Your Roots Are Showing by Elise Chidley

Author:Elise Chidley [CHIDLEY, ELISE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC000000
ISBN: 9780446543071
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2008-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

That night Lizzie sat down with the hamster poem, determined to prod it toward some sort of ending.

Alas, the writing was heavy going. Her head felt muzzy and her body ached from the run. Only the thought of Sarah turning up expectantly the next day kept her plodding on.

Around ten o’clock she gave a frustrated sigh and decided to pack it in for the night. Standing up from the table and stretching, she told herself she’d make a cup of tea and have a little snack before turning in. Maybe the words would flow better in the morning. But as she paced the cold kitchen floor, waiting for her tea to draw, words and lines began to form effortlessly in her head. She grabbed paper and a pen and started jotting things down, completely forgetting about the tea and chocolate biscuits.

Just before midnight, it was done. She’d written the ending and returned to the beginning to rewrite large chunks so that everything would tie in properly. Flushed with the unusual feeling of getting something finished, Lizzie couldn’t help congratulating herself on a job well done. She only hoped Sarah would agree. It would be such a pity to disappoint someone who’d nearly wet her pants laughing at the first version of the thing.

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