Another Finished Chapter...

I'm excited to say that for the most part, the concept of my next chapter is finished. I'm very happy with it and I thought I'd share my good news with you lovely readers that I have! I'll post a small section of it here if you'd care to read it.

I don't know if I need to remind you that while I say I have a completed chapter, it really is just the bare bones of the story that I've written down. I would add more, but I'll leave that to my editing sessions that I'll start once I actually get this whole story plot out on paper. Something that I look forward to greatly. If I took the time to sit there and critique myself about my chapters right now, I don't think I'd ever finish my novel. And I'm trying to stick to a deadline here! Let's hope I can live up to my own expectations.

Anyway I hope you enjoy this little piece that I have for you. The musical inspiration for this little part was "Dream a Little Dream" and "Haven't Met You Yet." If you care to take a listen perhaps you can imagine their thoughts and actions during this point in the story. It made me laugh at least...Well that's all for now! I'll post again!

Love,

The Novice Novelist.

“I can get myself in you know,” I remarked annoyed by his antics.



With a sigh he set me gently on my feet and stood there as I positioned myself in the seat. Once I was in, he gently shut the door and walked to the driver’s side. The chivalry surprised me but I kept my thoughts to myself. Wouldn’t want his head to get any bigger than it already was. Shutting his own door, he placed the keys in the ignition and started the engine.


“By the way,” he remarked, reversing from the stall, “My name is Adam.”


“Uh Jenna Matheson,” I murmured in reply closing my eyes. His posture perked visibly, but my head was throbbing too much to care.


“Nice to meet you Jenna,” he stated, “Though perhaps you should open your eyes for me.”


“Why?” I whined slightly, “My head hurts.”


“Because you have a concussion and if you go to sleep then we could have a very large problem on our hands.”


Begrudgingly I opened my eyes and gazed over at him. He had a slight smile on his face.


“Now that wasn’t so hard was it?” He grinned at me. I glared.


“No not all,” I replied sarcastically, “considering I already fell asleep earlier.”


“What?” he sounded slightly panicked, “When?”


“I don’t know!” I snapped glaring at him, “That’s a really stupid question. It’s not like I keep a record of my every movement!”


“Testy,” he chuckled. I didn’t reply, “But please try to stay awake for me alright?”


“Will do oh fearless kidnapper,” I retorted rolling my eyes. A wave of pain shot through my head.


“I really do apologize for my actions earlier,” He murmured staring at the road, “As a general rule I make it a point to be both kind a courteous to those I come in contact with.” He chuckled at the word contact.


“Ah well I must be the exception then,” I retorted, “Lucky me”


He laughed quietly, “Actually you merely caught me at a bad time. I was waiting for someone and unfortunately was running extremely late. Though it would seem as though I was right on time after all.” His tone suggested he was speaking more to himself than to me.


“Oh.” Was my brilliant reply.


We lapsed into a tense silence. Occasionally, Adam would glance over at me to make sure my eyes were still, in fact, open. But other than that, no contact of any kind was made. A car never seemed so claustrophobic before. I kept my gaze out the window, wishing that this day had gone down a far different path and vowing that I would never fall asleep without an alarm clock set.


All too soon the sign for the hospital loomed ahead. I crinkled my nose in disgust. I hated doctors. Smoothly, Adam pulled into the closest parking spot and turned the car off.


“You don’t have to do this. I’ll go home and relax if it’ll make you feel better, but other than I think you’re going a little overboard,” I mumbled staring straight ahead.


“Ah ah ah,” he remarked getting out of the car, “We had a deal.”


Before I knew it, he was standing in front of the open passenger door extending his hand to assist me out. I rolled my eyes again and hoisted myself from the seat, ignoring his hand. Of course I stumbled, much to my humiliation. Adam easily caught me.


“Alright, let’s get you inside,” he remarked lightly, tightening his grip on my waist. I blushed at the intimacy of his action. I barely knew this man!


Despite my protests, Adam did not release his grip on my waist, and led me through the double doors of the local hospital gently ushering me to the waiting room of the clinic and a waiting chair. There were only a few other people in the room with me.


With determined steps, he walked swiftly to the counter and began speaking with the nurse. She seemed quite taken aback by his forward behavior but quickly recovered with a smile. It half looked as though she was flirting with him! I suppressed the urge to groan. This was getting beyond ridiculous.


All too soon he returned with a clipboard of papers and a pen.


“Annie said to fill out the papers and they’d get to you immediately in the emergency room to get you taken care of,” Adam remarked cheerfully handing the clipboard over to me.


I sent him a glare and snatched it from his hands, “Annie? You’re on a first name basis now? I must say that is quite a fast relationship.”


He rolled his eyes in response but remained silent as I hastily filled out my forms. And without a word he returned them to the nurse. Extending his hand, he helped me to my feet and we headed towards the emergency room. Again I was surprised by his gentlemanly behavior, but I couldn’t help but let out a small chuckle at the awkwardness of the whole situation. Both of us were stiff and visibly uncomfortable with the situation.