Millicent Stingley prepared her perp walk like a supermodel did for a runway. She spent almost two hours picking out something to wear. She settled on her lucky blue Chanel dress that accentuated curves. Tall, hippy and busty, Millicent knew what men saw when they looked at her and a 160 IQ didn’t show in this outfit. One carat diamond earrings that she’d bought for her birthday completed the presentation.
Her attorney Reeve Mattox, her chemist friend John Clemenson, and a bodyguard named Gunny waited in her living room. She smiled in the bathroom mirror and opened the door.
***blogger’s note***
I’m writing a four thousand word short story titled Cinnamon Girl and entering it in a writing contest in December. This is the story’s first (edited) 100 words. I inserted Velvet Verbosity’s 100 word Challenge prompt of “Lucky” so I could participate
http://www.velvetverbosity.com/2011/11/23/100-words-and-the-sap-runneth-over/
this week.
Today’s song is from Republica. I know this has become a stable for people workout mixtape and some sporting events but for about 5 minutes I liked it as a real song. It kind of sets an arrogant mood, and Millicent is an arrogant mood. Here’s Ready to Go…
I’d say its off to a good start.
Love the arrogance and the set-up of her personality in her clothes.
(Tiny thing – change karat to carat. Karat = gold, carat = stones)
Love the description. I picture her looking like Joan from Mad Men.
Oo! Great song Lance! In my next life, I’d like to come back as that chick with a much lower IQ. Then I’ll rule the world.
She’d be uber sexy if she wasn’t stuck with the name Millicent Stingley :p
I’d like to read it in its entirety when you’re ready if you’re doing peer reviews (or if you’re not!) I love murderous female geniuses!
Perp walk… I love it. She is such a delicious villain.
Uh oh! I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E… she sounds like a femme fatale… someone you wouldn’t want to mess with!
Wow! I wouldn’t have pegged Millicent as one who could be so indecisive as to take two hours to pick out an outfit! I thought I knew her pretty well, but now I think there’s some insecurity I hadn’t noticed before… and maybe more vanity than I expected. Interesting!
Good luck on the contest mister. Since you’re trying to go for the big time can I offer one little correction? I think in the first like it should say, “prepared FOR her perp walk”.
Let us know if we can read the full version somewhere, it looks like it’s going to be interesting.