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Leeza Sevsko12,500 wordsVirginiaCopyright 2009 Leeza M.DROP DEAD GORGEOUS byLeeza Sevsko
 
0 / 0 / 2Chapter 1Mary Scwhall was sitting on her bed, looking at her reflection in the ten foot mirror that wasadjacent to where she was seated. She absently ran her fingers through her hair, which was indire need of a dye job. The long strip of graying hair could clearly be seen even with her thick  black headband covering part of it. Mary was not a bad looking woman; neither was she anexceptional looking one. She had been average looking in her day, a plain-Jane one might say.Once she married and had two children, she let everything go by the wayside. Her body whichused to be her pride and joy, her only strength feature wise, had lost its allure. Like a large portion of married women with children, she gained 15 pounds or so. She cooked like anytraditional Italian would, spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, and homemade bread. It would benearly impossible for her to resist these temptations after spending a day in the kitchen makingthem. One of Mary's favorite sayings was "Just one little bite." Unfortunately, one little bite became one little meal became "I'll just diet tomorrow." Could you really blame her, though?Mary had a lot on her plate, with keeping house, taking care of the children and managing thefinances.Mary’s husband was a defense attorney, so they did fairly well with money. Saying theSchwall family lived comfortably would be a fair statement. John was every bit as grateful as heshould have been, with his wife keeping the family's life in order and all, but Mary was wellaware that he was grateful more for a routine than for her actual contributions. All was goodthough, or at least that was how it seemed to be. Mary got up from the bed and stood directly infront of the mirror. 38 years old and already fine wrinkles were visible when she smiled. She
 
0 / 0 / 3tried to tell herself that these were from a lifetime of laughs, that joy caused the tired droop of her mouth, the sagging of her shoulders, but somewhere deep inside she knew she was makingexcuses for the obvious - Mary had invested all her time, energy and life into pleasing the family,and not a single moment on herself or her own needs. Sacrifices needed to be made to achievesome level of stability, she used to say. She would often create little aphorisms that would become her basic rules for life. Something to follow, something that never changed. She despisedthe very thought of relying on others, so by creating her own rules she was able to feelindependent.Mary didn’t want to ask John to help with chores. He didn't deserve to be burdened withhousework after he came home from a long day's work. The children, Harry and Louisa, scoreda minimum of A on their exams and overall school-work. They didn't need the extra pressure aswell. Besides, Mary wanted to be liked by her children. What was imperative to her was that shewas liked by everyone. That could compensate for her lack of beauty. As long as everyone hadthe impression that Mary was the humorous, kind lady in Bethany, New York, that was all thatmattered. Mary continued to gaze at her reflection in the mirror. She stifled a laugh. If she lostweight, colored her hair, introduced herself to makeup and took to more attractive apparel, shestill wouldn't improve her look in the least bit. Mary was one of those women who just couldnever be anything more than average looking. Her mediocrity did influence her self esteem,however, but Mary tried to tell herself looks were just one factor, and luckily for her, aestheticshad never and would never take up too much thought in her mind. Or so she thought.
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mtjmom

wow that is a good story!!

reply11 / 13 / 2009
Leeza the Ice Vampire

Unfortunately they aren't so much.. I'm still editing and adding minor details to this story but I do think it is better than Nightfall, I just wish I wasn't soley associated with that on here. (Will upload rest of sequel within a couple of days.)

reply09 / 06 / 2009
muntazir145

o hello where r u?

09 / 07 / 2009
ayswn

Drop Dead Gorgeous is an AMAZING Thriller and AMAZING in caps doesn't cover it. That is so original and I like you for that. This is truly fantastic. You have to write more thrillers! A good author can hook people on the first sentence and that is EXACTLY what you did to me.

09 / 06 / 2009
Alexandria12310

OMG!!!! I am SUCH a HUGE fan of 'Drop Dead Gorgeous'!!! i can't wait until you put the sequel online!!!! PLEASE MAIL ME WHEN YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

09 / 06 / 2009
Resa97

every1 should at least give it a try...

reply09 / 06 / 2009
Resa97

this is an interesting story...i read the first few paragraphs n i just wanna keep on reading...

reply09 / 06 / 2009
Leeza the Ice Vampire

Thank you! So happy that you like something that I created from my imagination, rather than building off someone else's. (Stephenie Meyers Twilight) You're right, I should chapter my stories. It totally eluded me this time but I'll make a note for my next project which I am working on. :D

reply08 / 04 / 2009
Alexandria12310

OHMYGOSH!!! That was the best short story I have ever read in my life!!! You should continue to write thrillers This time in chapters!!! you know. . . like a book. Yeah. That would be awesome!!!

reply08 / 03 / 2009
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