Bienvenidos to Day 2 of the DUST IT OFF blog hop! Thanks to Theresa and Courtney for hosting such a wonderful hop! Today we post some of our fav words from our older MS. Here's 275 that I'm particularly fond of :)
(Set up: Brisana, 16, has been captured by were-jaguars. She has shared
her meal with one of them while the others sleep in the hopes of gaining an ally and discovering exactly what they want with her.)
“Not bad
at all,” she said smiling. “Would you like some
more?”
Garfa
smiled, too, and nodded. Between the two of them, they finished off all of the
soup, more ending up in Garfa’s belly than in Brisana’s, but both equally
satisfied. As he laid back against the rock behind them, she decided now was the
best time to strike up a friendly conversation. “My name’s Brisana.
What’s yours?”
“Garfa,” he replied, the words rolling from his contented mouth.
“And the
others?”
“There’s
Dura and Zope, big imbeciles, and the
other is Garra. He’s the biggest and best of all of us besides General Matanza, And he’s my brother,” he said proudly.
His
pride fell on deaf ears as Brisana wondered about the one he named that wasn’t there. “Who’s General Matanza?”
“He’s
the one in charge since Don Frío was taken from us. He didn’t come because he
doesn’t like work is my opinion, but he says he has much to prepare for your
coming.”
This
friendly conversation had taken a darker turn than Brisana would have liked.
“What does he want me for?” she asked, knowing she most likely wasn’t going to
like the answer.
She
didn’t. “The only thing I can think of is to eat,” Garfa answered honestly. Then
seeing the horrified expression on Brisana’s face, he added in
his most sincere voice, “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll be dead before
then.”
Thanks for taking a peek!
More happy hopping and ¡Buen Provecho!
Bah, that was quite scary! Excellent work!
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of Alice in Wonderland, for some reason. It's like the tea party scene with the Mad Hatter, sort of. x3
ReplyDeleteThanks, McKenzie! It sorta is, especially if the Mad Hatter could eat you :)
DeleteDefinitely not the answer she was looking for. I like how he tries to reassure her that she'll be dead--so nice.
ReplyDeleteThat last line is a zinger! I really love this whole concept and I want to know more!! :D
ReplyDeleteThat last line totally reminded me of the Princess Bride, "Good night Wesley, I'll most likely kill you in the morning."
ReplyDeleteHoly place to end the excerpt! Are you trying to kill me???? ;) Nice.
ReplyDeleteOmg. Were-jaguars. I'm sold. Nuff said. Thank you for sharing, I want more!
ReplyDeleteAndrea
Were-jaguars take a twist to the super natural shifters world! Nice!
ReplyDeleteI don't know why but the last line made me laugh. Garfa has obviously never heard of sugar coating. Poor Brisana. But at the same time what a place to end! I want to know what happens next. How does she get out of this predicament or doesn't she? So many questions!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Theresa! The line should make you laugh - it did me :) Garfa's a bit dense - all brawn no brain - but Brisana does something no one could (would); she treats him kindly. It forever changes him. And ends up saving both of them, in one way or another :)
DeleteI liked his last line! Nice. :)
ReplyDeleteWow. Great last line! Holy crap!
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