She eyed the deserted alley adjacent to the town square in the shadows of the magnificent York Minister’s tall towers. Sticking out her elbows, she pushed through the crowd until she’d made it to the quiet darkness of Alice Lane, called as such due to the little girl haunting the area. She didn’t know the actual name of the lane, Peter something or other, but she remembered the ghostly fact from the tour she’d taken a few weeks back to get to know her new surroundings.
Leaning against the hard, red brick, she popped a huge piece of treacle in her gob and sucked. That was what Bonfire Night was about; getting up to no good while indulging in dark syrup toffee hard enough to crack a tooth.
She glanced back.
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I loved that excerpt and l've been on that ghost tour too!
ReplyDeleteSpooky goodness!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the releases!
Sounds like a good story :-) And spooky!
ReplyDeleteGreat set up!!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I want to read the rest of this one.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what kind of "no good" she's up to. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to take a ghost tour!!!
ReplyDeleteI love how moody and evocative this segment is. Plus, GORGEOUS cover. Definitely keeping my eye out for this one. Great job!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing snippet, but now I want candy too!
ReplyDeleteLove the atmosphere you've created! Great six.
ReplyDeleteOoo, what no good is she getting up to? :)
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