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About this snippet: Chapter One (Don’t Fear) The Reaper Snippet 16. Check out last week’s snippet here.
Last week recap: Cecilia found a journal beneath the floorboards and is wondering why it was hidden and who it belongs to.
Now for the snippet.
The story is in the very early stages and has not been edited.
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She slowly flipped through the pages once more and paused to read a passage, then another. The aged worn sheets were filled with bold print and some pages were scrawled in handwriting.
One scribbled laden note read: Talk to Fritz about changing a line on the second stanza of Be it Known. The words aren’t clicking with me. Got something else in mind.
There was another note where he jotted down a reminder to buy Phoebe a present for their anniversary. This had to be her father’s journal. “But why would you hide it away?” she murmured to herself. It didn’t make any sense, but then maybe it did. Fritz said her father had been paranoid the last months before his death.
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Do you think her father hid the journal or someone else?
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Unofficial Blurb for End of the Road
Lars Gunner, the frontman for Silent Plaids, died 23 years ago and is trapped in limbo until his daughter, Cecilia, unearths his journal and is able to see him. His death was ruled an unfortunate accident, but he’s convinced it had to be murder despite the fact he can’t recall what happened in his last moments of life. Cecilia seeks the help from Kaleb, a psychic, but as they resurrect the past, the secrets and lies surrounding Lar’s rock and roll life just may be the death of them too.
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Oh, I have a feeling there are other secrets in that book.
Jessica,
There just might be.
I don’t think he hid it from her, but who wouldn’t he want to see it? Great snippet–it’s a journal as well as notes about his music.
Nancy,
You might be onto something.
Hmmm… Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they really aren’t out to get you.
I like the way this story is building, Karen!
Teresa,
I’m so glad you’re intrigued. Thanks so much.
I like how you turned the happy discovery of her father’s journal into a mystery at the end.
Thank you, Ed.
A few questions here … intersted in why he had to hide the journal as well, also in what else she might discover in it. Nice snippet
Yes a few questions that will need solving. 🙂
I’ve got this gut feeling that someone else hid that journal. Interesting stuff; she’s got quite the mystery to solve on her hands!
Jacob,
Yes, she does. Thanks for stopping by for a peek at End of the Road. 🙂
I thinks it’s very suspicious that he became paranoid before dying, maybe that wasn’t exactly paranoia and more like someone was there to get him for real. I guess there’ll be answer in his journal.
Linda,
There are many questions. 🙂
Well done, Karen. Week after week, you never let down.
Charmaine,
Thank you so much.
A fun twist to the story and I really wonder what she’ll find in that journal! Great snippet…
Veronica,
So glad you’re intrigued.
Intriguing!
Aurora,
Thank you.
Interesting question indeed. Why hide the journal away like that? I can’t wait to learn the answer.
Ooo. Who else would have hidden the journal? Lots of questions to answer.
There’s a lot of reasons to hide a journal–and it’s good that he did, otherwise her mom would have taken it away, I’m sure!
This is such an interesting story! Now I’m wondering what else the journal contains and why he was so paranoid before his death? Which may well lead to another mystery.
Those notes don’t sound paranoid to me. Of course, if he was paranoid, that would explain wanting to keep his thoughts hidden away.
There must be something secret in the diary.
She’s unraveling the mystery, only to find more questions. Nice!
May not have been paranoia. Her mother might have to hid it, hoping out of sight out of mind would help get over his loss. Great snippet.
Paranoid about something, huh? Interesting. Very interesting. There’s a mystery to his death and I’m intrigued.
Daelyn,
So glad you are. 🙂
I hope her relationship with her father is explained and she finds solace in this journal.