Rainbow Snippets*--The Good and the Bad
It was a rough week. My phone died, along with my oven. On the upside, I finished the first draft of Delicious! (If you're interested in being a beta reader, check out my previous post.) It was supposed to be part of a series of fairy tale retellings, but I think we're just publishing on our own. I ended up with Hansel and Gretel, which was a challenge. How to retell a tale about sibling children without crossing a few lines? That's not my style. So, it's not really a retelling so much as "and then this happened" story. I never can stay within the set parameters!
There are strange noises in Grady's new house, but one night it becomes too much, and he shows up at Hanson's, still in his pajamas. Turns out, it was a refrigerator fan gone bad. (Or was it?!) Hanson fixes it and then teases Grady. Grady teases back. Told from Grady's POV:
“Get out! Go away!” I yelled as I scooped up his sweats from the floor and threw them at him. I realized I was still wearing his shirt and pulled it off, tossing it his way. He caught it and waved as he left. I followed a minute later, sliding a clean shirt on. He was already outside, making sure the kids were belted in. I watched as he drove away.
“Ghost. There’s no such thing. Nothing to be afraid of. Right?” I said it aloud to my empty house, but it didn’t answer. I took that as a positive sign.
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