Tag: SHORT STORIES
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#9- Oh Cleo
‘I don’t care I don’t want to go to her stupid Christmas holiday.’ Cleo fumes from the hundredth time to her mother. Today is her turn for tea, and they go to her favourite place for it, Fortnum and Mason. She’d been going on and on about JJ’s holiday invitations that was not extended to…
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#7 A Darkness
The smell of pancakes wafting through the house wakes JJ up this chilly Saturday morning, Rocco is in the kitchen presumably, with the girls still in their PJs watching cartoons on the kitchen flatscreen whilst he makes their pancakes of choice, blueberry for Roma and chocolate chip for Bella. She stretches like a cat that…
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#6. A Gentleness
‘Hello. Hello.’ Fen chirps on the other end of the line, happy to hear her sister’s voice. ‘I quit my job and took on a role as a florist apprentice with a local flower bodega owner and I’m not going back so don’t talk me out of it.’ Fen can hear her sister’s shaky breath,…
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#2- 10 minutes, 10,000 miles
“Who’s that chick?” Rocco asked Ralph. They are surrounded by balloons, laughter and cake in London. He flew down for his friend’s baby shower. Ralph and Rocco have been friends since the academy, Ralph was only there on a summer training he was going to go back to England to inherit his family’s multibillion pound…
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#1- Flower Girl
‘Okay my dears, now put a little bow on the string of your bouquets, if you need help with the bows raise your hand and I will come show you how to do the bunny ears but remember it does not have to be perfect okay.’ ‘Yes Miss JJ.’ Twenty-five little voices say in unison.…
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ADVENT STORIES #21 | A NIGHTCAP
On the way back to their hotel, Rocks walks with River and Sebastian is with Ava, bringing up the rear. It is done on purpose. ‘So, River how are you? It’s really good to meeting you in person having heard so much about you.’ ‘Good things I hope?’ River knows what Ezme is up to,…
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ADVENT STORIES #20 | THE OTHER SIDE OF AVA
‘How often do you come here?’ ‘Paris or the restaurant?’ ‘Both.’ ‘Frequently enough but I haven’t been since my divorce. Matter of fact it was the last trip I took before the divorce.’ ‘I’m sorry to dredge up such memories.’ River shrugs; he came to terms with the divorce a while ago, it doesn’t hurt…
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ADVENT STORIES #19 | PARIS, PARIS, PARIS…
Paris is cold and grey and so bloody romantic. Gare du Nord is busy with travellers heading in and out of the city, students heading home for the holidays and American tourists with their fanny packs and Moses sandals despite the cold. It brings back such happy memories for Ava when she, Oliver and AJ,…
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ADVENT STORIES #18 | MEET CUTE IN THE SHOE DEPARTMENT
‘What about this one?’ ‘It’s too high you’ll fall over.’ River is out shopping with Wyn. It’s the school dance next weekend and he’d survived the nightmare of dress shopping now they are in the shoe department. Heaven help him. But this is the last torture before he is off to Paris with Ava Sinclair,…