Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is a blog dedicated to stories that I have created by immersing myself into the harsh and yet beautiful world that surrounds me. You will thus find a bit of me and the people I encounter in the characters, events and places displayed byContinue reading "A Blog to free up the Imagination"
Chapter 12: A beautiful Surprise
When she woke up Sylvia still felt incredibly rough. A quick look at the clock told her that she had slept more than two hours. A rather long nap for someone who had had a full night sleep the night before. She tried to remember whether she had drunk some of the bottles from theContinue reading "Chapter 12: A beautiful Surprise"
Chap. 11. There for you
When Sylvia emerged from a deep sleep the next morning, the sun was shining brightly through the thick and beautiful blue curtains of her hotel room. She yawned and stretched in her massive king size bed. Ah...the softness of hotels sheets...she could easily stay in them forever. Her bedroom was bigger than her entire studioContinue reading "Chap. 11. There for you"
Chapter 10: Girls just want to have fun
Sophie Heine A knock on the door woke her up. She opened her eyes and yawned. The clock on her bed side table said it was only 8 o'clock. She didn't have to work until this afternoon and had been planning on sleeping in after her late night with Tim the day before. Who couldContinue reading "Chapter 10: Girls just want to have fun"
Chapter 9: closure
Sophie Heine Sylvia decided to keep some distance with Patrick in the days that followed their ambiguous evening. After all, he was engaged and was only a friend. Her mother was coming soon and she wanted to prepare for her visit as best she could. She also had to work a lot of shifts toContinue reading "Chapter 9: closure"
Chapter 8 : The non-Date
Sylvia is settling into her life in Manhattan: she has a job, a flat and is almost feeling like she belongs there. She is determined to make the best out of what seems like an extended holiday from her worries back home. In this chapter, she is meeting her new friend Patrick for a show.Continue reading "Chapter 8 : The non-Date"
Escape to Manhattan Chapter 7. A can-do Attitude
Sophie Heine Sylvia had radically ignored all the calls from Tim ; and there had been many.... Since she had resolved to only go for friendship in her life, she was not interested at all in keeping any form of intimate interaction with that crazy man. And she knew that if she responded to his offersContinue reading "Escape to Manhattan Chapter 7. A can-do Attitude"
Chapter six : Friendship
(Escape to Manhattan) The next few days, Sylvia was feeling as lost as the day before. The conversation with Clara had made her aware of the risks of getting involved with a man who did not make her feel comfortable and safe. Beside the fact that it was going fast, the interaction between them hadContinue reading "Chapter six : Friendship"
No smoke without Fire
Chapter Five (Escape to Manhattan by Sophie Heine) Tim was at the bar when she came down about fifteen minutes later. It had been a record for her to shower and apply make up so fast. She had tried to stretch a little too to put some colour back to her cheeks but, in theContinue reading "No smoke without Fire"
Chapter Four: The Job
The following Monday, Sylvia was in the downtown restaurant “Joe and Linda” to start her new job. The boss, Joe, told her everything about how he had started that business ten years before with his beloved wife, before she left him with one of the cooks, much younger and much fitter than he was. HeContinue reading "Chapter Four: The Job"
Chapter Three: Carefree
Sophie Heine Sylvia woke up the next day, happier than she had never been before. After she had left the restaurant with Tim, they had walked in silence for a while, enjoying the cool evening air of Manhattan. The city was so lively at night; She understood now why they called it “the city thatContinue reading "Chapter Three: Carefree"
Sophie Heine - food for thought - Fiction 