metaweb wants Jul 04, 2008 09:50AM to start a routine of Plurknovelas. Digital Storytelling with a plurktwist. Let the fiction begin!
metaweb says Jul 04, 2008 02:51PM Melissa was much older than her face told. She had been planning this for a while now. The time was right ... just as she had imagined.
nnorris says Jul 04, 2008 02:55PM she was confident because her family was near. They had always been so supportive
fceblog Jul 04, 2008 03:27PM Brian was tall, slim and still kept that mysterious look, which was the secret of his charm.
metaweb Jul 04, 2008 03:36PM (editorial note: see blog post franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/07/04/plurknovelas-fictional-digital-storytelling-with-a-plurktwist/ for archiving details)
BethRitterGuth is Jul 04, 2008 03:50PM But, she wasn't concerned with him; she was worried about the thing under her chair.
mindelei Jul 04, 2008 03:55PM She was aware of it immediately, there was a disconcerting heaviness all around her.
cobannon Jul 04, 2008 04:18PM Fear rooting her in place, she was too frightened to look, scream, anything at all. Seeing the frozen look on her face, Brian laughed.
milobo says Jul 04, 2008 05:42PM Brian's look of surprise gave her the confidence she needed to carry out her plan here and now, before the others had a chance to interfere.
Skip Z Jul 04, 2008 05:47PM Melissa knew as she pulled out the maglock and turned the door handle quickly, that, once the rest were locked on the other side of the door
✿honeymic Jul 04, 2008 09:04PM she could deal with the unexpected "gift" under her chair without involving others.
bookjewel Jul 04, 2008 10:41PM The real problem was going to be her Aunt Maree's reaction to the whole situation. She tended to faint at the first sign of excitement.
lizbdavis Jul 05, 2008 12:35AM Brian watched her exit, leaving his gift behind. I guess today wasn't the day to propose, he thought, tucking the blue box in his pocket.
LynDragon is Jul 05, 2008 06:01PM On the other side of the door, Melissa breathed a sigh of relief as she thought about how to now put her plan into action.
✿honeymic Jul 05, 2008 07:35PM She knew she could never give herself fully to Brian until she dealt with the current situation, no matter the danger or the cost.
✿honeymic Jul 05, 2008 07:37PM She thought he understood that, but could never stay angry at him for long.
✿honeymic Jul 05, 2008 07:42PM "I only hope he understands the meaning of the ring I switched out of the blue box," she thought, while idly touching the sparkling diamond
✿honeymic Jul 05, 2008 07:43PM she had tenderly hung on her necklace and which lay right next to her heart.
metaweb Jul 07, 2008 12:35AM Then as id from nowhere, Dante entered. His arrogance filled her. And then she remembered -- everything ...
mindelei Jul 07, 2008 12:41AM She couldn't believe how fast things were changing. Life used to make sense, but she felt as though she was questioning everything she knew.
nononi Jul 08, 2008 05:07PM If Dante was going to continue to disrupt her life with his houdini-esque reappearing acts, she would never be able forget what had happened
✿honeymic Jul 08, 2008 11:45PM Reminding herself that she had her family's unwavering support, and registering that Aunt Maree was nowhere in site, she knew the time had
✿honeymic Jul 08, 2008 11:49PM come to act. She withdrew the knife from her tunic and blinked as the light from the chandelier ricocheted off it's tip. She turned her
jasonwrites is Jul 09, 2008 08:15PM Dante's gaze met her own and his widened eyes revealed a strangely swirled combination of bemusement and mild terror.
sharon_elin Jul 11, 2008 11:50PM "Oh, dear! Yes, of course. This is Aunt Maree's heirloom ham slicer, and here I am about to bloody it." She flung it in the sink, disgusted.
mindelei Jul 12, 2008 04:22AM If only she had realized that it wasn't really ham in the slicer, perhaps lives would have been saved!
lisibo Jul 12, 2008 10:07AM Instead, she grasped the standard lamp and angled it so that the light blinded Dante.
sharon_elin Jul 14, 2008 05:12AM "Sing!" She shook the light at him and he winced and backed away. "Sing, Dante, like your life depended on it!"
pdonaghy Jul 16, 2008 10:12AM "No Dante!" cried Aunt Maree, as she rushed in. "Whatever you do, don't sing!!!"
milasunshine Aug 02, 2008 05:17PM but Dante, as always, did what he was forbidden to do. The room filled with his strong and beautiful voice. And suddenly...
tarakbr Sep 05, 2009 01:04AM the beautiful voice stopped and the man burst into tears. Sobbing, his begging eyes turned to Melissa
