Welcome to Snippet Sunday! This is a snippet from End of the Road, a WIP ghost story/rock star/mystery romance.
About this snippet: Chapter One (Don't Fear) The Reaper Snippet 2
Jumping ahead a few paragraphs. Cecilia has been trying to reach her mother, who is a rock star, a bit messed up, and not answering her phone.
This story is a WIP. The story is in the very early stages and has not been edited.
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She glanced at her phone again and cursed as she grabbed her car keys and headed outside of her apartment and to her dark green BMW parked in the assigned parking spot. Once her car purred to life, she headed out to the highway. It was only eight o'clock but she had a hunch it was going to be a long night.
It had been three days since she heard from her mother who at least would text her with 'Thinking of you, babe' if she couldn't pick up and have a decent conversation. Her mother's annual drunken binge was her way of remembering the good old days with dear-ole-dad, which was such a laugh. The night her father died, he told her mother he was going to divorce her. It's why the crazy conspiracy theorist kept on insisting her mother had something to do with her father's death.
If one more reporter hunted her down and ask her if she knew if her mother was responsible, she might have to prove to the world she was indeed her father's daughter and deck someone.
When she arrived at the house, where she only lived until she was old enough to go off to boarding school, she parked in the driveway void of any cars, but it didn't mean her mother wasn't at home. Her mother usually called a limo if she wanted to go out and hadn't owned a vehicle in years.
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Lots of back story in this without being an info dump.
P.T.,
Thank you.
You’ve hooked me, Karen!! What a great set up for drama to come! Nice job. Have a great holiday!
Nancy,
Thank you so much.
I fear bad news awaits her. Sad situation here. Perhaps the author will find a way to smooth the path by the end? I hope so.
Charmaine,
There is about to be a change in her life.
She’s doing all right if she can afford a BMW!
Aurora,
She’s done well for herself despite her parents. 🙂
Interesting situation and wow, you packed so much info into the snippet! (Inagoodway, intriguing and drawing the reader into the story.) Enjoyed the excerpt.
Veronica,
So glad you liked the snippet.
Is this the sequel to Two Worlds Collided? I’m so intrigued. Great snippet, Karen. 🙂
Siobhan,
It’s not a sequel to Two Worlds Collided, but it is a Rock Star romance/ghost/mystery tale. 🙂
Interesting relationship with her parents. I’m curious to learn more.
Angelica,
So glad you’re interested.
Great setup. I’m dying to meet mom! Nice snippet.
Elizabeth,
So glad that you are. 🙂
It sounds like she had an eventful, if not happy, childhood.
Ed,
Not the best, but she made do.
Seems a bit ominous, like something bad is about to happen. An intriguing snippet! 🙂
Something indeed is going to happen. 🙂
Mom sounds like a real keeper. :/ Not all families are close, of course. So it goes.
Caitlin,
No, they aren’t. 🙂
It’s a bit scary that she still seem to call/visit her mum often despite the fact her mum doesn’t seem to care one bit.
Her mother sounds like a real piece of work. It doesn’t seem like they’ll have some warm, fuzzy mother-daughter reunion anytime soon.
Carrie-Anne,
No, she’s not motherly at all.
Yikes, talk about some serious family drama. Great story fuel though! Also, I think there’s a teeny typo: instead of “reported”, did you mean “reporter”? Happy holidays!
Amy,
Yes, reporter. Thanks for the catch. 🙂