Tag: child
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A WHISPER
Autumn had arrived. The windows were covered in early morning condensation as the cold air outside met the warm heated air of his apartment. He pulled the blanket round his shoulders and stared at the murky grey dawn. A child’s laughter, like a whisper on the breeze, echoed round the quiet room. Through the hazy…
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NATURAL BEHAVIOUR
Melinda trembled as she dialled the number. She bit her finger nails, holding the ‘phone to her ear, praying she would answer. Out the window she watched Indigo and Lake running round the garden. They seemed so happy, but… The voicemail service answered. She swore and hung up, then re-dialled. ‘Come on,’ she muttered. This…
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THE TURRETS OF HOME
Trudging through the cold night, the last remnants of the winter snow on the ground, she finally saw the lights glowing from the windows ahead. Above her the familiar turrets of the castle loomed. Four years since she had been taken by the crusaders. How she had changed since then, no longer the innocent thirteen…
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THE DAILY POST: DISAPPEAR
‘Sammy,’ he shouted now, more desperate. Other parents stared, two or three came over to him, looking concerned, willing to help. He tried to explain to them, his words were shrill and panicked, ‘He was right here, right here, at the slide, I had his hand, and then I turned for a second and he…
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TUNNEL VISION
Focus. Clear your mind. Think of nothing else but the next hundred metres. Block everything out beyond the borders of your lane. Tunnel vision – the start line to the finish line and nothing else. Remember your training: concentration; balance; commitment. ‘On your marks.’ You step forward, steady yourself, one last look into the crowd…
Iain Kelly 