Explorations
By: David Russell
Published By: Devine Destinies.
Janice is newly divorced, and hungry for liberating experiences. This she cleverly engineers through the swimming pool and life-drawing classes. The delicious encounters leave her hungry for more.
Excerpt:
She lived in an area, which had been somewhat rundown, but which
was now undergoing a great trendy facelift. Fashion boutiques, especially
proliferated—something new sprung up in every street one missed walking along
for a few weeks or so. There was a kaleidoscope of styles, including retro. The
windows positively smooched and glittered with the samples, poster-sized photos
of lovely svelte models, none of them over clad, beamed down everywhere as if
to say d’you
wannabe like me? She had always sustained executive smartness, crisp black suits
and stockings, starched cream blouses. But now she needed a spark. Those young
things she passed on the street—they weren’t really all that special.
Janice was determined to make full use of the fitting room—a
complete outfit from white silk underwear to a dark-green two-piece suit and a
range of items in between.The changing room was spacious, and had a thick navy
blue curtain. She had just got into the underwear and was putting on a cream
blouse. As her fingers closed on the first button, a gust of wind rushed into
the boutique. It swept up the
curtain so that, for a few seconds, she was in full view.
The young sales assistant, slim, smooth, a bit Latin-looking,
dressed in black, lost his composure in a split second. His face registered a
cocktail of embarrassment and delight. But he instantly recovered his cool,
turned his eyes to the correct angle, slanting away from her, and restored the
curtain to a decorous drape. The open door, or whatever had admitted that gust
of wind, had obviously been dealt with. Elated, Janice made her purchases—all
was well, she was safely within her credit limit. But the changing room
experience aroused thoughts of being an eye-catching, crowd-stopping image.
When she saw Halle Berry coming out of the sea, she ached for that to be her.
But how to become what she wanted to be?
In some way it would have been nice to have an affair at work, but
she was oh so proud of her detached efficiency, as well as suffering from being
under surveillance, in spite of her relative seniority in the firm—those CCTVs
could be far more benignly employed!
Review
Review
This short is all about rediscovering oneself – mentally, physically, emotionally and sexually. Janice and Cedric, who have both been in stale relationships, cross paths a few times before deciding that they both want more from themselves, for their lives. Determined to take a risk Janice makes her move, leading to sexual explorations with Cedric.
I liked Janice. I think she represents a lot of women who find themselves in a position of not being where they want to be in life or even who they want to be. Her feelings rang true, making this story seem more real and her risks even more worthwhile. I also like how Russell writes from Cedric’s point of view as well. I like being able to see where each character has come from, and how each character reacts to the same situation. I found Explorations to be a great read and very satisfying!
Anna James
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