Suspenseful Seven Sentence Sunday -- Dealing with Change

Angela was excited by Joey Spinelli and was beginning to show signs of rebellion by coming in past her curfew. Her parents were not pleased by any means but placed the blame on Joey rather than Angela. The first in a series of confrontation is the topic of this week's blog.

“Angela, we are really concerned about your relationship with this boy,” her father said one evening when she came home a half hour late. “He isn’t the kind of boy we want you to date, and the fact that he has you coming in past your curfew tells us he is irresponsible.”

Angela ran upstairs to her room, loudly stomping her feet on each step as she ascended. Her voice was full of anger when she yelled down the stairs to her father.

“Why blame everything on Joey?” she said. “Did it ever occur to you that I have a mind of my own and didn’t tell him what time I had to be home? You always want to blame someone else when I do something that doesn’t meet with your approval.”

At the time of this initial confrontation with her parents over her relationship with Joey Spinelli, Angela had not yet discovered his true colors. Her parents had seen right through him and knew he wasn't the kind of boy they wanted their 17-year old daughter to date. At the same time they were like many parents and wanted to give her an opportunity to make her own decisions.

As we continue to follow the story you will discover that Angela is not as vulnerable as she appears to be in this early scene from the story. She is not blind to Joey's faults nor will she put up with the kind of person she finds out he really is. With the help of her best friend, Diane, her brother, Michael, and his roommate, Florida state trooper, Bill Winters, she finds out the truth about Joey Spinelli, and the truth goes far beyond her wildest suspicions about the real Joey Spinelli.

Please continue to follow me on Suspenseful Seven Sentence Sunday to read more of my Work in Progress not only about Angela Massetti and Joey Spinelli but also my novel in progress about an aspiring writer and her rock star boyfriend. Until then Good Night and Sleep Tight.

Suspenseful Seven Sentence Sunday -- Another Scene

I'm sorry I missed last week, but it was actually for a very good reason: I was in the middle of a writing project. As much as I love my fiction work, it is the non-fiction articles and blogs that currently help me pay my portion of the bills, so I have to stay busy. I wanted to go in earlier and find out how to schedule the posts, but I haven't had a chance to do that yet.

At any rate, these seven sentences pick up in the story after Angela was able to escape from the stalker. This is where she first meets the hero who will later make her life one of torture. He puts on a good act for her during the early part of their relationship, but then he turns into someone she doesn't even know.

“Hi, gorgeous! Wanna go for a ride?”

He put the kick stand down to stabilize the bike and leaned back on the sissy bar with his feet propped on its frame.

“I don’t ride with people I don’t know.”

Her heart began beating faster and her rapid breathing almost caused her to hyperventilate. She had one hand on the panic button of her key ring while she held her purchase and purse with her other hand.

“Name’s Joey Spinelli. What’s yours?”

This initial meeting causes Angela to do something that is completely out of character for this level-headed 17 year old honor student, and her relationship with Joey creates havoc at home and causes a great deal of friction between Angela and her parents. As we move forward you will be able to see how Joey begins as a very attentive boyfriend but quickly reveals his true personality beginning with the need to control every move Angela makes. On that note, I will close for this week.

Please continue to follow me on Suspenseful Seven Sentence Sunday to read more of my Work in Progress not only about Angela Massetti and Joey Spinelli but also my novel in progress about an aspiring writer and her rock star boyfriend. Until then Good Night and Sleep Tight.