Review: Short story with good characterizations
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2011
Born Free is a short story. Clarity is a waitress who is used to being hit on. Enter Jesse. He's an attractive biker that Clarity is instantly attracted to. Distracted, she waits on two other men who turn boorish. Jesse comes to her rescue claiming she is his.When he asks her out, she agrees and finds herself riding on the back of his motorcycle that night. One thing leads to another and the pair make love.Jesse moves into the garage apartment Clarity has on her property and does work in exchange for room and board. Clarity falls hard for him. In her heart she knows its only a matter of time before the open road calls to Jesse. When he announces he needs to go, she lets him. Though he claims he'll be back, she prepares herself for the worst.Will Jesse return, and can someone like him ever be a long-term partner?Born Free is a great short story that is well written with rich characterizations. Well done.