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A POND IN THE WOODS – #flashfictionmagic

August 10, 2022 by Sheri

flashfictionmagic by Sheri Yutzy#flashfictionmagic -A POND IN THE WOODS
Part two:
Lise bit down on a squeal of pain as Jack’s boot heel came down on her toes. “Get off,” she hissed.
“What?”
She shoved and he lurched forward, nearly tumbling out into the open. He braced one hand on the damp, mossy boulder they hid behind and glared back at her. “They could have seen me!”
She thinned her eyes and shrugged. “You’d think of something, wouldn’t you?”
He hmphed like an old, crotchety lady and turned back to spy on the trio of men in black.
Lise considered shoving him again, if only to get him out of the way so she could finally see. But then the men would scatter and their mission today would fail. She curled her lip at Jack’s camouflage-clad shoulders instead. Why had she found him attractive before? He’d been nothing but condescending ever since she joined him and her brother on this mission.
You stay here, Lise. It’s too dangerous. Set that down, Lise. It’s too heavy. Cook us some supper, Lise. You ought to know how.
As if she joined the mission to cook!
A giant splash echoed through the trees and she started, following Jack into a crouch. The new view showed two men bending over the small pond, their hands held out. Where was the third?
Her gaze landed on the long ripples spreading across the opaque water.
Long enough for a body?
“Did they…”
He nodded, jaw grim. “We need to get closer once they leave.”
Her heart thudded. “Do I finally get to be useful?”
“You’re more than useful.” Jack quirked his mouth and hers went dry, much to her irritation. “They’re leaving,” he muttered. “Move quickly once they’re out of sight.”
Lise let her gift seep over her skin, until she looked like nothing more than a vapor over the forest floor.

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Hi, I'm Sheri Yutzy. I love forests under the night sky, trying new foods, and drinking Irish tea. I've been to 17 countries, and once spent the night in a hotel lobby in Florence, Italy, because the entire city was fully booked for a festival.
I'm married to a musician who looks good in black, mama to three curious kids, and happy resident of a Cape Cod cottage in Ohio.
I write YA fantasy and am acquisitions editor at sparkflashfiction.com.
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