Today's 'V' prompt word is depicted by a character in the excerpt below. See if you can guess what emotion/feeling/state of mind I've described that begins with 'V'. Can't wait to read your comments! And remember, Jessica Bell is working with the same prompt words as I am this A-Z Blogfest. There's a link to her blog below.
Here's my 'V' word entry:
The baby’s cries drifted into the room like smoke from the hallway.
Céline shifted her jaw, catching a mound of slick inner cheek flesh between her teeth, and concentrated all her effort on the task at hand. In the mirror, she watched.
The ivory handle of the brush felt warm in her hand. She relished the way the stiff bristles raked her head, massaging her scalp from the part at the center all the way to the base of her skull. Then as the brush sailed down the zip-line of long locks, she savored the delicious tug of follicles resisting the pressure, until the brush dropped off near her waist.
The baby’s cries were louder. He’d have to be patient. She was on the one hundred and sixty-nineth stroke; almost finished.
Céline tilted her head as she brushed. From this angle, the light played from the right, illuminating shimmers of scarlet flecks in the curtain of her chestnut hair. It gleamed, smooth and silky, like new Barbie doll hair.
She brushed from the back, dragging her hair forward and letting it drape around her. Stroke after stroke, she smoothed every strand into place until the bodice of her white nightgown was completely hidden beneath her hair. Five more strokes on each side and, there, she was finished.
In the mirror, Céline’s eyes roved her reflection, her crowning glory in a state of utter perfection. The baby continued to cry.
Céline sighed and stood up. “Coming, love.”
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Any ideas what emotion/feeling/state of mind Céline depicted in this excerpt? Looking forward to your guesses! And here's a link to Jessica's blog to read her 'V' word entry. See you over there!
Have a grand day and thanks for reading!
18 comments:
Vain?
It seemed when I had a newborn, my hair was rarely brushed! :)
I guessed Vanity over at Jessica's and it seems to fit here, too! Great entry, Nicole.
OH MY GOSH! the details in this are amazing!
I'm going with vanity. :)
This is great - even though I get it wrong half the time :)
Vanity - yes, yes.
I was going to roll with something that had to do with OCD, because 169 is a lot of strokes, but I couldn't think of anything with a V. So I guess I'll go with Carly Simon too.
You're so Vain!
Jumping on the bandwagon for vanity. :) Although, come to think of it, someone who cares more about her hair than her baby is vapid. ;)
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Unmistakably vanity! I wanted to shout at her to quit brushing her hair and get the baby!
Okay, I'm agreeing with everyone else, it's gotta be vanity. =)
Vanityt vanity vanity....fits with your buddy over there as well - but I had to come here to get it.
I say vanity too.
Vanity.
That poor baby! I know the story isn't real, but you really pulled me in.
Great description! I agree with everyone else, vain.
Humm, my first thought was Vain! I'll be back later to see.
Poor baby by the way!!
You write wonderfully!! So glad you stopped by so I could find You and your writing!! Awesome!! ;-)
Have a Great day,
Coreen
Gotta be vanity.
Great details and description.
Right! Yay! Vanity... :D
(just came over from Jessica's ;o) <3
I'm going to take a stab and say vanity. I love the details and I can so remember when my nephews were babies and listening to them cry as I was trying to finish something.
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