A challenge from Maria

Lucky 7 is a blog challenge. I was challenged to take part by author Elpi Pamiadaki who is a writer I met on Twitter.

The challenge is to blog 7 lines from unpublished works of fiction. Here are the instructions:

1. Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript (fiction or non-fiction)
2. Go to line 7
3. Post on your blog the next 7 lines, or sentences, as they are – no cheating
4. Tag 7 other authors to do the same

The following is from page 77, the next 7 lines after line 7...

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From my 'nearly ready' novel, Lost Shadows.

She looked nervously at the kitchen door that stood open to the hall, but knew she’d never make it.
“Do I have to say it again? Give me your hand; I want to see what you’re holding.”
She’d never been able to understand how he always knew...knew when she was hiding things.
And why was he still holding the kettle?

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I tag the following authors so as not to repeat Maria's:

Billy Young
Adrian L Hawkes
Jeremy Rodden
Martha Rodriguez
Benjamin Jones
Candy Ann Little
Alex Sumner

Thanks, Maria