Caitlin Pascoe
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The Insemination Line
Bailey sat nonchalantly as she observed blades of grass dancing freely in the wind. Soil from the earth passed through her fingers like the passing sands of time. She watched in awe as the sunlight began to fade into the horizon whilst trying to ignore the faded grey fence of the insemination camp that obstructed the view of what would perhaps be one of her last memories of earth.
By Caitlin Pascoe5 years ago in Fiction
The Undesirables
The sky shone like amethyst as Billie took one last glimpse of the outside world. She sighed and filled her lungs with cool air as she scanned the metallic barcode that was etched into her wrist against the cold turnstile entry. As she entered the hospital, she straightened her dark blue scrubs nervously and proceeded to walk down the dimly deserted narrow corridor. "Billie, is that you dear" a faint elderly voice beckoned from inside ward 4A. Good morning Mrs Martin – I can't chat for long. I'm already late for the morning handover with the warden. Billie pronounced loudly. "That's okay, dear; I just wanted to know what they are saying on the news now? No one has come to check on me in quite some time. Has the situation changed? Billie viewed Mrs Martin as more of a friend than a patient as she was one of the only authentically kind people left in her life, and she reminded her of her grandmother, who had passed several years ago.
By Caitlin Pascoe5 years ago in Fiction
