‘Well it’s certainly…’
Amanda trailed off.
‘I know right,’ said Thomas. He rocked back on his heels and grinned at the stack of chairs teetering upwards to beyond the cloud-line. ‘I had to impress you otherwise how would I get you to say yes.’
‘Yes?’ Amanda squeaked. ‘Yes to what?’
Thomas’ turned his grin on her.
‘Oh you know.’
Amanda swallowed.
‘So,’ said Thomas. ‘What do you say?’
‘I…’ She stepped away, stumbled. Her hand caught the stack.’
‘No!’
Thomas leapt past her, the tower already teetering.
It went down.
‘No,’ said Amanda, examining Thomas’ limp hand beneath the rubble. ‘It was always no.’
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Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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