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Lakewater
© M. Harley 2011
"Well?" She says, one hand on her hip. Lem pulls his breeches up and belts them, and stands there, looking at her.
"Well what?"
"Are you coming? I was sent to fetch you. Elaine is getting extremely catty in your absense." Anna fixes him with a look that Lem cannot help but deflect.
He glances at his feet again, and shrugs. "I suppose." Turning, he stoops to gather up his shoes, adding, "As if she needs an excuse. Bugger Elaine," but Anna is already ahead of him, low-hanging catkins dusting the top of her head as she passes beneath the trees. She had never been one for gossip, anyway. And Elaine...well, the less Elaine knew of what was uttered behind her back the better.
Lem sighs, and gives the still lakewater a last, longing glance, before stepping messily into his unlaced shoes and traipsing after Anna, brushing aside the errant sprigs of broom as he goes with lazy abandon.
I hope you keep writing these! You've got a very confident style - very densely descriptive, but it flows well so it doesn't seem too over-done. These snippets are really nice, do you have an actual full story in mind when you write them?
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