Christian Fiction Friday: February 20th

 

Here is a snippet is from Chapter 9 of Stella, my current work in progress, a Christian romantic suspense novel.

Claudia sat next to Jason on the front steps of the church. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize she was there when I spoke.”
“It’s not your fault,” Jason said, “I was the stupid one.”
“Well, duh,” Claudia said, “She’ll be fine, she just needs to cool down for a while. She’s crazy about you, one stupid stunt won’t scare her away.”
“How do you know?” Jason asked.
“She’s still my sister, isn’t she?”
“I don’t think she has much choice in that matter.”
After a few minutes of silence, Jason spoke again, “Hey Claud, any chance you know the name of the hotel where Stella woke up after the rape?”
“You can’t be serious. You’re not planning on doing any more digging after the way this morning went, are you?”
“What choice do I have? I can’t leave this alone. This guy stole your sister’s innocence, don’t you want to see him pay?”
“Of course I do, but it’s Stella’s call, not mine. I don’t know the name of the hotel anyway. From her description, I’d guess it was one of the big ones, Hilton or Wyndham maybe, but I’m not sure.” Claudia said, “Do yourself a favor and let it go.”
“I’m not sure that I can.” Jason said.
Crystal joined Jason and Claudia in front of the church. She’d been hoping to catch Jason away from Stella. “Hi Jason.”
“Hello Crystal.”
“It’s good to have you back from the war.”
“Thank you.”
“I was wondering if you might like to join a few of us at the diner tonight after the evening service.”
“Well, I’ll have to see if Stella is up to it or not,” Crystal visibly cringed at the mention of Stella, “She is invited, is she not?”
“Absolutely, of course,” Crystal recovered herself and put on a big smile. It would be lovely if you could both come out, “And you too Claudia.”
“Maybe we’ll see you there.” Jason said though he had no intention of going.
After Crystal departed, Claudia said “We should go. All three of us, maybe even bring Mom and Dad. It would ruin their night and be oh so fun for me.”
“You have an evil streak Claud.”
“I know. It’s the preacher’s daughter curse.”
“Why doesn’t Stella have it?”
“I’ve yet to figure that out myself.”

Christian Fiction Friday is a weekly blog hop where authors post snippets from their current Works in Progress. It is hosted by Alana Terry and Hallee Bridgeman.

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