An episode of Sunrise on this week's Friday Snippets #amwriting #flashfiction #FridaySnippets

I've decided to start the rewrite of my flash fiction - Sunrise and get it ready for publication under the Romantic Flashes series. Sunrise will probably be a 2 book series – novella in length.

What is a flash fiction? I belonged to a group that posted weekly prompts that were to inspire us. I added the personal challenge of using as many as I could in my weekly chapters. Some weren't suitable as this is a sweet romance story and some of the pictures or written prompts were on the "hot" side. 

Links to the other chapters


Link to Chapter 1
Link to Chapter 2
Link to Chapter 3
Link to Chapter 4

Link to Chapter 5


Link to Chapter 6



Chapter 7
Sian looked at her friend and waited for her response. “He’s a time traveller.”Kiry’s response was a blink and an opened mouth fish impression. “You’re…actually…trying to tell me…he’s— Okay, wait. First, that’s not possible. Second, you’re an intelligent woman, so I can't believe you think this might actually happen. And third, and this is the most important of all – it isn’t friggin’ possible. There's no such thing!” She glanced around the restaurant. “I need a beer. Let’s go to my place where we can talk.”After paying the bill, Sian followed Kiry to her apartment, a block from the restaurant.Kiry unlocked her door and moved aside. "I should warn you. I have an attack kitten."Sian stepped into the apartment and looked around. A small, tan, fluff ball hurdled out from under the couch. She raced around Sian's feet.  "Ooh, she's adorable. When did you get her?""Hmm. You aren't trembling in fear. Guess she's not as intimidating as I thought. Last week. Her name is Haiku. Do you want a beer?" Kiry entered her kitchen."Please."With her beer in one hand and Sian's in the other, Kiry settled on the couch beside Sian, placing the glasses on the coffee table.Scratching behind the kitten's ears, Sian chuckled. "Why Haiku?""I was standing in front of the shelter, looking in the window at the kittens. This one stood up against the glass and a poem popped into my head.Kittens are life joyTheir purring warms a sad heartPeace lives within them.""Ooh, that is so sweet. Just like you, Haiku. Ha, that rhymed." Sian spotted a small, red ball of wool under the coffee table. She grabbed it and wiggled it in front of the kitten. Haiku's pupils' dilated. Sian tossed the ball onto the floor. The kitten bounded after it.Kiry swallowed a mouthful of beer. "So we've talked about my kitten, time to get down to business. This guy—""J'dol.""J'dol. I like that. Go over again how you met.""He landed on my dock. He fell from…somewhere and went thump on my dock. Scared the you-know-what out of me." She picked up her beer and took a sip.Kiry reached down, grabbed the ball of wool and tossed it cross the room into the kitchen. The kitten scurried into the kitchen onto the tiles and skidded into the side of the fridge. "What were you doing when this happened?""I was meditating. Like you suggested to get over…you know.""Still won't say it? Acceptance is part of the healing process." Kiry patted her friend's arm.Sian raised a hand. "Let's stay on topic. I'm on the dock. Eyes closed, deep in meditation and there is this kaboom. Like ten pieces of thunder mixed into one. I jumped. Turned. There he was on the dock. I stepped back." She rubbed her forehead. "Why, I don't know. But being on the edge of the dock there is nowhere to step back to. When I climbed back on, he was gone."Swallowing another mouthful of beer, Kiry smiled. "So using knowledge gained from Star Trek, you think it might have been a temporal rift?""Really should start watching those movies."Waggling her eyebrows, Kiry laughed. "The new Spock, Zachary Quinto, such a cutie. I'd join Starfleet to serve under him." She snickered. "If you get my meaning."Sian rolled her eyes. "Kiry. Kiry. Kiry."She swallowed the last of her beer. "So what happened next?"Sian explained about J'dol sneaking up behind and grabbing her then their wrestling, her attempting to help his injuries and his sudden departure. "But it's his clothes. He's wearing a sort of poufy shirt, with a long, dark, tunic vest…thing." She shrugged. "I think that's what you'd call it. Brown pants and black, knee high boots. All he needed was a sword and he'd be ye olde English person.""You know, we're both taking this rather well.""On the outside only." Sian laughed. "I'd like to jump up and down and scream or something. I know it's not possible, but he's real. I've touched him. And have I mentioned, he is Hollywood A list handsome? Lots of muscles. And drop dead gorgeous green eyes."Sian glanced at her watch. "Shoot. It's late. You've got an early class. I'm out of here. Thanks for letting me chat. I needed to tell someone."With a quick kiss on Kiry's cheek and a tummy tickle to Haiku, Sian exited the apartment and started up the sidewalk to where her car was parked.The beauty of the early July sunset snatched Sian's breath. The intensity of the colours, pink and purple, seemed make believe. As if an artist was trying to glorify the setting. A ping of regret nagged at Sian. It would have been a perfect evening to have sat on the edge of the dock and meditated. Mind you, Sian snorted. That's what got me into this mess.“Sian! Hey, Sian.”She looked up to see Carly, the dispatcher from the police station poking her head out her car window.“You’ll be glad to know they caught the intruder who was hanging around the lake. Gotta go. See ya.” She drove away.Sian’s heart skipped a beat as chill shot through her. “Shit. J’dol.”







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