to more.
I love the dream, and how detailed it was. Funny the things that show up in our dreams. Great eight!
Love that she went to the window when she started wondering if she wanted more. Sweet snippet.
Maybe it was the way she pictured his briefs.... without knowing why. But I feel a tension here re: the dark window
Very astute, sue. :-)
oh... now I'm left wondering what her dream means. sweet snippet! Love these characters.
I love this snippet - her uncertainty, and then her dream.
She actually dreamed the size of his pants?
I adore "friendship to romance" stories! This snippet is so intriguing and sweet!
Sounds like a great story! :-)
Lol, how DOES she know so much about his underwear?? I need to know...great hook!
Great stuff here!
My best (platonic) friend and I have been happily married for 12 years after a 15 year friendship.
But enough about me.
Great 8!
Certainly something with which readers can identify.
Love it! There's something about tightie-whities that make me feel for a character & you've gone and turned that on its head. I'll have to come back and see more of these two! :)
Fun stuff. You capture the uncertainty well.
Very nice snippet. I did lol. Such a sweet premise for a story. Nicely done :-)
Hmm...how does she know about his undies? Great snippet.
Love the line about his underwear. Great snippet, Joyce. :)
Great snippet, I'd love to know how she knows about the undies!
LOL! This is fabulous. I absolutely love your voice!
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