Short Story from the Awakening of Emily series
The Art of Auto Negotiations
How to Buy a Shiny Red Convertible
Emily kept looking in the rearview mirror at her transformed image while driving home from the beauty salon. Her hair newly styled and colored plus the bright lipstick the cosmetologist put on her lips was a look that was going to be hard to adjust to. But I like it, she told herself as she pursed her red lips in a mock kiss. She was nearly ready for the Charity Ball she would be attending that evening with some of her co-workers. She only needed to dress.
Her mind was on how this new look would impact her turning on as many men as she could tonight when her attention was abruptly diverted.
She caught a glimpse of a new, shiny red convertible, sitting on a platform at a car lot. On impulse, she turned her car into the lot, parked, and maneuvered her legs encased in her new tight jeans out the door. Her bright red heels, part of her new look, clicked on the pavement as she strutted toward that beautiful car.
“I’d get people’s attention in this, for sure,” she murmured to herself as she stared at the sleek red automobile.
She wanted it.
