I'm continuing for a few more weeks with my YA paranormal thriller After Me. (You can catch up on the earlier excerpts here.) Last week Jada arrived at her new foster home in Coconut Grove. This week she's started school in her new persona, but instead of hanging with the A-listers like she did in her former life, she's decided to befriend a group of nerdy guys that she thinks may be able to help her with the online search for her killer. All but one of them are pretty much in awe of her since she looks like she stepped out of a graphic novel. And wouldn't you know it, the one who clearly doesn't like her turns out to be her chemistry partner, Lew Stanton.
I tried to pay attention to what Mr. Forrester was saying about the chapter we were about to start, mostly to keep myself from looking sideways at Lew, but it didn’t work. I couldn’t resist checking out his short blond hair with its razor-sharp part, the way his blue Oxford was buttoned all the way up to his neck, the ring on his left hand with the strange black stone, and the almost manicured look of his fingernails. And instead of wanting to laugh at any of it, I found it all weirdly appealing.
What the crap was going on?
At one point, while I was trying to figure out what the weird numbers and symbols on his watch meant, he looked up from his note taking and said, “What are you staring at?”
“What kind of crazy watch is that?”
He glanced at it and said, “They’re square roots—instead of twelve, it has the square root of 144. They’re the same thing.”
“Yeah, I’ll have to take your word for it on that, guess it's a math thing or something, huh?”
He rolled his eyes and went back to taking notes.
Once again, I need to warn you not to make any assumptions about this guy. Things in my books are not always as they appear at first. For instance, if you think this scene means the book is morphing into contemporary high school drama, next week's snippet will change your mind about that. Can't wait? You can buy After Me here. And please do also check out the other Snippet Sunday folks and the Weekend Writing Warriors. Something for everyone among these talented writers!
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Cool watch. It's really square. Nice snippet.
ReplyDeleteLove the watch! And the guy sounds interesting too.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Joyce. The details are perfect Nerdom. But nothing's s it seems . . .
ReplyDeleteWhat is Mr uber nerd hiding?
ReplyDeleteInteresting chemistry between this pair. I love the watch.
ReplyDeleteCool watch and an adorable snippet!
ReplyDeleteHmm. Clever clues, Joyce. I can only imagine why Lew is not taken with Jada's current persona.
ReplyDeleteHmm. Clever clues, Joyce. I can only imagine why Lew is not taken with Jada's current persona.
ReplyDelete(Love the watch.) Great interaction between the two of them -- can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteAwesome watch also loving the interaction between the two characters. Great job.
ReplyDeleteAwesome watch!! Their exchange was tension filled and perfecto. And hm, you mean I haven't figured out where this is going? Now I really have to see next week!
ReplyDeleteIt's all interesting and intriguing, loved the watch! Great snippet...
ReplyDeleteI find the premise of this book quite appealing.
ReplyDeleteI just downloaded it, Joyce.
DeleteThanks, Ed! Hope you and Effing enjoy Jada's shenanigans! ;-)
DeleteYou said this isn't a teen drama story, but you really nailed it in this snippet. Very believable.
ReplyDeletePerfect exchange between the two of them. I love the premise of the book.
ReplyDeleteI want that watch!
ReplyDeleteMy imagination is really going with the reasons why Lew doesn't care for her. I will be looking forward to the next snippets.
Enjoy your vacation!
I think everyone has made assumptions about him and he's tired of it, but that watch is cool. Great snippet, Joyce. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat imagery. Love the watch. I want one. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the watch. I might have to roll my eyes at her, too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI want that watch :-) I have no doubt there's more to Lew than typical high school nerd.
ReplyDeletei have to have that watch!! I like it. ... and great snippet, too ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat watch is awesome. After Lew's description, I'm picking he probably has a dark side.
ReplyDeleteAwesome watch, but I'm not sure I buy that she doesn't know what square roots are (and isn't 144/12 the first one you learn?)
ReplyDeleteMy husband's a math teacher. Trust me, there's lots of kids who don't know what square roots are. :-P
DeleteOh he's not at all amused with her. Love the watch though! She should have known they were square roots though, shouldn't she?
ReplyDeleteOy! Right now I think he's thinking she's dumber than a box of rocks... He'll come around. ;-)
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