“Give me that rock,” he interrupted, gesturing toward the pointed shard of rock she’d been using to saw through the shell, without success.
“I already tried—”
“Give it to me.”
“But I already—”
With a low, irritated growl, he snatched the rock from her hand and she fell silent, sitting back on her calves to watch as he went to work on the coconut. Diego ignored her, frowning as he bent over the coconut, looking up only when her stomach rumbled loudly.
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15 comments:
lol, I was half expecting him to climb a tree and chuck it down to crack the shell. great excerpt
Loved it.
Nice six. You revealed a lot of character in the small snippet of dialog. I like it.
They both sound stubborn. I like that!
Mm, deserted island stories are always fun.
Snippy, snippy. Someone needs a little mandol.
Nice show.
Good situation, I like the characters frustration with each other.
Love the 'low, irritated growl'. Guess he's in a hurry.
Love the six
Sparks and funny too : )
Great use of few words to illustrate the different personalities.
Someone always thinks they can do a better job, don't they? lol.
Stubborn pair! Makes for a very interesting scene - especially when we know they'll have to learn to work together in order to survive.
Ha, brilliant! Great six!
Nice six!
Thank you everyone! I loved writing this book so much and I'm glad I get to share it, even if it's just a little bit. :D
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