Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors, where writers share snippets from their work-in-progress or new release. I'm sharing snippets from the 4th Alex O'Hara cozy mystery, The Case of the Wedding Wrecker. Last time, Alex finally gets home from the jail when her friends descend on her. After holding it all in for hours, she falls apart.
Snippet:
My two besties sat
on either side of me and rubbed my bare shoulders.
“Hey, it’s
going to work out,” Ellie said.
“There, there
now,” Dottie crooned like I was one of her kids with a scraped knee. No hugs or
kisses were going to make me feel better. Though she tried.
“I miss my mom.”
I sobbed my heart out. Mom should have been here. She should’ve been the one to
twitch my veil, hug me, and commiserate over that stupid deputy interrupting
the wedding. Instead, cancer stole her from me.
“I know, I
know,” Dottie crooned again.
Ellie ran to
the bathroom and got a wet washcloth. She handed it to me to wipe my tears. I
gasped at the cold.
“Enough pity
partying.” That was Ellen. Straight to the point. “What did Chief Hoesen say?”
While I
appreciated their help, I couldn’t bear any more questions.
“Please don’t
ask. I don’t know what happened. I do know Nick is innocent.”
“Of course,
he’s innocent,” Dottie proclaimed. “Anyone who thinks different is a moron.
Like Deputy Dawg. That man is several bricks shy of a load.”
“He’s more like a brick,” Ellen concurred. “How
dare he march into church and arrest Nick?”
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I hope for the deputy's health, he's got a really good reason. Great scene. Looking forward to more
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DeleteGreat excerpt! I hope it turns out well for your MC!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elizabeth.
DeleteSometimes even the best of friends can be annoying as they try to help. I think you captured that perfectly in the scene, very realistic. Enjoyed the excerpt!
ReplyDeleteYou got that right. Annoying best friends who mean well. Thanks, Veronica.
DeleteHow sad - wedding day and mom wasn't there and for such a sad reason. Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Daryl.
DeleteGod love her friends, but Lord, I'd want to order them to get out! So sad her mom wasn't there to be with her. Still, excellent scene! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteFriends mean well but , , ,
DeleteStill hoping there is more untold, and her heart isn't broken from something Nick did do.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Jeff.
DeleteYou keep teasing us ... in a good way. So future husband got arrested on their wedding day, talk about bad timing. and no mum. Nobody can replace the hug from a mum. great snippet.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Iris.
DeleteSo many heartbreaks for what should have been a fantastic day. Great snippet.
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