Christina wasn’t trying to figure these things out for an actual purpose. She wasn’t a spy working undercover to find a thief. She wasn’t infiltrating a secret organisation. She was a stressed and worried woman who kept twisting her fingers together as if she was going to snap them off, trying to distract herself from the twisting happening in her stomach. So, trying to figure out if the woman opposite was in her early 30’s or late 20’s, even though she had very luminescent grey and white hair, was a good distraction from the feeling in her feet telling her to run as far away as possible.
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The Character’s Strike (Back): Part 5
Rachel stopped writing to take a sip of her coffee. As she sipped she grimaced and stared down at the cup in her hand. It was cold? How long ago had she made this that it was already stone cold? How long had she been writing for? She found the key in her pocket and opened up the bottom draw of her desk, pulling out her phone and turning it on. It came to life and beeped at her with all her missed messages—the very reason she always locked it away when trying to write. She put checking them to one side and looked at the time. 2am? She’d been writing for over four hours? Well, no wonder her coffee was so cold.
The Character’s Strike (Back): Part 4
Rachel waited in front of the museum bathroom for her daughter, Lucy, to come out. She yawned, throwing her hand to her face so quickly she accidentally hit herself in the mouth, causing throbbing pain to shoot through her jaw. Leaning against the wall behind her, she closed her eyes and let the pain subside.
An Archaic Modern Play: Play On, Act 4, Scene 6
CHARACTERS IN THIS SCENE: BORS- King of Albion. SOMMERS- Fool and Friend of the King of Albion. KNIGHT- A Knight of Albion. KENT- Son of the Duke of Kent in Albion. Suitor to Princess of Albion. ARMENIA- Princess of Medi, daughter of the King of Medi. KNIGHT 1- Knight of Medi. KNIGHT 2- A Knight… Continue reading An Archaic Modern Play: Play On, Act 4, Scene 6
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