Welcome back to this week's eight sentence snippet from my forthcoming memoir, Missi Wanderin' in the Woods. Without further ado, let's jump right back into the mix and see what is going on in the Army clinic that drew the MPs on the run . . . and see why in the world I followed them inside.
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The MPs stepped to the side, like something out of a movie, revealing my husband standing between them.
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The MPs stepped to the side, like something out of a movie, revealing my husband standing between them.
“Is this your wife?” one of the burly
officers barked.
Charlie nodded and stepped beside me, but the Military Police officers just stared at us - unmoving. “Are we leaving?” I asked, feeling as though I’d walked into a
group where the punchline of a joke had just been delivered.
Charlie just put one hand on the small of
my back and began guiding me toward the door with the MPs following us closely.
I kept my voice at a whisper, acutely
aware that all eyes in the clinic were fixed on us. “Charlie, what is going on?”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And what happens next asks the reader. A perfect ending to a mysterious snippet.
ReplyDeleteThank you Charmaine :-)
DeleteWow, I cant wait to find out what happens next. I liked the line about feeling as if she'd just missed a punchline, perfect analogy and even more effective because obviously this episode is far from a joke...well done excerpt.
ReplyDeleteThank you Veronica! I'm glad you stopped by <3
DeleteYes, Charlie, what's going on? :) Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denisea! What is that soldier boy up to? :-)
DeleteYou've got me wondering what's going on here!
ReplyDeleteGood deal! Thank you for stopping by, Ed!
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