Hello everyone and welcome to another six sentences. I am moving on this week with 'Making Waves'.
Last week we saw Mandy behaving rather distantly in a sex session on the beach with her partner John. This is the following morning in the guest house where they are staying:
The noise of the seagulls screaming through the air and the thin stream of sunlight breaking through a gap in the curtains woke Mandy at around 7am. She padded softly to the adjoining bathroom and splashed her face with cold water, stopping to look long and hard at her reflection in the plain bevelled mirror stuck in the centre of a dull magnolia wall. She was 32, attractive in a girl-next-door way with pale skin, green eyes and soft brown hair that fell limply down to her shoulders. Apart from the small bags forming underneath her eyes, there were no other obvious signs of aging, but then life had been reasonably calm, uneventful and relatively stress free for Mandy. She had known John for most of her life but had only become his girlfriend three years ago. He was her fourth lover.
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Gemma
This is very simple. There is nothing specific to point out her unhappiness, but the way you wrote it, coupled with what I read last week, there is a distance sadness seeping through here. Her just staring at herself in the mirror, noting her appearance, the bags, reflecting on her life--I think everyone can relate to that moment. Great work, Gemma. Happy Sunday to you!
ReplyDeleteMaybe things about about to become more eventful with John. :)
ReplyDeleteVery descriptive six. Her fourth lover? Wow...she's an energetic gal. :)
ReplyDeleteYou've described her very well. The woman who wants something wild to happen must once before she fades away. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteHope things pick up for her :-)
ReplyDeleteMy hearts aching a little bit, Gemma. Well done.
ReplyDeleteShe is kinda sad. Hope she meets someone new to perk her up
ReplyDeleteThis story is fascinating, Gemma. I am in love with the way it's unfolding. Super Six.
ReplyDeleteInteresting -- sounds like it's time for her life to get shaken up!
ReplyDeleteLove the sad feel... there's too much happy in erotica these days. A little realism makes it a lot more sexy, in my opinion!
ReplyDeleteThank you Skye, there is a lot of emotion in this story, l agree with you that realism makes for a sexier, more believable read.
DeleteThank you everyone for your wonderful, much appreciated, comments!
ReplyDeleteNice snippet, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing six, it does feel kind of sad, almost as if she's regretting her calm and uneventful life.
ReplyDeleteNice way to show she is "reflecting" on her life!
ReplyDelete~Joyce
It sounds like she has as much appreciation for her life as she does for her fourth lover. Intriguing six, Gemma. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the mood here - it's quite full of reflection. And the first line is packed with atmosphere. Love it!
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