Revenge of the Plot Bunnies
by Gwen Echlin
aka Gwendolyn IV
Chapter One
"Yes."
"Yes?"
"Yes."
"... YES!"
What on earth was going on, Patricia wondered, staring into her deliciously indulgent pumpkin spice latte. She almost never indulged in beverages from coffeeshops and at least this one had come from a fantastic independent place that made drinks with real ingredients instead of pumps of liquid sugar. Her usual ritual involved not paying any attention to anyone else while she drank her luxurious indulgence, instead staring into the soft bubbles of the froth and the creamy smoothness of the drink - but all of these breathy, giggly yeses were driving her batty.
She looked up, her silvery bangs sliding back to frame her face instead of hide it. Bunnies, she thought - but at second glance, no, the two girls were simply dressed up for Hallowe'en. Patricia shook her head, ready to dive back to her interrupted enjoyment of her beverage, her attention already more on the spicy aroma of the spices in her drink than on the girls she had already dismissed as too young to be worth her time on this particular morning. Especially given the length - or its lack! - of their skirts. How they could be warm enough in this weather, Patricia had no idea. Not to mention the height of those heels - the leather was beautiful, but Patricia doubted lovely leather would do anything to help the girls stay upright.
Yet, like the stream of back-and-forth yeses, a phrase snuck past her focus on her beverage and into her consciousness: "National Novel Writing Month".
Patricia was staring at her drink again, but suddenly her mind churned with possibilities. Detectives solving mysteries. Romantic encounters. Fantastic worlds. An opportunity to clothe characters in sensible shoes and warm enough coats. She could see an ice palace filled with backstabbing court-goers, and maybe a court jester with a brightly bobbled bonnet.
One novel? In a month?
She had never really thought about writing... but perhaps now was the time...
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