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Janet Bunce
Lost Valentine
A single shot
Valentine’s Day 2014
James feels the phone
in his pocket deciding whether he should text or not. He hates arguing with her
but in the last few weeks it had become a bad habit. Everyday she had done
things to inflame his temper. Shouting, screaming, slamming doors, a sulky
drive followed by conciliatory texts.
Today
he decides will be different. No texts –
a quick return home – make her see that the arguing must stop.
Opening the front door
he calls out softly, “Hello.”
Then
he sees Ruth’s ashen corpse propped in a leather chair and remembers what he
has done.
About the Author
Janet Bunce lives in Epping Forest with her husband and
is a Director in Financial Services. She hopes to find more time for writing in
2014.
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