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Reflections – A plan to break a curse

By Cindy on March 3, 2013

It’s another Weekend Writer Warriors Sunday! This snippet takes place a little after Margo finds her boyfriend dead.

Lena pushed through the darkness never once letting go of Margo’s hand. Her heart broke for her best friend. If they were right Mirror Steve had killed the real Keith. She had to read the curse again, make sure what she intended to do would work. The thought made her skin crawl. But she had to get Brody and Steve back. If the guys followed them to the basement and she was wrong she and Margo were as good as dead. She didn’t want to be sucked into a mirror, trapped, watching an imposter live her life.

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Reflections – A dead boyfriend

By Cindy on February 24, 2013

This is my first time participating in Weekend Writing Warriors. I love that I can share eight sentences instead of six. This snippet continues where one of the previous snippets left off. Margo arrives back in her room expecting her boyfriend to be waiting for her.

     A foot poked out from behind the left side of the bed, next to the bathroom. She rushed over.
     “Keith!”
     His eyes were open but the light in them was gone. She knew before she touched him that he was dead. A sob escaped her. Her hands shook as she reached out to him. He couldn’t be dead.

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Reflections sneak peek – cemeteries are harmless

By Cindy on February 17, 2013

This is my first time participating in Sneak Peek Sunday. I’ve posted snippets before from my horror/thriller short story, Reflections. This is also a snippet from the story. Lena, the main character has convinced her boyfriend to stop at a cemetery so she can find some names for characters. Lena is a writer.

At the partially open cast iron gate Lena stopped. She pushed and nothing happened. She dropped her purse and notepad on the ground then threw all her weight against the gate. Iron shrieked against iron as the gate moved. Once open enough for her to get through she scooped up her belongings and walked to what she assumed was the middle of the cemetery.

From the road the cemetery hadn’t looked that big but, standing on a small hill, the grounds stretched out in each direction, the gravestones swallowed by the encroaching night. The setting sun cast four shadows at the entrance, her friends lingered, hesitant to follow her. Like anything in a graveyard could hurt you.

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Reflections Snippet – Lena and Margo run for their lives

By Cindy on January 27, 2013

It’s the last day of Six Sentence Sunday. For this last official day I’m doing a draw! Comment on this snippet with feedback of the snippets so far and your name with go in a draw to win a $10 electronic Amazon Gift card. You can read the other snippets here.

I’m continuing almost where I left off last week. Both Ian and Travis have been replaced by evil versions of themselves.

Then she noticed the same gleam in Ian’s eyes as she saw seconds before in Travis’ eyes.

“Margo, I don’t think they’re who we think they are anymore.”

Lena looked at both men, her gaze focusing on Ian’s hands. Margo followed her gaze and noticed the small spot of red on his left cuff. The blood dripping from Ron’s lips flashed through her mind.

Lena bolted forward, grabbed Margo’s hand and they raced out of the room.

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Reflections snippet – What are we doing here?

By Cindy on January 20, 2013

It’s that time again. We’re getting close to the end of Six Sentence Sunday. Here is a continuation of last week’s sentences with the start of a new scene.

“Seriously, what are we doing here?” Margo asked.
Lena hugged herself as they walked past cobwebs bigger than a bread-box. She shivered in the damp gloom of the basement, hurrying to catch up to Travis. After learning about the history of the place she had to check out the basement. Okay, so not the most luxurious place for a vacation. And they still had no idea where the hell Ian was.

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Reflections – One down

By Cindy on January 13, 2013

It’s Six Sentence Sunday again and I’ve got the continuation from last week’s six from my horror/thriller Reflections. Ian has killed Ron.

Blood trickled out of his Ron’s lips. Ian jumped up and grabbed another beer from the fridge. He looked in the mirror as he drank. His reflection stared back at him, eyes sad, not even trying to mirror his movements this time. Careful not to get too close he grinned at his other self.

“One down.”

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Reflections – A plan to break a curse

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Reflections – One down

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