Chapter Four

A new novel in the making.

A New Novel in the Making


I'm working on a new novel. Here's the fourth chapter of it. Let me know what you think about it. You find a Facebook comment form below the text. I post each new chapter when it is completed. The first chapter is here: Chapter One


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Not a Word

Ruth and George are already seated at the kitchen table when Caroline enters. George has taken off his jacket and black tie. He pours himself a glass of red wine from one of the bottles used at the reception. As soon as Caroline sits down on her chair, Ruth gets up and fetches a casserole from the oven. It is steaming hot.

She grabs George's plate and scoops generously of the stew on it. Then she does the same for Caroline and herself, but smaller portions. Caroline picks up the fork and takes a look at the steaming food on her plate. There are pieces of beef, potato and carrot. She can smell allspice and garlic.

They start to eat in silence. Their forks and knives make sharp sounds on the plates.

Caroline glances at the empty fourth chair, and her father notices. Immediately, he puts down his fork and stands up. Ruth opens her mouth but stops herself, as George grabs the empty chair and carries it out of the kitchen.

Ruth leans close to her daughter and whispers in her ear:

"Not a word!"

George returns and sits down, avoiding their eyes. He continues his meal. So does Caroline, holding her head down to hide her blushing cheeks and the moisture in her eyes.


© Stefan Stenudd, February 2014

Chapter Five



All the chapters posted so far:
  1. Light and Dark

  2. Mumbles

  3. Don't Touch

  4. Not a Word

  5. Swings

  6. He Talked to Me

  7. Was It Quick?

  8. Flossing, Too

  9. The Lower Canines

  10. Two Dots

  11. The Creep

  12. The Goth Stuff

  13. Nine Months

  14. Like a Rat

  15. Morning

  16. Some Things Take Forever

  17. If He Doesn't

  18. One Little Thing

  19. Another One

  20. Playing It Safe

  21. The Netherworld

  22. Never Grow Old

  23. It Sounds Trite

  24. Dying Is Terrible

  25. Just Kids Playing

  26. He Didn't Know

  27. Maybe the Only One

  28. I Don't Hear It

  29. Honesty

  30. Secrets

  31. I Care

  32. Treacherous Longevity


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