Writing Update

08DEC2019

I finally was able to work on a story this weekend. Not a lot done, but progress was made toward the finish line. I haven't written anything for a while now, not counting words about my grandparents. So here's a little writing sample from this weekend.
Characters/Setting: Dave is a Los Angeles police officer, and Carol is a CSI (Crime Scene Investigator). They are returning to an apartment where an unusual murder took place...

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They pulled into a spot next to her car. A homeless lady pushed a cart full of belongings into the nearby alley.

Dave, concerned, questioned Carol. “You sure you’re okay to drive?”

“Yeah,” she replied. Yellow police tape decorated the doorframe of the apartment upstairs. “You mind going upstairs to the crime scene? I told my boss I would retake a few photos.”

“Sure. Let’s do this.”

They climbed up the stairs. Dave held the tape as Carol ducked under.

A couple flicks of the light switch did nothing. “You’re going to have to come back tomorrow.” Dave left the door open and pulled out his mag light.

“Over here,” she said. “I just want to take another look at it while we’re here.” She stood near the end of the hallway and waited for Dave to join her. She could feel the symbol glaring at her from the bedroom door.

He pointed the beam over her shoulder. The hash marks and symbol were still there.

She was too nervous to glance down at her hand. “Your ring, Dave. Hold it up.”

“My ring? I don’t wear a ring.”

Carol’s heart thumped in her chest. She tried to sound disinterested, “I thought you were married?”

“I was. Look, can we do the twenty questions later?”

She could hear something raw in his voice.

The flashlight beam danced around. “I don’t wear a ring, so let’s keep it moving. Is this about your ring glowing?”

“Yeah,” she answered, but she was really thinking about the world of possibilities that just opened up between her and Dave. She turned to him and smiled in the darkness. “My grandmother’s ring.” She brought her hand up and reached for the symbol. Her ring glowed, just as before. “See!”

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Hopefully this snippet interests you. I'm still finishing up the last few pages of the rewrite. No ETA on the finished product yet. 

Picture for today: In honor of the holiday season. Not my place, but one from a nearby neighborhood.