8 Sentence Sunday

Thanks for stopping by to check out my writing! This week I am bringing you my current WIP. It is from a book that I titled, "The Willow". Today's excerpt is a part of the Weekend Writing Warriors meme (also known as 8 Sentence Sunday). 

     “Dammit, girl!” Ben called out as he threw the pitchfork down to the ground and lunged towards me. “You scared the shit out of me. Why in the hell are you creeping up on people?” He grabbed my arms and pulled me upwards to examine my injury. “Damn,” he muttered under his breath.

     “Stop! Let go of me,” I cried out, trying to forcefully shove him away with the heels of my palms. Each movement I made only made him hold on tighter.

     “You're bleeding.” He kept his hands wrapped around my upper arms, ignoring my protests and squirms. He didn't back down.

     “Get away from me!” I lifted my knee and kicked at him.

     “Will you hold still?” he yelled sternly.

     I froze, looking up at him with wide eyes.

     “Christ,” he muttered in annoyance.

Again, thank you for stopping by. Your support is greatly appreciated.

- Ashley E. Perry

8 Sentence Sunday

Thanks for stopping by to check out my writing! This week I am bringing you my current WIP. It is from a book that I titled, "The Willow". Today's excerpt is a part of the Weekend Writing Warriors meme (also known as 8 Sentence Sunday). 

 In this scene, Juliana wakes up in a stranger's house.

     Outside of the room, I could hear the muffled sounds of someone talking. I sat up on the bunk attempting to listen, though I could not make out any of their words. Soon after, the handle on the door began to wiggle. I snatched a long metal candleholder off of the nightstand next to the bed, clutching it in front of me for protection. Just in case.

     “Oh, good morning!” The stranger beamed at me from the doorway. As she smiled, dimples etched into her rosy cheeks.

     Still holding my weapon close to my body, I examined the child's stance and concluded that she was no threat. Slightly lowering my weapon, she turned and shouted through the door. “She's awake!”

Again, thank you for stopping by. Your support is greatly appreciated.

- Ashley E. Perry

8 Sentence Sunday

Thanks for stopping by to check out my writing! This week I am bringing you my current WIP. It is from a book that I titled, "The Willow". Today's excerpt is a part of the Weekend Writing Warriors meme (also known as 8 Sentence Sunday). 

In this scene, Juliana and her boyfriend had recently been in an argument. Juliana has a 'friend' named Ben (a little backstory here: Ben is a spirit with whom she grew up with, though everyone is under the belief that she suffers from a certain mental disorder and tries to medicate her. As a result, she's a bit down on herself; spiraling her into the abusive relationship she has with her fiancé). At this point in the story, Ben is forcing her to get out, leading her on a snowy, cold adventure.

      “I'm going to freeze to death out here, thanks to you.” I told Ben. There was no response; only the humming buzz of crickets to answer me. “Oh, so you've got nothing to say now? Are you just going to let me die out here? Was this part of your big plan, huh?”

     “You're cold, but you're all right.”

     “Cold? I'm more than cold. I'm turning into a damn popsicle.”

     “Well, it's too late now, isn't it?” I heard him let out a small chuckle deep inside of my head. 

Again, thank you for stopping by. Your support is greatly appreciated.

- Ashley E. Perry