The Trunk
“Remember when,” the girl’s grandfather began.
She settled
back in her seat, waiting for the rest. For the last two weeks she’d made it a
point to listen. She didn’t know if it was the morphine or just him nearing the
end, but his stories had taken on an interesting turn of late.
“We used to go
to New Brunswick?” he continued, looking up at her.
“Yes Grandpa,”
she lied. She’d never been anywhere near New Brunswick.
“And we buried
that car in the pond?”
She grabbed
the sheet of paper from her pocket. “What pond is that?”
“Oh, you know,
the one on Baker’s Road,” he said, while she nodded, carefully drawing a blue
circle on her paper, writing the words Baker in the middle of it. She put an X
right under the word.
“And where is
that again?” she asked, ready to write the instant the words came out of his
mouth.
“Past the
railroad tracks that run through town, about ten yards or so after that old coal
shed on Baker’s.”
She scribbled
furiously.
“What else did
we do there?” she prodded, hoping to get just a little bit more before he
drifted off again.
“The same as
we always do,” he said, yawning. “We’re pirates-remember- we bury our
treasure.” With that his eyes fluttered
and his breathing slowed to a dream-filled sleep.
She tucked the
blanket up under his chin, glancing down at the paper clenched in her hand. For
two weeks now she’d been hearing about how he’d hidden his treasure in a trunk.
It had never dawned on her that maybe he’d meant the trunk of a car.
It felt like
time for a trip to New Brunswick.
Now, onto Follow Fest.
Name: Melanie Schulz
Fiction or Nonfiction: Fiction
What genres do you write? Nothing specific, whatever moves me. The Newstead Project is a Young Adult Thriller
What genres do you write? Nothing specific, whatever moves me. The Newstead Project is a Young Adult Thriller
Do you do anything in addition to writing? I am a Psychiatric Nurse, as well a homeschooling mom.
Where can people connect with you? Here, mainly. I post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I also have an author website: www.melanieschulz.com, and am on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsteadproject
Great to have you by, will stop by your site soon!
Who know what she will find there!
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you, too, Melanie! I love that you started your Follow Fest post with a little snippet of a story. Great idea - both the post and the story!
ReplyDeleteWow, we have some things in common. I'm a writer, a neonatal nurse, and a former homeschooling mom.
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in Follow Fest! :)
Hi Melanie, as much Young Adult as a read growing up I can't write it to save my life. Oh well. Anyway, great meeting you through Follow Fest! I've liked your FB page. I really enjoyed the short, too. Makes me want to know more!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your short, Melanie! "Liked" your FB page, too.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Melanie. Good to meet you!
ReplyDeleteI do so enjoy your shorts... err your short stories! :D
ReplyDeleteYou must be one busy lady!
ReplyDeleteResourceful granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteHi Melanie! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Congrats on book 1 and 2 of your trilogy. My you are a busy woman. And I thought I was busy. You one-up me by homeschooling! :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the short - I can't write short stories to save my life, and yours drew me in right away. I'll check back to see if we get to find out where this treasure hunt goes. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI like that short, especially the part about how the grandfather says that they're both pirates. Sounds like he has a great imagination, unless he really was a pirate. :)
ReplyDeleteNice to "meet" you, Melanie! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed that short! :) Treasures are always great.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed that short! :) Treasures are always great.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed that short! :) Treasures are always great.
ReplyDeleteWhat's in the trunk! What a great start to a longer piece. (:
ReplyDeleteDidn't know you were on fb, off to check out your page ====>
That was a great flash fiction! Are you going to expound it? Sounds like the making of a great story!
ReplyDeleteLoved your short! Great to meet you through the follow fest.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your trilogy! Fun to see you participated in A-Z too. I'm going to go back and look at your posts from those. Looking forward to following!
ReplyDeleteI like the short piece you wrote. Best of luck with your trilogy! :-)
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you, Melanie! I enjoyed your short piece and am looking forward to following here. Also great to learn about your books - good luck with the trilogy!
ReplyDeleteGreat to meet to you, Melanie.This blog hop is great!I'm getting to meet some motivated authors!Glad to add you to my list of connects!
ReplyDeleteHello, Melanie! I believe I've followed a while ago. Your books sound amazing. Good Luck with the trilogy!
ReplyDeleteHi there! I'm coming over from Follow Fest to follow your blog, which seems pretty neat! Nice to meet you, new follower here!
ReplyDeleteHi Melanie! Nice to meet you. :)
ReplyDelete~Skye
It's nice to learn more about you during this follow fest. Your little short was great. Made me want to know more. Happy to follow you round and about. Writer’s Mark
ReplyDeleteOooh interesting. Cool you're in Follow Fest.
ReplyDeleteVery artist site. Hello, I'm Judith. Glad to make a new friend. Visit me.
ReplyDeleteI'm fascinated by the idea of a YA thriller. :)
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