It Ain't Extra Credit

by THX 0477

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Few emotions rival the self-satisfaction and glee of when an intricate plan appears to have worked. Thus it was with this heady feeling mixed with adolescent romanticism and a touch of naive lust that Sissy bounded out of her small car and skipped across the gravel driveway.

All that was happy and joyful fled violently from her bosom. Muggy night air was sucked in sharply. For she saw a man-mountain in a black suit all but obliterating the entrance to her Eden. The figure, dark and menacing in the yellow porch light, harsh features turning stern, folded his arms across his wide chest.

Lip quivering under dime store lipstick and a welling tear threatening to ruin purloined mascara, Sissy stammered weakly, “L-lost, and…study! Review…ex-xtra credit…No! N-nothing extra! J-just, um…”

She trailed off and let her eyes wander to the periphery of the imposing presence in black. Her eyes met those of Cole, and her heart broke at the sight of his anger, rage…and something else she couldn’t quite place.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. It Ain't Extra Credit

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Damn, just put us all to shame by keep writing this good stuff. It’s really not fair. How can we even begin to compete?
    Not certain, but I believe it should be “the periphery.”

  2. It Ain't Extra Credit

    PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)'s Buddy Icon PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    wow. How do you come up with these images!?

  3. It Ain't Extra Credit

    g2 (la pianista irlandesa)'s Buddy Icon g2 (la pianista irlandesa)

    Posted 3 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    My mere-mortal guess is practice, practice, some skill, and a bit more practice. Keep ‘em coming!

  4. It Ain't Extra Credit

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very interesting and well described scene. I must read on!

  5. It Ain't Extra Credit

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 2 months ago

    In the last line, I think you meant to write “sight” instead of “site.”
    And yes, that Sissy is every bit the manipulative little girl I thought she was.

  6. It Ain't Extra Credit

    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 2 months ago

    I can actually see everything coming into place now!

    It’s amazing, how all of your characters, seemingly irrelevant to each other, are starting to connect…

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