Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.
Prompt word:
SIGN
“Don’t fuckin do that!”
Rosetta Storme sat cross-legged on the king-sized Ritz Carlton bed surrounded by a tangle of sateen sheets, Frette cashmere blankets, pillows and a Doppio Ajour Duvet. At first glance she appeared fortified against an attacker, on closer examination, the configuration of bedding took on the appearance of a pier reaching out from shore towards a castaway.
Lying on the naked side of the bed, the Sophomore stared back at Rosetta, “Don’t do what?”
Reaching for her cigarettes and lighter on the nightstand, Rosetta did a very respectable imitation of an intoxicated smoker, right down to the always iffy strategy of moving her head in pursuit of the flame rather than steady her hand. Ethan both held her hand and lit her cigarette, and in the process showed no signs of impairment despite the early morning hours he spent sleep-screaming, “No, not again, this can’t be happening.”
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That “sleep-screaming” sounds intriguing. I suspect that is what annoyed Rosetta, but I suspect just about anything could have annoyed her.
well, she seems to be coming along, in the sense of allowing herself to be more open with others, not as it seemed when we first met her
You have one heck of a vivid cinematic viewer in your imagination. Quite excellent Six.
thank you, Misky (takes one to know one, as they say… your Sixes (and such) are imbued with…not simple descriptions, but words that allow the Reader to put theyselfs in your story)
ya know?
Thank you, Clark.
yw
I have a friend who gets those night terrors, they are scary to everyone around.
Oh dear, rather worrying, I thought, although those beautiful sheets, blankets, pillows and that king-size duvet are more than gorgeous… just saying.
they need to understand Ethan’s nightmares, at least enough to keep them from distracting from the mission on hand!
I had to come back for some context- only to discover I evidently hadn’t read this installment and that was why I was lost!
That said- are we sure the Sophomore isn’t just doing this to get his share of the blankets back?
lol no, (early draft made reference to our young couple having an early night of ‘Twister’ …before the nightmares