CHAPTER 24 | FICTION | CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

The First Thing She Took Was a Big Step Back

She had a habit of avoiding things that she feared.

Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
The Fiction Writer’s Den
5 min readNov 29, 2023

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side image of the bare foot of a black woman stepping back.
The author created this image with Midjourney. Oorun is experiencing fear and apprehension as she steps into what’s next. S.I. James owns copyright and provenance, per Midjourney ToS.

“Do I want to leave everything I know and step into a life of everything I ever wanted with Norm?”

Norm’s invitation held so much possibility.

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