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Into the Woods
It felt strange for both of them, walking together like this. The years where they were one floated around them, like a ghostly wraith, its presence discernible but never quite fully grasped. Anybody watching them as they set off along the path would sense that they were not strangers but could not mistake the estrangement lumbering along with them, shown in the space between each other and the rigidity in their postures.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Don't Call Me Bethy
"Don't call me Bethy." Bethan bristled at the endearment. Dave flinched at her implacable tone, regrouped. "You're right. That was...wrong. I'm sorry. It's just..." He tailed off, hoping that words left unsaid would convince Bethan that he held some feeling for her still, that he was struggling to keep his emotions in check. Just the right level of vulnerability. He shrugged.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
New information has come to light...
Bethan I've had a text from Dave! Weird. He wants to meet. I'm "working" from home because, well, I couldn't think before meeting with Luke tonight, knew I'd get nothing done. I'm going through what he might tell me in my head and my focus is skewed. Nothing else seems relevant.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Exes
Bethan Today's the day where I might finally get some answers. These past weeks have been...unsettling. I feel...shaken. But also strangely optimistic. I don't know. I always hoped that I would find Laney and as days turned into weeks, months, years, I wondered if I'd ever get straight again, in my head. I'm not really sure what that means. I suppose it's about closure, about being in a place that's sure.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Betrayal?
Katie and Dave Katie looks at her phone and then her dad. He is staring at the TV and hasn't turned to acknowledge her when she came in. She reaches for the phone, the knowledge that she'd never leave it there uppermost in her mind. She wonders whether to say anything but she's nervous.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Rachel Reviews: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
I liked We Were Liars. It's a book which is to be respected for the way in which the truth is unfurled throughout the book; in the way that the author keeps us guessing from start to finish; in the way that secrets that divide are dripped into the narrative.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
