[Writing exercise 2 from the course this week. 10 mins to write the line “who was that on the phone?”]

As she placed the phone back on it’s cradle with a click that defied the silence she was trying to achieve, she let out a long breath that had seemingly been trapped inside her for the duration of the call.

Her heart was now racing and she could feel her cheeks and neck still glowing a violent red. A quick check in the hall mirror revealed her passion was absolutely on show. She adjusted her top, trying desperately to hide at least some of the blushing skin that betrayed her inner-most feelings and as she nervously swept her thick dark hair around her neck she heard a voice from the other room.

“Who was that on the phone?”