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Jane Smiley: A Narrative Fiction

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Ginny eyed herself critically in her bedroom mirror, wondering if she looked the part of a young professional woman. She straightened the simply cut silk dress that hugged her slender five foot frame, and once again checked her neatly pinned hair, to ensure that no strands had escaped. Glancing at her watch, she scooped up her evening bag. If she didn't move, she would be late for the dinner she had been invited to by the island Reserve's manager and that would never do.

She made her way into the foyer of the hotel, where several guests were milling about. All cast curious glances at her but before anyone could speak to her, she felt her elbow being lightly clasped by Ray Hawkins, the manager of the Reserve. Of middling height, Ray had …show more content…

Blaise's appearance had caught her by surprise and the last thing she wanted to do was have dinner with him. When earlier, Ray had invited her to dinner, as a welcoming gesture, saying he wanted to introduce her to a friend of his, she had not realised that it would be Blaise.

"I'll have the cold Broccoli soup and the Fresh Garden Salad with some Fluffy cheese Rice," she said putting down her menu, having decided to try something new. She had no intention of letting him ruin her apatite!

"Certainly, Miss," the waiter who had glided silently up beside her nodded. "What would you like to drink?"

"A non-Alcoholic pina colada please." She responded, pleased that they served this drink. She thought it best to keep a clear head under the circumstances.

Once Ray and Blaise had placed their orders and the waiter had left the table, the latter turned back to Ginny. "Tell me what you've been doing these past few years, Ginny," he invited, leaning forward.

"What most of Wizarding Britain's being doing," she responded coolly.

"And what's that?" this time it was Ray who had asked the question, and she smiled at him.

"As you know, there was a war on," she explained, addressing herself exclusively to him and ignoring Blaise. "I completed my education, then helped in the war, and once Voldemort had been defeated, began my

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