I was so nervous, I wanted to puke. It was all Momma’s idea. She knows I hate being in the spotlight. 21 Words Getty Image This was written for the Weekend Writing Prompt by Sammi Cox. For instructions, click Here.
Dinner with Laird and Martina
"Aren't you going to get ready?" Mr. Pendlebury asked Antonia. "Laird and his fiancée will be here soon." She was tempted to say that she didn't want to get ready because she didn't want to have dinner with them. However, she couldn't deny that she was curious to meet this woman who had stolen Laird's …
I Don’t Feel…
Image by Unsplash I lean against one of the pillars of the past. The sun hits my face. I close my eyes and bask in its warmth. I'm having my photo taken before the wedding ceremony. I don't feel nervous at all. I don't feel anything. My eyes open. I don't feel like a bride. …
The Studio
"You don't have to be a genius to see that this relationship will not last," commented Marie as she and Caitlin sat in the corner of a trendy restaurant in the fashionable district of Chelsea. It was celebratory dinner party for the opening of Ava's boutique in the area. She had invited Marie, her sister-in-law …
Not His Type
She stood at the window watching Byron Ellsworth walking on the grounds with Eliza Forrester. They stopped under the window and talked. He said something and Eliza threw back her head, her chestnut hair bouncing about her shoulders and laughed. It was then that she looked up and saw Kiara. She stopped laughing and said …
The Wedding
Her heart was racing. She hoped she looked presentable in her V-neck floral knee length summer dress and the pair of wedges which she thought looked better than the pumps she had considered wearing. To complete the look, she wore the lovely olive leaf pendant which Paolo had given her for her birthday. “Mama, incontrare Roxane, il …
The Nursing Home
It was Saturday morning and Andrea was at the nursing home visiting Mrs. Alvarez, dear woman whom she met through her grandmother. After her grandmother passed away, Andrea continued to visit Mrs. Alvarez who was always delighted to see her. She was in a wheelchair and although she was ninety years old, her mind was …
The Barbecue
"You're not his type." If that smile were meant to take the sting out of her words it didn’t work. Kay was smarting from it. “I don’t mean to upset you, Kay, but I thought I would warn you because I have seen the way you look at Quinn every time you see him. I …
The Presentation
They met when she was invited by a student to give a presentation on why it was important for women and girls to be educated in countries where they are marginalized and have little or no access to education. This was her first presentation as an advocate for the rights of women and girls to …
The Ball
A picture of total calm, she sat there, watching the people enter the ballroom. She had the advantage of facing the entrance. Demure in her new white dress, her black hair swept back from with several curls framing her face, she received admiring glances from the gentlemen but she was oblivious. Her eyes intermittingly taking …
Notes to Women 