She rummaged around in the top drawer for her gun holster. Something she hadn’t worn for a while now — she couldn’t afford ammo recharges, and she hadn’t been on any jobs that would require it.
If the Queen required her to start on her new job right away, well, she wanted to be prepared.
She slipped the leather straps over her shoulders and adjusted until the gun sat comfortably against her ribcage, under her right breast. A few times, for practice, she grabbed it quickly and aimed at an invisible assailant.
“Do you feel lucky? Do you, kid?” She grimaced. She may still have what it took to fire quickly, but she definitely needed to work on her one-liners.
This is from my 2011 Nanowrimo novel, currently untitled. Enjoy!
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Haha, this is brilliant, especially the last line! Hope NaNoWriMo is going well for you!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the snippet. Very vivid.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Can't wait to read more.
ReplyDeleteOh, I have to read more of this! Very intriguing!!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff! To work on her one-liners, I recommend a healthy diet of Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, the Die Hard films and at least the first three Lethal Weapons. :-D
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteGayle -- it's going splendidly. :) How is it going for you?
Cary and TK -- thank you! I love hearing that you want to read more. 'Tis what I aim for.
Aston -- definitely on the menu. I am toying with adding in a Yippie-kay-yai line at some point... ;)