Married to Calamity: Six Sentence Sunday 5/22

22 May 2011

Six Sentence Sunday 5/22

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This week's six is more Spark. Y'all seem to be enjoying it, so...yeah.

She followed the walkway along a row of neatly-clipped hedges to the back entrance. Trepidation and white-heat filled her as she raised her hand to knock. She thought about turning around. Checking her watch, she found that she still had two minutes to walk away.

Instead, she tapped her shaking fingers against the weathering brick and waited for Sven to answer the door.

The scent of sandalwood and lavender met her as the door swung open, revealing the freshly-showered demon actor.

26 comments:

Taryn Kincaid said...: Freshly-showered demon actor! That cracks me up!; May 22, 2011 at 1:34 AM
Pippa Jay said...: Demons shower? lmao!; May 22, 2011 at 2:44 AM
Liia Ann White said...: Great last line!; May 22, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Anonymous said...: I'm curious about this demon actor! I'd like to learn more about him next week.; May 22, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Jenna Jaxon said...: Is he a demon who is an actor, or a demon actor (I've known quite a few of those!)? Either way, I'm intrigued! Great six.; May 22, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Sarah Grimm said...: Love the last line! Nicely done!; May 22, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Gem Sivad said...: So which is he or maybe both? Great scene.; May 22, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Lisa Fox said...: Lucky girl! I know I like my demons freshly showered.; May 22, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Sandra Sookoo said...: hmmm, very curious indeed. So is this freshly showered demon in a towel then? ;-); May 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Cate Masters said...: Such a fun snippet! Wonderful description.; May 22, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Cherie Marks said...: Enjoyable six. Can't wait to see where it's going.; May 22, 2011 at 11:25 AM
bglashbrooks said...: Great six! I love how she knocked on the door even when she didn't want to.; May 22, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Marie Dees said...: You're doing wonderfully at capturing and showing her emotions!; May 22, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Lindsay said...: Wonderful six and the tension you've created; May 22, 2011 at 1:20 PM
Jayel Kaye said...: Oh I live it when they don't turn away; May 22, 2011 at 1:29 PM
Jessica Knauss said...: Looks like a really exciting scene. Hard to beat a freshly showered demon, I'm guessing.; May 22, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Elisa Dane said...: Oooh! freshly showered and smelling of sandalwood. This demon actor sounds interesting.; May 22, 2011 at 3:45 PM
lexcade said...: He's...something all right. I think y'all will enjoy him ;); May 22, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Jessica E. Subject said...: Nice description. I'm curious about the freshly-showered demon actor. :); May 22, 2011 at 3:57 PM
Kim Knox said...: great six :); May 22, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Anonymous said...: I like this - I can feel her trepidation and conflict. And no wonder, if he's a demon! I want to see where this goes.; May 22, 2011 at 4:50 PM
J.C. Martin said...: What an intriguing last line! Demon actor??; May 22, 2011 at 5:01 PM
J.A. Beard said...: It's always best when your demons smell sandalwood fresh. :); May 23, 2011 at 12:49 AM
Zee Monodee said...: Love the last line! What a nice sight that freshly showered demon actor must be. :); May 23, 2011 at 2:54 AM
Lucy Felthouse said...: Ooh, delish! Me like :); May 23, 2011 at 4:56 AM
Anonymous said...: Ooooh, sexy! Nice.

BTW, you've been tagged on my blog today. ;); May 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM