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Leading Lady
She could feel the load lifting. This year had been, in many ways, a challenging one. Freedom was within reach and yet... She sat and thought. It was still dark outside and the kitchen was quiet. Only the ticking of the clock and the creak of the house, as warmth suffused its bones, were keeping her company. It wasn't always like this but holidays brought these moments of early solitude where teenagers can sleep without alarm and husbands can rest instead of rushing out into cold air for early trains.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Retirement
"And so, we'd just like to say 'Thanks John' and hope you don't miss us too much in your retirement!" The staff laughed as John accepted the gift offered and forced a smile. He was seventy years old: seventy years strong. He hadn't wanted to go; did it for the young ones with families. Compulsory redundancy would hit them harder. Space needed to be made.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Break Up
And so he said "I don't want to be with you anymore" and I said "Why?" and he said "Because I don't think it's working" and I said "Is there someone else?" and he said "No" but he didn't know that I'd seen him with her from his work so I knew he was lying and so I said because I didn't want him to win and feel like he was the one who had all the control "Well, I have. Been seeing someone else" and he said "You fucking what?!"
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
The Queen of Despair
"The moon is rising, Dara! We need to go!" Dara was so tired. They had been running for days and the weariness made her leaden. She didn't feel like she could move anymore. It was too hard. What were they running for anyway? They were doomed. There was nothing they could do to stop the Queen...
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
The Agoraphobic. Content Warning.
She went to the window. Close enough. Breathe. She was safe in here. She loved birds. Flitting to feeders. They weren't her feeders; Gary at number 5 topped them up. A sympathetic neighbour. He knew she liked to watch them, entertainment in a dull day.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
The Teddy Bears' Picnic
"Looking forward to the picnic today?" Rupert's mum asked Rupert's dad. Rupert was excited. It was the event of the year when every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain because today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic. Rupert hummed the tune in his head.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
