Below is a brief extract (Unedited) from the novel I’m writing. I’m only 54687 words into it with a long way to go. 

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“And how we’re going to get you to the Obelisk.”

Lilly froze where she stood. Liz had said not to mention the Obelisk, so why would she herself have said something? Fear rose up inside Lilly’s mind. She had been set up.

Jean sat casually back into a mustard coloured quince chair, placed the wine bottle between his knees and started to wind the cork screw into the top.

Lilly didn’t move her body, but inside her head her thoughts were going wild. All at once she was checking out the cottage for quick exits, thinking about where Jean had put his car keys and in general just thinking of how she would escape if this scenario went where she thought it was going to go.

Jean popped the cork out of the top of the wine bottle and sat it down on the table before picking up his coffee cup and taking a sip.

That was it that was Lilly’s opportunity to run. And she did. As the china touched his lip Lilly sprang from where she was standing and bolted for the door, she dodged around random pieces of furniture grabbed her bag up from the couch at lightning speed and volted into the hallway.

She pretty much broke the hook that the keys were on as she yanked them off the wall.

Lilly had her adventure pack over one shoulder as she fumbled with the keys in her hand trying to find the right one for the door. She would have to leave her clothes and everything there. Lilly heard Jean get up from his chair as she was desperately trying to get the key to slide into the lock. Her hands were shaking.

“What’s wrong? Lilly?” Jean said as he pursued her down the hall.

Finally the key slipped into the lock and Lilly wrenched open the door and flew through it into the sunlight… and straight into someone else.

The two fell to the ground in a muddled heap. There heads smashed together and Lilly felt the warm trickle of blood start to come from where she had put her hand out to stop the fall. But that didn’t matter, getting up and getting away is what mattered.

Lilly pushed herself up off the ground.

“Oi, what the hell!” The person sprawled on the ground said as Lilly struggled to get off her.

Her.

It was a woman.

In fact, Lilly recognized her voice.

Lilly was fast moving towards the car before she realised what had just happened and stopped dead in her tracks. She turned around and saw behind her just outside the door to Jean’s cottage was Petra. She was sprawled out on the ground trying to dust herself off.

“Petra?!” Lilly said in disbelief.

Jean appeared at the door with coffee spilled all down his front from springing up off the couch to chase after Lilly. He held out a hand and lifted Petra to her feet.

The two girls stared at each other. Lilly’s breath was catching in her throat as the highs of adrenalin started to subside. 

Just finished emergency filming an infomercial.

It’s night time so the lighting is artificial and yucky but hopefully it’ll turn out alright. 

If not I won’t upload it and I’ll re-film it on another day where I can really put in the effort. 

<3 Caspian

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