Amanda Mayes

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“The Ties That Bind Us” by Amanda Mayes

Submitted to Contest #112

As she pressed the starter button, it began to rain. Lightly at first so that the wipers came on intermittently as she manoeuvred the car off the driveway. She was glad of the rain; it felt appropriate. She passed the lit windows of her neighbour’s house, cheerful through the watery dusk. She hadn’t said goodbye and felt a moment’s guilt. Perhaps she would write, later, when she was settled. Sara would understand. Though perhaps not about the children. The dual carriageway was quiet, the red taillights few and distant, and she turned the ra...

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