Six more
sentences from ‘Changing the Future’.
At the end of the first week, Lisa and Paul are forced to meet again when a
group of staff go to an Italian restaurant for lunch. It seemed to Lisa that
Paul was making deliberate, although veiled, references to their past life
together. Back at college, they have another brief spat and Lisa tells Paul she
can’t think of the good times they had together, only the bad.
She caught a
glimpse of Paul’s small shrug before she pushed open the door and took a deep
breath of fresh air.
Was his shrug
ironic, regretful or something else? She wasn’t sure. Thoughts whirled through
her mind until she let out a brief frustrated sigh.
Why did she
even care what he thought anymore? If
he still believed she was involved with Ralph, it was his problem, not hers.
Blurb: Lisa Marshall is stunned when celebrated volcanologist Paul
Hamilton comes back into her life at the college where she now teaches. Despite
their acrimonious break-up several years earlier, they soon realise the
magnetic attraction between them is stronger than ever. However, the past is
still part of the present, not least when Paul discovers Lisa has a young son.
They can’t change that past, but will it take a volcanic eruption to help them
change the future?
The latest 5 star review says: If you're looking for an extremely well constructed, sweet, cosy read then
Paula Martin delivers it well in Changing The Future
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Oh I must do more Six Sundays, I keep forgetting about it... A small shrug can cover a multitude of feelings, I wonder what Paul's meant really? Nice read - even if it was short :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, but she does care. A lot. Nice six! :)
ReplyDeleteI am loving this story, your characterisation is superb!
ReplyDeleteTerrific snippet. This is another one where both of them hurt each other, isn't it? This is next on my TBR pile. I love the emotion in this. You can feel her frustration, her old pain, and the tension between them.
ReplyDeleteGreat attention to the little details that help characterization so much!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great job of showing that deep down, she really does care.
ReplyDeleteShe's barely fooling herself. A shrug really can mean a lot of things. Well done, Paula.
ReplyDeleteOh, she's mistaken...the problem is still hers!
ReplyDeleteLoved the emotion and her uncertainty.
Yes, why does she care, she needs to answer that question, still very much her problem :) fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThose two really need to talk things through properly :-)
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