Sunday, April 1, 2018

Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors


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Blurb:

Jenna West has no idea what she might have done to her new tenant Mike Hightower. He's surly and hateful every single time they meet, and he looks at her as though he despises her.

He does despise her. She's from the Middle East, and people like her killed his friend Ramirez when the army sent them to Iraq.

Will the power of love work its magic to soften Mike's bitter hatred, or will he ignore his growing attraction for his pretty landlady?

Last Week:
Mike shook his head. “Not really. I can feel it a little on rainy days, but I think my guardian angel was looking out for me that night. I’m almost as good as new.” 

“Yeah, he must have been. A shame about Ramirez.” 

Even now, a year later, he didn’t like to talk about Ramirez. The man had saved his life, but Mike hadn’t returned the favor. He would carry that regret until the day he died himself. 


This week: Mike is still meeting with Stan.

As soon as he’d been discharged, he’d headed for New Mexico to visit Ramirez’s family. The gut-wrenching visit still gave him nightmares. Ramirez’s parents were pitiful in their grief, but his young widow—a pretty, gentle girl who was left to raise a young son without a man to help her—had touched Mike most of all.

He quickly changed the subject. “I appreciate the job. It means a lot to have something waiting for you when you get home.” It did mean a lot. Thousands of jobs had gone overseas; not many people found a sweet position like this one. After a training period, he would be responsible for various gages and computer screens to make sure that everything operated correctly. 
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5 comments:

  1. Amy BraunApril 1, 2018 at 12:04 PM

    Easily one of the hardest jobs to do. I completely respect soldiers who find the will to go through with missions and their consequences. :'(

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  2. Elyzabeth M. VaLeyApril 1, 2018 at 1:05 PM

    The grief in the snippet is palpable. well done.

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  3. Aurora SpringerApril 1, 2018 at 4:22 PM

    He is sincere about doing his duty to his friends.

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  4. Veronica ScottApril 1, 2018 at 7:52 PM

    I like all the emotional levels in this snippet and in his thoughts. Really an excellent snippet!

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  5. UnknownApril 2, 2018 at 8:51 PM

    He has some understandable survivor's guilt. What an emotional snippet!
    I missed the list, but my post's here if you want. :) WeWriWa post

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