Braeden's Attractions: A Short Story

attitude of matchless grace and dignity. Ah how beautiful she is! He springs forward with

It was a bit awkward trying to slip the dress back on with her skin so wet, and as soon as it was on fully, she began to soak through the under-most layer. But she kept a sweet smile on her face and ignored how the breeze made goosebumps rise across her skin. She would be happy to get to her new home, enjoy the warmth of the hearth and the taste of a hearty meal. She lost herself in her day dreams for a few moments, "Oh." She seemed alarmed as Walt's words brought her back from her own mind. "Oh, oh, I see." Goldie bobbed her head, acknowledging his words. "I'll apologize still. I did say I would help him make dinner!"

her hair by now plastered to the side of her face. As she reached the

The next two scenes are when Allison, the basket case, dumps the contents of her bag to reveal she has everything packed in case she was to runaway one day. When Andrew confronts her asking what was wrong with her she says that her parents ignore her. This is very emotional and important because Allison has barley talked the whole movie and the other students looked at her with disgust. In this moment Allison is opening up and showing her soft side and this is the first time Andrew or anyone else has looked at her as an equal. An expansion of this scene is the scene where the students are sitting in a “confession circle”. Allison has just tricked Claire, the princess, into confessing that she’s a virgin and Claire calls her ‘weird’ and ‘bizarre’. This leads to

The doorbell rang and John walked away from Sarah grinning. He grabbed Painted Girl’s arm and dragged lead her to the door. Quickly he opened the door but he faltered when he gazed at its

Tizbeth hesitated as she looked at the charred cat. It laughed. “Never thought I would come this close to being defeated and they choose to lose.”

Allison says of her aging sister, "I thought she was beautiful. I think she still is" (79).

Rose chuckled as she stood next to the pale gem. Pearl grinned and breathed in through her nose once again at the sound of the laugh she had grown so fond of, because it had comforted her so.

Looking down, her orbs locked with dull green ones. The little creature was rubbing against her black skirts, little vibrations catching against her ankle as it broke under the umbrella of lace. The cat poked its head out and mewled up at her. Smiling softly, the goddess reached down and picked up the tortoiseshell animal and held it to her breast.

Braeden, who was watching a pouty Allison cook, blushed slightly when her shirt pulled up as she leaned over the counter, exposing more of her beautiful fair skin to Braeden's entranced

Raven said, “Oh, you funny man you.” She then looked at the beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun.

I then thought about how much my life sucks. I lived with my controlling parents, I hate my job, and my friends have busy lives. Allison gave my life meaning. Fortunately, my life turned around for the better.

of her friends. Mrs. Hunter was wearing necklace pendant that was recently giving to her

She tried not to stare, but he looked phenomenal as he carried his suit coat nonchalantly over his shoulder, with his deep-blue tie showing off the vividness of his perfectly starched, white shirt.

As Braeden turned the last corner on the way to the hospital she felt her stomach turning. She knew she was doing this for someone she loved, though she'd expressed her opinion to her brother of taking care of their mother at home many times' with no success.