Friday Snippets – Gabrielle

I don’t know where the days… or my sense… is going to, I almost forgot to post again. I know I’ve been neglecting my blog for a while and haven’t posted any new content but hopefully I’ll rectify this. I have been busy no less, nearly finished my grammar course and have had a few jobs for clients, and of course, I’ve been reading and writing (almost) every day.

So here’s this week’s Friday Snippet from the first draft of my novella, Gabrielle. Please be aware this is first draft so it will be rough. Enjoy!

The blue cloak had become a symbol among the lower classes of Hypatia. Those didn’t know walked right past without a second thought, only to wonder why such a poor person would wear something of just fine quality. Those who knew seemed to glare with a longing and desperation in their eyes. Gabrielle expected to be grappled or clung to by broke beggars. That was why she carried protection. A crude wooden baton hung from her belt on one side, and the leather satchel sat on her other side, hidden under the blue cloak.

She wandered through the streets of Hypatia, passing by the poor stragglers that stared at her penniless. She needed to reach her regular customers. Those that paid.