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Short Story

An Unwanted Visitation

Craig Potter on a conversation out of time.

From the darkness of the hallway, she pushed through into the dimness of her small flat, guided by the small window of light up ahead. It was a miserable place to waste away a summer’s afternoon, but they had been routed and had to take flight once again. She bundled her way into the tight entry with her unwieldy placard, reaching out to hang her hat on the wobbly stand beside her, and made towards the brighter inner sanctum of the sitting room.

There came the sound of a long human breath, heavy with exasperation.

She paused, all her muscles taught, as her mind tried to search around the door frame and into the living quarters.

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