February's writing endeavor

So I am participating in a something called The Writing Endeavor. It is much like Nanowrimo, but instead of having it only one month, it is all year long! You have a different writing assignment each month. I was too busy to do anything for January's assignment, but I am without a doubt going to participate in February's. This month we are writing a fictional romance/love story. I am going to work on a Regency era Gothic Romantic novel. Here's my first paragraph.

As Emma walked by the foreboding house curiously, she saw out of the corner of her eye a fluttering movement in one of the high windows. When she turned her gaze to the gothic house, and stared at the window, there was nothing there. Emma shivered and shook her head slightly. The family friend, Mr. Hurst, who was escorting her home from town, placed a protective hand on her arm.

“Ms. Towers, we really must be getting you home. You have no need to linger at this place.” Mr. Hurst looked at the large gothic house in a disgusted manner. Emma let him continue leading her down the road with their elbows intertwined. But she secretly smiled as the house was going out of their view. She thought it was so beautiful. It looked so lonely, she was certain it had some mysterious and intriguing history to it. Emma was determined to find out more about it. She had lived three miles down the road from it her whole life. One and twenty years and she knew nothing about the large house which everyone called Barre Manor.

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