At length, both of them pleasantly exhausted, Kurt asked Helen if she would like a glass of punch. "Yes, I would," Helen replied, wishing this enchanted evening would go on forever, but expecting any moment to awaken and find it all a beautiful dream.
Kurt escorted her to the refreshment table supervised by one of the faculty. Ruby Jenny broke the spell. "Hey, Lilac, our ride's here."
The use of her nickname jolted Helen back into the real world. She was a fifteen year old high school freshman at her first dance. Their ride was Jenny's mom who had come to drive them home.
Helen fought back the urge to refuse to go. She stoically blinked back the tears that threatened to fill her eyes and gave Kurt her sweetest smile. "I have to go home now." She immediately regretted her next words, "Thank you for your kindness. I had a wonderful time!" She saw Kurt frown and realized she had just committed a faux pas. Once again, the frumpy dumpy frizzy-haired wallflower, "Bye," she whispered, and walked out with Jenny...
OTHER NOVELS, NOVELLAS,
SHORT STORIES, AND ARTICLES
BY PAULA FREDA
E-BOOKS
Roses in the Dark
(Also available as four stand-alone Novellas)
The Blue Jay and the Sparrow
Driscoll's Lady
Henderson Sands
Adventure in Panama
Rubies, Sapphires,
Red, White and Lavender Blossoms
(Inspirational Four Romance Novellas)
The Heart Calleth
The Sketchbook
Inspirational Stories - Set I
Inspirational Stories - Set 2
Inspirational Stories - Set 3
Blonde Angel
The Ugliness Without
Is There More To Life Than What The
Realists Claim
(with a special bonus) The Giftless Christmas
The Camellia Lady / My Three Fathers
Cathy and the Dolphin
A Valentine Bouquet
Stardust (Old Woman in the Park)
A Cup of Humanity
Shannon and the Angel (A Mortal Man)
Welcome Home, Amy
The Scent of Camellias
The Intangible
The Lonely Heart
A Ghost of a Story
The Gently Cursed
The Offering
The Good People
The Novices Guide
To the Art of Writing
The Adventures of Grace Quinlan and
Lord William Hayden
(five stand-alone adventures)
The Adventures of Grace Quinlan and
(the complete novel)
Blossoms in the Snow
Sunrise in Paradise
Lilac in the Spring
Sapphire Blue in the Straw (Jenny's Story)
Orange Blossoms in December
The Consequential Heart
I Dream of my Lady in Red
PAPERBACK EDITIONS
Time Encapsulated (Poetry of the Soul)
Romantic Short Stories
Science Fiction and
Fantasy Short Stories
Inspirational Short Stories
The Complete Collection (Sets 1, 2, 3)
The Novices Guide To the Art of Writing
The Adventures of Grace Quinlan and
Lord William Hayden
(the complete novel)
Roses in the Dark
(Also available as four stand-alone Novellas)
The Blue Jay and the Sparrow
Driscoll's Lady
Adventure in Panama
Rubies, Sapphires,
Red, White and Lavender Blossoms
(Inspirational Four Romance Novellas)
Heartsongs
Blossoms in the Snow
Sunrise in Paradise
Lilac in the Spring
Sapphire Blue in the Straw
(Jenny's Story)
Driscoll's Daughter
(a sequel to Driscoll's Lady)
Orange Blossoms in December
The Consequential Heart
I Dream of My Lady in Red
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