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After Parting – Part Six

In the days leading up the funeral nothing else happened. Sally thought that maybe Chris was just saying goodbye and hadn’t meant to cause any harm. She thought that maybe being a ghost or whatever he was, it wasn’t easy … Continue reading

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After Parting – Part Five

By the time her parents, Jack and Sophie, knocked on the door, Sally had forgotten they were even coming. The afternoon had been spent going through Chris’s office and tidying it. There were cups and plates hidden under his desk … Continue reading

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After Parting – Part Four

Sally found that the washing up had already been done when she went into the kitchen, even though she vividly remembered that she’d left the morning dishes on the side. She later found out that was Chris’s mum who’d done … Continue reading

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After Parting – Part Three

From the outside Sally’s house looked almost identical to how she remembered seeing it. The grass was a little unkempt, and it was strange to not see a car in the driveway, but it all looked normal. Someone had been … Continue reading

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After Parting – Part Two

The next few days were painful. There were visits to the doctors, a parade of visits from friends and family, and phone calls from people Sally hadn’t thought about in years. Each day she could feel that her ribs were … Continue reading

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