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(This is only a rough draft to give the gist of the novel, and is subject to change and edits - and improvement on the creative punctuation which is needed to adhere to the ten sentence rule!)
Summary: Megan, new to the village, is delivering some medication to her neighbour, and finds him having a problem with a pony his employee, Evan, was trying to ride.
He sighed deeply, “ I’m sorry, I’m keeping you, you’ll be wanting to get back home, I’m sure.”“Oh, it’s all right, I wasn’t in any hurry.”
No, she wasn’t in any hurry, in fact, she wouldn’t have minded listening to Glyn Phillips’ lyrical Welsh accent all evening. He probably wouldn’t appreciate her taking up his time chatting though, when he had a recalcitrant pony to catch and unsaddle, and most likely numerous other jobs needing to be done. All at once he stared past her to the paddock with a startled exclamation.
“What the…?” his face darkened, his former friendly expression changed to one of horror—fear even. He leapt over the fence with the agility of a young steeplechaser and Megan gasped as she realised what had caused the sudden change in him. A young boy, who could not have been older than about eight or nine years old, had ducked under the fence on the other side of the paddock. He walked calmly toward the gate, leading the chestnut pony with the air of one who knew exactly what he was doing.
The mare’s ears twitched contentedly to and fro, as she walked calmly beside him, although Megan thought she saw something suspiciously like a gleam in the pony's large, dark eyes.
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A tense moment! I wonder what this young fellow is up to.
ReplyDeleteYou may find out next week! :) Thanks for stopping by, Cie.
DeleteTHAT is a cliffhanger! I have so many questions. Write faster! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm trying, Teresa, (don't say very!) Thanks so much, your support and lovely comments spur me on!
DeleteOh, a man with an accent . . . sigh! Nice kick start to the emotions here to put the reader on high alert.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy, and I tend to agree, accents get me every time!
DeleteThe mare just need the right touch!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the description of Glyn flying into action.
Thanks Aurora, so glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteTerrific snippet with not a free moment. Well done, my friend.
ReplyDeleteAw thanks, Charmaine x
DeleteHmmm, I'm wondering about the boy, sounds like he knows what he's doing but then there's an air of uncertainty about the whole situation, with that odd horse. Terrific snippet!
ReplyDeleteThat gives me real encouragement, Veronica. I'm aiming for a little suspense here!
DeleteExcellent lead up to a worrisome scene. It makes you wonder who the boy is.
ReplyDeleteOh good, that was the reaction I was hoping for, Ed.Thanks so much.
DeleteThat is so cool. Last week, that pony was so rambunctious, and now so tame a boy can lead him.
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane - there's something a bit unique about that pony!
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