The Come Clean Series
….Opening the door, she followed the crowd. The quiet crowd. How long had it been since she had to stand in a single file line? Second or third grade, maybe? Waiting her turn, she scanned the view of the adjoining rooms. To the left was a sun room created entirely of glass and filled with large exotic plants. In each corner of the sun room were love seats and handcrafted flower arrangements on glass coffee tables. Candles lit in each corner on round end tables. Looking at the room, she could tell not many visitors took the time to enjoy it. Perhaps later she’d find the time herself once she’d made it through the long line.
Directly across from the front door was a spiral staircase that seemed to climb forever. To Heaven, even. The cherry wood railing wrapped itself around the stairwell offering an invitation hard to resist. She wanted so badly to see where it might take her, yet she remained in her position waiting her turn.
To her right was a small alcove. Two winged back chairs; burgundy leather with a small round glass top coffee table positioned between them. With another candle arranged in the center of the table, the aroma of lilacs filled the tiny space. Yet no one stopped to enjoy that space either. “Such a waste of good space” she thought to herself as she breathed in the scent of fresh flowers, even though they weren’t.
One step at a time she moved forward…..
To read more, click on the post for A Hope and a Future to the right of the page.
A Hope and a Future will be available for purchase in August of ‘08 with the second book in the Come Clean series coming out in October ‘08. It is entitled Hopeless Tap Water.
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