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CT Milroy

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Mother

‘Mother?’ ‘Yes, dear?’ ‘I think there is something at the door.’ Mother’s eyes widened as she glanced across the room. The door was locked, but not the sturdiest. She raised a finger to the lips, then leaned over from the bedside, and kissed the child on the forehead. ‘Don’t be scared,’ she whispered. ‘I won’t let anything happen to you.’ She stroked the child’s damp hair then straightened the folds of her dress. Her shadow, casting large and fuzzy, climbed up the opposing timber wall as she rose. Shoulders back, spine erect, she faced the d...

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The Reunion Of Matthew And Rosie

Weekly Contest #227

The Reunion of Matthew and Rosie By CT Milroy The snow was soft underfoot. The first fall of winter had announced itself just a couple of hours before, and was still falling with silent enthusiasm as Matthew stepped beyond the threshold into the night’s chill. After settling his grip on the soft powder, he closed his eyes, and lifted his face to the sky, smiling as he allowed snowflakes to delicately land upon his head and shoulders, all the while filling his lungs with the cold and purifying air which gave him the energy to start his jour...

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