NaNo 2009 Update: Days 14 & 15

NaNo Day 14

Daily Words: 382
Total Actual WC: 22,054
TOTAL WC GOAL: 23,338

NaNo Day 15

Daily Words: 1,212
Total Actual WC: 23,226
TOTAL WC GOAL: 25,005

Well, I’m a bit behind again now, but the headache I had this weekend really had me out of things. I spent a large chunk of Sunday napping because it was the only way I could get my head to stop pounding. Ah well. I’m not so far behind I can’t make it up.

Snippet:

“What were you thinking of, just before the attacks?” Duncan asked, his eyes fixed on Sheila’s.

She found she couldn’t look away, no mater how hard she tried.

“What was it?” he asked again, his voice losing nearly all of the musical quality she liked so much.

“I was thinking how calm and quiet it was,” she said, speaking in a whisper so soft he had to lean forward to hear her. “Too quiet.”

He sat back on his heels, skimming his gaze over her once more. When he spoke again, his voice was back to its usual lyrical tone, though it also held a trace of sarcasm she hadn’t heard there before.

“Do us all a favor… don’t ever think that again.”

He had a smile on his face, but it was a stretched smile, forced. She didn’t think he was joking.

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