“Did you do it?”

“Yes, Mr Klempner. Just as you asked.”

“Perfect. I’ll not forget this, Sutcliffe.”

“Thank you, sir. Is there anything else?”

“No, not right now.”

He leaves, the door clanging shut behind him. The lock grinds as the key turns but the sound no longer bothers me.

Two photos sit on my locker. One old. One new. I pick up the older one….

Happier days….

The photo is faded, the colours no longer true, the corners frayed and yellowing….

…. Mitch, smiling, bright-eyed, beautiful, wearing green as she often did, her arm around my waist.

The other photo….

Jennifer….

…. Mitch’s daughter….

Grown up just like her mother.

Mine.

*****

The car crunches onto the drive, pulling up by the front porch. Ross jumps out then walks around the car to open my door. “Will there be anything else, Mrs Haswell?”

Ross. You go home. It’s been a

see you.” He kisses my cheek, takes my coat

uncle I knew as a girl had long since vanished

not upset,

exchanging family chit-chat and nonsense over canapés. No-one was really close

“David and Stephen?”

talking to them over

me. He strokes my face, kisses the top of my head. “I’m sorry, my Love. I know you were fond of the old

and tonic

just get some

I’d keep you company,” he smiles. “Come on. Sit with me by the

asking about Charlotte again. Not the details obviously. Just that I had a friend who looks a lot like me and we think her

“And?”

Blank stares from the younger ones and the older generation found something else

topic was being

oldsters at least. I don’t

all? Climbing through bedroom windows and

it's too late to ask him. He died five years ago. That generation has

over mine. “I don’t think you should dwell on it. It’s obvious that

wants to find

*****

something bothering

it’s a bit embarrassing

“Can I help?”

She hangs her head.

friends, aren’t we? Is it something

the ground. “I’ve been looking at the menus for the

The bride gets first call. If you don’t

really is... It’s just…. For the meal… There’s all these courses. And I don’t know what most

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