Veronica

Veronica’s boss was a wild card. She did what she wanted at all times & would flip on a dime without notice. Looking at the days schedule, Veronica’s stomach was already arranging itself in knots. So many meetings & appointments. Which ones would Christine feel like keeping? Sometimes if Veronica found a way to make…

Veronica jolted awake. Her mind tried to wrap itself around what was happening. The door bell ringing over & over. Why was her doorbell SO loud. Her nervous system was instantly in overdrive. Her heart raced & her hands shook. She frantically searched for her phone under the pillows & in the bedsheets. It glowed…

Veronica & her roommates lived on the top floor of a 2 story Queenslander house in the town of Balmoral, a suburb of Brisbane. Janet was Veronica’s age, from Pennsylvania, & went to Beaver College. Uma was from Norway, definitely a little older, but she wouldn’t answer questions about her age. Another roommate, Heather, had…

Veronica was housesitting for 3 nights at the home of family friends. It was her 2-year anniversary with her boyfriend. She’d packed her cutest outfits & pajamas, she’d planned yummy meals & she’d spent weeks making his gift. It was a framed collage of photos of the two of them. She arrived two hours early…

Veronica was overcome by the beauty of the Pacific Ocean. She was 7,420 miles (11,941 kilometers) away from San Francisco, but the Sydney coastline gave her the feeling of coming home. She felt deeply connected here. She’d come alone to Waverley Cemetery to play a game she’d played with her aunt. They walked around cemeteries…

Veronica peaked out the door of her library carrel & looked at the clock. It was 5:50. Her roommates were picking her up at 6pm. She’d been studying all afternoon & was looking forward to a delicious Taco Bell dinner & a York Peppermint Patty for dessert. The luxury she could afford as a college…

Day 1 of #NovelPossible. If you know, you know… Veronica was on the prowl. She was 6 months out of a toxic 2-year relationship. She was in graduate school in SF. She had a new life and a new group of friends. She was in therapy, in school to become a therapist, and surrounded by…