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FRESH BEGINNINGS
We continue with Fresh Beginnings, Jared's story as he travels through five states
in the US in a Motorhome. I used our itinerary from our US travels two years ago
and wrote a romance story around in.
Jared has just arrived in the US.
Enjoy!
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in the US in a Motorhome. I used our itinerary from our US travels two years ago
and wrote a romance story around in.
Jared has just arrived in the US.
Enjoy!
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Jared had a
feeling she didn't want to, but her current situation didn't give her many
choices. There they were in the middle of nowhere, with the next place a fair
few miles away.
"Name's
Jared," he said and then he opened the door and walked around the
motorhome. Leaning against the vehicle, he looked at her. She was pretty. Thin,
but pretty. When her brown eyes met his, he experienced another one of those
heart tugs and wasn't impressed at all. He tried to look right past her. It
wasn't happening though. They were like magnets.
"Jared,"
he repeated and held out his hand.
Her look
went right past him into the distance, and he assumed she was fighting with
herself, part of her wanting to get off the road, the other part being worried.
"Anybody
else travelling with you?" she asked quietly.
He shook his
head. "Nope."
She
closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and, after a brief moment, reached for his
hand. "Nice meeting you."
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Thanks for all your comments,
I do appreciate each single one of them!
Sounds like they're both reluctant to take on a companion. Good snippet, Iris. :)
ReplyDeleteRisky for both I suppose. Thanks Siobhan!
DeleteShe closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and, after a brief moment, reached for his hand. "Nice meeting you."
ReplyDeleteImportant moment for her.
Great writing!
Huge compliment coming from you, thanks Frank!
DeleteShe's a brave soul. I don't know if I could ever hitchhike. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteThank Jennifer. Not sure whether I could do it, not even with the likelihood of meeting a "Jared" :-)
DeleteI love that they are both reluctant, but for different reasons.
ReplyDeleteThanks PT :-)
DeleteDefinitely taking a chance but desperation makes us take risks. Very intriguing dialogue. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteAgree ... thanks Chelle.
DeleteI think they're both taking a chance on each other, but I'm hoping things will turn out okay.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it will. Thanks Elaine!
DeleteI'm enjoying the story, was puzzled by the part where he experienced a heart tug and "wasn't impressed"? That seemed like an odd choice of phrase to me. If something or someone appeals to me enough to tug at my heart, I'm impressed. I do get that they're each very wary in the situation! Can't wait for more...
ReplyDeleteThanks Veronica ... I have to make a note of that. He wasn't impressed with the "tug" because he's simply not interested in 'meeting' a woman. He just wants to enjoy his holiday.
DeleteI appreciate your comment.
This sounds a bit dangerous. I hope he is a nice guy.
ReplyDeleteOf course he is !!! ... LOL ... Thanks Linda.
DeleteOh boy. I felt her take that breath with her leap of faith. Great writing.
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks for the kind words, Gem. Really appreciated.
DeleteHmmm. I think they've both got some baggage with them. Nice snippet.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeff :-)
DeleteLike magnets to each other but both so hesitant for different reasons. Love the snippet!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry I'm so late in commenting, too.
Thank you. I appreciate your effort to stop by even if "late" ...
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