Lingerie Shop 4 - The Ceremony (The Lingerie Shop)
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Author(s)
Trisha Miller
Publisher
Essential Art
ISBN / ASIN
B00GMDXQ46
ISBN-13
978B00GMDXQ40
Sales Rank
#2,408,708
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
Book 4 of The Lingerie Shop series of short stories
Peter Helsen falls in love with a mysterious young woman, who invites him to participate in an ancient ceremony. Then some rather strange people interrogate him at his workplace.
A dark, romantic fantasy
copyright © 2013 Trisha Miller.
The Ceremony
Peter Helsen had not seen Katya for some time, yet something quiet and still inside him, knew it would be alright. He had made her a promise and he would honor it. All he had to do was to wait. The seasons crept slowly by, from February, when he last had seen her, until the damp misery of the October rain. Work passed by him in some kind of dream. He went through the motions, but he wasn’t really there. His co-workers teased him, talked about him, and even occasionally flirted with him. After all, he was a handsome, amiable fellow, but still he waited, cherishing her memory.
One October morning he was sitting at his desk, his square rugged face and thick black hair reflected in the dark office windows. As he watched the gloomy English rain, blowing across the streets and battering against his window, he was rudely awakened from a daydream by the arrival of his boss. He half wondered if they were going to ‘have to let him go,’ but no, it was just two people from head office, conducting an internal investigation. It wouldn’t take long; just a few questions with some of the employees, that was all, and he was to be the last one. His boss left him to his two interrogators, in an empty conference room, quietly closing the door. They introduced themselves and proceeded with the questions.
“How would you describe your position here, Peter,†the woman began. Her English was way too perfect. Peter had never heard anyone English speak like that. She was tall, in a smart, grey wool suit, with ash-blonde hair. Her face reminded him of the woman who worked with Katya at the lingerie shop.
“Err… I don’t know, precarious…†His interrogators didn’t find this even faintly amusing, and both continued to stare at him with their humorless, poker faced expressions. He continued, “My job title seems to change every year. Now it’s Network Engineer, last year it was Software Engineer.â€
“But what do you actually do?†interjected the woman. She seemed to be doing all the talking, whilst all while, the man just sat and stared penetratingly, at Peter’s reactions.
Peter Helsen falls in love with a mysterious young woman, who invites him to participate in an ancient ceremony. Then some rather strange people interrogate him at his workplace.
A dark, romantic fantasy
copyright © 2013 Trisha Miller.
The Ceremony
Peter Helsen had not seen Katya for some time, yet something quiet and still inside him, knew it would be alright. He had made her a promise and he would honor it. All he had to do was to wait. The seasons crept slowly by, from February, when he last had seen her, until the damp misery of the October rain. Work passed by him in some kind of dream. He went through the motions, but he wasn’t really there. His co-workers teased him, talked about him, and even occasionally flirted with him. After all, he was a handsome, amiable fellow, but still he waited, cherishing her memory.
One October morning he was sitting at his desk, his square rugged face and thick black hair reflected in the dark office windows. As he watched the gloomy English rain, blowing across the streets and battering against his window, he was rudely awakened from a daydream by the arrival of his boss. He half wondered if they were going to ‘have to let him go,’ but no, it was just two people from head office, conducting an internal investigation. It wouldn’t take long; just a few questions with some of the employees, that was all, and he was to be the last one. His boss left him to his two interrogators, in an empty conference room, quietly closing the door. They introduced themselves and proceeded with the questions.
“How would you describe your position here, Peter,†the woman began. Her English was way too perfect. Peter had never heard anyone English speak like that. She was tall, in a smart, grey wool suit, with ash-blonde hair. Her face reminded him of the woman who worked with Katya at the lingerie shop.
“Err… I don’t know, precarious…†His interrogators didn’t find this even faintly amusing, and both continued to stare at him with their humorless, poker faced expressions. He continued, “My job title seems to change every year. Now it’s Network Engineer, last year it was Software Engineer.â€
“But what do you actually do?†interjected the woman. She seemed to be doing all the talking, whilst all while, the man just sat and stared penetratingly, at Peter’s reactions.
