RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist#WordWeavers 2026.04.11 —What would be the most unappreciated social event a character of yours could be invited to?
Bolt is not shy. Ask the many boys she went to high school with. A bit of a wild daredevil. Shy? No. So why would she not appreciate being invited to any social event?
Bolt works as a courier for the mob. Blackmailed, so it's involuntary. She would not even considering hanging out with the punks. Not happening! Nor would they invite her, the punks. As for the lieutenants or the boss? Really? You need ask?
However, thanks to being discovered as a talented street photographer, she's made friends that she likes but for which she knows that associating with her is dangerous. She can't tell them the truth. She finds it hard to refuse her new friends, she's been so lonely the last dozen years, so she really dreads when they get friendly as she'd feel terrible if they got hurt.
Spoiler: They do.
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