Soon it would be time to get on.
Tasks to do, chores to complete. They had said she should keep busy so that she didn’t let herself dwell on ‘things’.
Or in particular on that one ‘thing’ that had altered her life’s course forever.
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Once safely inside she made herself her usual cup of tea and sat with it in the sitting room. It frequently now took her some time to gather herself following her forays into the World outside her flat. Just sitting holding her warm cup helped to calm her, slowly giving her back her focus…
Soon it would be time to get on. Tasks to do, chores to complete. They had said she should keep busy so that she didn’t let herself dwell on ‘things’. Or in particular on that one ‘thing’ that had altered her life’s course forever.
3 Comments
Paul Freeman
17/11/2023 02:30:15 pm
Ooooh! You've left us all in suspenders, John - er, I mean suspense.
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Pamela Kennedy
18/11/2023 11:11:58 pm
So difficult to move on...
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Sue Clayton
19/11/2023 01:27:49 am
I suspect onset of dementia.
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