Monthly Archives: August 2020

Chapter 25: Dee It felt strange, travelling back to Queenstown Road together once the light had failed and Milly had had to reel in the kite.  Dee was surprised that Isla intended to completely retrace her steps – she had assumed … Continue reading →

Chapter 24: Isla When she was nervous, Isla talked.  That day on the common she talked more than she could remember talking in a long time.  She talked and she talked and she talked, all about nothing.  She was hard pushed to remember … Continue reading →

Chapter 22: Isla Isla wasn’t at all sure how to handle the situation.  She felt embarrassed at the imposition that Milly had put upon Dee and had tried to enable her to gracefully withdraw, but clearly Isla did not want to … Continue reading →

Chapter 20: Isla For several days now, Milly had bounded onto platform four clutching her newly beloved Milly Molly Mandy book in one hand – her omnipresent ball in the other and run straight to Dee who was now to … Continue reading →

Chapter 19: Dee Things felt strange for Dee. A good strange she supposed.   Since re-emerging from the cocoon of her bed-bound depression she had fallen back into a daily beat that was similar to her old rhythm, but it differed … Continue reading →

Chapter 17: Dee Dee felt slightly anxious as she waited in her usual spot on platform four.  She realised she was excited about seeing the little girl, Milly, who had done so much to brighten and lighten Dee’s mood through her … Continue reading →

Chapter 13: Dee The moments that Dee had spent listening to the little girl at the train station were by far the most pleasurable she had spent in days or weeks, maybe even months.  She had grown so accustomed to her … Continue reading →