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This week's writing challenge from
Five Sentence Fiction
( Lillie McFerrin Writes ) is based upon the prompt:
Dancing
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First of all, just a subtle hint. You really need to buy this book. It's titled Gothic Blue Book III by Burial Day Books. It's available on Amazon.
It has a poem in it that I wrote (along with other stuff, I'm sure) called The Ballad of Drunken Jack. It's about a ne'er-do-well who fails to understand the proper way to treat a young lady. She, however, gets the point across in the end.
This week's entry, which is a bit on the romantic side, is dedicated to Bethanne Strasser, my romance novelist blogger-buddy who has a new book coming out soon, and to Mary, the red-haired girl I knew so many years ago.
Dance Hall
Sandra stood silently by the door with the other girls who were talking about the boys that had asked them out. She tried not to let the hurt show through her feigned indifference; she was the girl who was never asked, never had any stories to tell, and always felt awkward with her blaze of hair, blotchy face, and crooked teeth. Mark paced along the other side of the hall, fidgeting with his backpack while watching a girl that seemed so beautifully different; she had soft, coppery curls that flowed so naturally around a face flecked with orange, and a slightly twisted tooth that made her lip stick out just enough to be cute. He waited until most of the others had started back to class before walking over and saying, "I—I was wondering if you'd like to go to the prom." Though the event was still some weeks away, with the reply of an imperfect smile, their hearts were already dancing.
© 2012-2013 K. R. Smith All rights reserved
Oh, the prom!! that dreaded yet anticipated and wonderful dating ritual. I hope your couple becomes fast friends first, because the friends to lovers story is always the best. :D
ReplyDeleteI suppose they'll have to if they want one of those happily-ever-after endings!
DeleteGood luck with the new book!
Urgh.... I wasn't one of the pretty ones either... But we age better! A lovely story :)
ReplyDeleteWhat you say is true! Many of the physical characteristics that make girls attractive in their teens seem to work against them as they get older, and yet the plainer, more "average-looking" girl often ages so well. I don't completely understand why, but I have noticed that.
DeleteThanks for reading and commenting!
I like this piece very much. Well done, as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Always looking for a way to sneak a red-haired girl into the story!
DeleteHow lovely. As Freya says, Sandra will have a bright future!
ReplyDeleteI hope so. Some people deserve a happy ending!
DeleteThanks!