The tip of the cigarette glowed orange in the darkness. She didn’t smoke, but she was so frustrated that she needed it.
He was a jerk. She knew that now. It still hurt, though.
Lost in her dark musings, she almost didn’t notice the shooting star as it plummeted toward her yard. As it hit, she realized with a start that it wasn’t a meteorite but some sort of spacecraft.
She watched as a man clambered out through a door on the craft. In the glow from the interior of the craft, it was clear that he was worth watching.
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Comments: 21
ha! So my Cousin came to visit you, heather? :)
That was your cousin, Penni? :D
I managed to just make it with the 100 word limit. If I would've gone longer, it would have turned into a sci fi-romance. Nothing quite like a hot guy from another planet to help heal a broken heart.
LOL to that -- this sure could be the beginning of a longer work.
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right,lol...and since ALL my relatives are pretty FAR out, it MUST of been a cousin,ha!
Nice to think about what happens next!
Yep.
That's a teaser. Now I get to imagine what happens next. Does a handsome prince from Planet Notajerk arrive or is it the intergalactic pc police demanding that she stub out that cigarette?
Oh, definitely the former. Although, the cigarettes will disappear pretty quickly.
I can't stand to be around cigarette smoke, but some of my characters insist on lighting up.
Great start to a promising story Heather, I'd like to see one up close and personal too, make him mature
Penni's cousin must have been colored green:) Anyway, this is a perfect little story.
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So why didn't you say something? You stood there smoking and I thught you were not interested ,so I got back in the ship. a trip of one hundred light years and you don't even wave.
Maybe next time.
Nice one !
Did he look like Tarzan or Pee Wee Herman? Enjoyable story. Thanks.
I'd like to see this continued. Very intriguing.
Okay!! Hey, you stopped just when it was getting interesting! :o)
Oh do go on - this is too much fun:)
cool - this deserves a longer go :)
It started to tell a story that pulled me in ...