November 26, 2001
Another 2,000 words. I am
Another 2,000 words. I am now officially a full day ahead of schedule. Woohoo! This generic "Arthricream" stuff is the only reason I was able to write tonight, I think. My hands and arms are aching. I'm about to go fall into bed, but here's tonight's excerpt. Is it love, or stalking?
David still sounded strange as he settled onto the grass next to her. "So what'd you do last night?"
"Not much," A.J. said. "I did some homework, then went to bed early."
"Ah," David said, still speaking with someone else's voice.
"David? Is something wrong?"
"Oh no," David said. "Nothing at all. I was just worried about you."
"Worried about me? Why?"
"I came by at about nine and you didn't answer the door. I figured you weren't there."
"Oh," said A.J. "I was probably asleep."
David didn't say anything for a moment, then he sighed. "A.J., you don't have to lie to me. I mean, we didn't really have anything going on. It was just one kiss and--"
"David, what on earth are you talking about?"
He raised his eyes to meet hers. "I was worried about you last night. I was afraid it might have been like that day you slept all day. So I… climbed the tree outside your bedroom window."
"You what?" It took A.J. a moment to move from puzzled to incredulous.
"I was worried," David repeated. "So I climbed the tree outside your window. A.J., I know you weren't there. You weren't in your bed."
Posted by Lisa at November 26, 2001 11:15 PM