She heard voices shouting outside and someone running down the back alleyway. The clatter of heels made her turn momentarily. She hovered over the keys before practising the piece that Mrs Danby had given her. Now it was silent. She was gone.
Dora's mum and sister were out using their coupons for tonight's tea. Dora sat at the piano practising again. She just couldn't seem to get the scales right. The sky was threatening rain and it had gone quite dark. She could hear the planes overhead but, being close to Manchester, they had got used to the droning engines.
She heard voices shouting outside and someone running down the back alleyway. The clatter of heels made her turn momentarily. She hovered over the keys before practising the piece that Mrs Danby had given her. Now it was silent. She was gone. Comments are closed.
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