6. Share something from your WIP.
Crushing It by Jen Desmarais
Prologue - A Favour
Sunday the 2nd of March, 2003 - Westmeath, Ontario
Carter focussed on his student as she threw her first knife at the target. It landed in the snow. "What do you think you did wrong that time?" he asked.
The tall blonde huffed, her breath clouding the air in front of her face. "I know, I know. I flicked my wrist."
"Good. Next." He watched her pick up the second knife and focus on the target, her brow furrowed.
She made the same mistake.
Carter wrinkled his cold-reddened nose. "Alright. What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong," she replied quickly.
"Kennedy, we've known each other for almost four years. Give me some credit." Carter gave her a look; one he'd seen on her face when he hadn't been concentrating properly on her math tutoring. "You made the same mistake twice in a row."
Kennedy scuffed the toe of her boot in a pile of snow. Carter thought she looked like a child who had been caught with one hand in the cookie jar.
"What did you do?" he asked, smirking. "How do you need me to cover for you?"
"Now, see, you are jumping to entirely the wrong conclusion," Kennedy said, shaking a finger at him.
Carter shrugged. "Then tell me what's distracting you. You need a clear mind to throw knives properly."