October Excerpt of Violets Are Blue

I'm afraid my darling sister and I have not been on this blog much as of late. :/ Life has been . . . busy. And as poor an excuse that may be, 'tis the truth. But, I do not mean for my negligence to be the topic of this post, especially when we have something far more interesting about which to speak. And that "something" just so happens to be this month's excerpt of Violets Are Blue!

“How much longer?” Lilli asked quietly. She didn’t have to say anything more—I knew what she meant.

“Mum said no more than two weeks. She wants us to leave as soon as possible.”

“And your father?” 

“He agrees with Mum.” 

Lilli sighed and flopped back on the bed. “That means we have only two more weeks together. Do you think you’ll ever come back to visit?”

“I don’t know… It’s an expensive journey, and not one that can be made often. I may never—”

“—see you again,” she interrupted, finishing my sentence sadly. 

“Will you write me?” I asked. 

“Every day!” she replied eagerly. 

“Really?” I asked skeptically, taking the pillowcase off of her pillow. “Every day?”

“Well, I’ll try, anyway. Will you write me?”

“Of course I will.” I threw the pillow at Lilli. “You know that.”

“You mustn’t leave out anything,” she insisted, catching the pillow. “I want to hear just what life is like in New York.”

“And I want to hear about everything that is going on here in Eastbourne,” I replied, “even if you say the same thing a dozen times.”

Any thoughts you'd care to share? And of course, if you have any critiques or critisms, feel free to speak your minds -- I won't be offended. :)

Love and blessings to all of you!