New Found Love

This is one of my major projects, along with the first book I've ever written. Below is a sneak-peak of the first chapter. Go ahead and check it out!


Part Of Chapter One

Considering my mind is elsewhere (elsewhere being trying to keep myself from obsessing over Elliott), I barely notice when Mr. Barnes calls me and Elliott up to read again. Again. This time, my confidence shows in every word I speak. Acting is kind of fun when you have the right male co-star.



Wait one minute. This should be hard! Saying such lovey-dovey things to a guy whose name I didn’t know until about half an hour ago! But surprisingly, it seems so easy. Natural. So… right. He looks just as comfortable as me. Which is weird… My heart soars as I tell him one of the most memorable lines of the play, “‘My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep.’” I smile up at Elliott, receiving a brilliant beam in return.


We continue to glide through the scene as easily as if we’ve known it all our lives and we’ve preformed this a zillion times. When really, this is the first time I’m ever reading these lines aloud. And this is the first time I’ve ever spoken to Elliott in my life.

Every set of eyes pop in amazement. Elliott and I must be doing super, if we’re causing this reaction from the usually-bored-out-of-their-minds students. Everyone is watching us like we are some amazing stars. Yes, this includes Mr Barnes who keeps dabbing at his eyes with a tissue while we’re delivering lines. From the corner of my eye, I swear I see him mouthing the words as we speak them. Creepy….

Okay, focus time. More lines. Deep breaths. I say my next line in one breath, gazing up at him and forgetting for a moment there’s a group of people sitting in the room, that he’s not the only person on the planet. Despite my efforts, the room melts away, leaving only him in my vision. I feel so out-of-this-world right now, you can’t even imagine.

Before my brain has even a second to comprehend, Elliott is trailing two of his strong fingers down my cheek. Blood boils under my skin, but I’m not worrying about that. His hand is on my cheek, caressing it. I breathe shallowly. Why does he have the strangest gleam in his eyes? He looks almost…. Happy? Happy to be touching me in so close a way? I can feel my breath hitching and the eyes of every person in the room widening. Whoa. Don’t faint, Lizzie. Do not faint.


Thunderous applause fills the room once again as Elliott and I step away from each other. Were we really only about two inches away? It didn’t seem like that. And Mr. Barnes isn’t yelling at us for showing what should be classified as PDA.






One word: Wow.

  
 
Now that you've read through that, how about a little more information on what the book is about? Well, go check out the blog for it:
 
http://newfoundlove-lindz.blogspot.com/