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Those blue eyes, eager, hopeful, anxious - they watched mine and waited.
I could only think, You have got to be shitting me. Beautiful, funny, kind-hearted, smart ... and she wants to be a writer too? I'm fucking dreaming.
"This is really terrific, Leyna," I said, hearing it come out dazed. I tried to straighten myself and sound more like I felt inside. "I can't believe you haven't told me about this before. I'd love to read it. And I'm completely honored that you'd trust me to be your first reader."
She beamed. The book felt like a miracle in my hands. I opened it without breaking her gaze.
"So what's it ab -"
When I let my eyes fall to the title page, everything stopped.
The Far Lost Child, it read.
By Nataleynata of Piperville.
Oh. Fuck.
- COMMENTS
IanSaulWhitcomb3 months agoAuthor@bear1999: It's been ages since I revisited this story, and I'd honestly forgotten how tickled I was with this twist and with the fact that at least a goodly number of readers didn't see it coming. I'm glad your foresight didn't impair your enjoyment of the story!
bear19996 months agoWell I rhought I saw that coming and wham there it was...didn't take anything away though.. glad I stumbled across this story . thanks 5/5
IanSaulWhitcombover 4 years agoAuthorI’ve actually been surprised that more people don’t see it coming, because I’m always nervous that my twists will be too obvious and just make people roll their eyes. But I guess I managed to pull this one off okay!
Thanks for commenting!
IanSaulWhitcombabout 6 years agoAuthor“Onward!” is certainly not a bad response when one is unsure what to say! Thanks for continuing to read!
