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Friday’s Page 69 ~ Night Raiders

Friday’s Page 69 ~ Night Raiders

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“I know I shouldn’t ask,” said Mrs Patel. “But is she doing OK?”
Elena smiled tightly.
“Ah,” said Mrs Patel, nodding. She pushed the packed of medication across the counter and glanced around the small pharmacy. It was empty, so she clearly felt emboldened to go on. “It’s none of my business, but I think you are doing a marvellous job. If you ever need any help or advice, do come and find me. Bipolar is a really hard thing to manage for anyone, let alone a young thing like you.”

Teaser Thursday ~ Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire

Teaser Thursday ~ Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire

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I let Random.org select a page, and it selected page 105 (though since the last sentence continues in 106, a bit of that page is here as well).

As Arlo got closer, he realized the “cliff” was actually just a massive wedge of rock embedded in the hillside. At most it was ten feet above the ground. It looked much higher because the mountain sloped away from it, revealing the whole valley. Climbing up beside his sister, Arlo could see the town of Pine Mountain below: the flat roof of the school, the church steeples, the gas station sign. Everything looked tiny, like the buildings of a model train.

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros ~ The Loch Ness Lock-In

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros ~ The Loch Ness Lock-In

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This is not as bad as it looks.
Okay, it’s almost as bad, but there is one tiny silver lining that you may not pick up on right away – I’m wearing my very best socks. On any other day that a red cap decided to steal my boots, I’d be chasing after him in dirty socks with holes in the toes.
But on this day, I had my clean socks on.